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Originally Posted by Dam8610

Polian was basically a GM. Ballard can do that role, all Jim has to do is get out of the way. If Jim doesn't like Ballard, he can hire someone else, but Ballard has consistently delivered strong draft classes. I'd be hesitant to let someone with his track record go. At least give him a single crack at a draft and develop QB before doing so.

As more time goes by, I'm more and more convinced that Bill Polian ran that entire show on West 56th Street. Jim Irsay just paid the bills and signed the paychecks. How much success have we had since Bill (not Chris) Polian was fired? Not very much... at all. And whatever success we did have after that was almost entirely due to Andrew Luck. Then he smartened up and saw the writing on the wall and quit/retired. Looking at the dumpster fire of a mess this organization is nowadays, from top to bottom, I have very, very little faith left in any of it. We're years away from competing for a Super Bowl. We can't even win the worst division in the NFL anymore. It's been almost a decade since we last did.

So, no, Bill Polian was not "basically a GM". He was wayyy more than that. Look at us today for comparison.