Ballard and Steichen are coming back

[ChoppedWood]

Dear Colts Leaders:

As we reflect on this terribly shitty season, we can’t tell you how disappointed we are that we not only failed to win the AFC South and earn a playoff appearance, but just flat out sucked and were a dysfunctional shit show that is mocked by the entire NFL community.

There’s a high standard in this city for your team and anyone who steps on the field wearing the Horseshoe to actually fucking care and to compete. The expectation is to win our division and to win championships, not just to have a flat bill fucko talk bullshit about those things of which he knows nothing about. Just being a disgrace of an organization, one where seemingly each week the rest of the NFL is making fun of us, is awful to be part of. Not even really being close to being a playoff caliber team is not the standard we expect, nor what we deserve. We fully understand from your shitty letter supporting an incompetent arrogant GM with no accomplishments to his name that when you say you really care, you don't and are comfortable with mediocrity and that money is all you really give a fuck about.

Believe us, we know you don't give a shit about our desire to root for a team that is worth a fuck and you don't give two shits about our frustration. We invest our time, energy, and money into the Colts every year, and all you do is stuff soiled undies in our mouths and tell us to swallow the shit. More than anything, we want to say FUCK YOU with empty seats and outrageous protests, and to display our disgust in as many painful ways to this administration as possible.

Things evolve quickly in the NFL from week to week and season to season, so we will never stop being furious that this team, namely you, don't even seem to give a fuck anymore!

We’ve been evaluating your entire operation, and we believe Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen are mostly terrible at their jobs and have no business leading grown men who know that when something smells like shit, it is because it is shit. Our collective ability to make the decisions needed to demonstrate to you that we will reject this bullshit will take the brown grocery bags of old, to the next level in 2025. We just aren't going to fucking pay money to attend this sack of shit.

You know fans who want an immediate change in leadership and aren't just disappointed, they are furious. That means we all have to prove to you that your thoughts that you can just fuck us and there will be no repercussions, are fucking wrong, we are going to trash your revenue stream. So we’ll get to work on organizing no shows, ticket sales to opposing fan bases, and keep doing what we can to prove to you that we are sick of this shit to make you aware it is an embarrassment to be a Colts fan these days.

Sincerely,

Colts Fans

[rm1369]

This is the reason season ticket renewals start before the season ends. I wouldn’t have renewed mine. Fuck Chris Ballard and his shitty ass “next year” team.

I can’t wait to hear again how “he gets it”, “it’s all on” him, and how he “needs to do some things differently”.

[Chromeburn]

He wasn’t going to fire them. I keep trying to tell people. They are under contract for awhile. They had to lure Steichen here, he’s not going to fire him after the second year. Steichen needs to go back to RPO some, that long ball offense is just low efficiency and I’m not sure it protects him more.

But Irsay likes Ballard and the people he listens to and respect like Ballard notably Bill Polian who speaks highly of him on his show all the time. Notice Pat didn’t mention Ballard but did a lot of players. I don’t think he has forever, but I do think he will be able to see the AR experiment through. I also think Dodds might take over more responsibilities but we will see.

[Dewey 5]

Chris Ballard is the longest tenured non-multi role General Manager (i.e. not an owner, CEO, principal etc) since 1988 to have a losing record and not have multiple playoff wins or a conference championship appearance.

If he finishes out this year without a playoff win, ( he did) he will beat out Ladd Herzeg of the Houston Oilers as the longest tenured GM of any team in NFL history to fit that same criteria.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Dewey 5

Chris Ballard is the longest tenured non-multi role General Manager (i.e. not an owner, CEO, principal etc) since 1988 to have a losing record and not have multiple playoff wins or a conference championship appearance.

If he finishes out this year without a playoff win, ( he did) he will beat out Ladd Herzeg of the Houston Oilers as the longest tenured GM of any team in NFL history to fit that same criteria.

Disgusting!

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by Dewey 5

Chris Ballard is the longest tenured non-multi role General Manager (i.e. not an owner, CEO, principal etc) since 1988 to have a losing record and not have multiple playoff wins or a conference championship appearance.

If he finishes out this year without a playoff win, ( he did) he will beat out Ladd Herzeg of the Houston Oilers as the longest tenured GM of any team in NFL history to fit that same criteria.

What a shameful mark on the team.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

He wasn’t going to fire them. I keep trying to tell people. They are under contract for awhile. They had to lure Steichen here, he’s not going to fire him after the second year. Steichen needs to go back to RPO some, that long ball offense is just low efficiency and I’m not sure it protects him more.

But Irsay likes Ballard and the people he listens to and respect like Ballard notably Bill Polian who speaks highly of him on his show all the time. Notice Pat didn’t mention Ballard but did a lot of players. I don’t think he has forever, but I do think he will be able to see the AR experiment through. I also think Dodds might take over more responsibilities but we will see.

I’m not surprised. It’s stupid competitivly. It makes me wish I hadn’t renewed my season tickets. But I’m not at all surprised. Ballard is a con man and Jim likes stability more than anything. Hey one of these days Ballard’s supporters are going to have to be right and the team will squeak in to the playoffs and they’ll all get to say “see we told you Chris was a genius”. My money is on year 10.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by rm1369

I’m not surprised. It’s stupid competitivly. It makes me wish I hadn’t renewed my season tickets. But I’m not at all surprised. Ballard is a con man and Jim likes stability more than anything. Hey one of these days Ballard’s supporters are going to have to be right and the team will squeak in to the playoffs and they’ll all get to say “see we told you Chris was a genius”. My money is on year 10.

Don't act surprised. Disappointed sure. But we've all watched this same scene over and over again. The script hasn't changed, why should the outcome?

[CletusPyle]

The happiest team and fans right now are in Houston! We just handed them the division for the next 5 years!

I wonder if Carlie wrote this and signed Jim's name to it?

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by rm1369

I’m not surprised. It’s stupid competitivly. It makes me wish I hadn’t renewed my season tickets. But I’m not at all surprised. Ballard is a con man and Jim likes stability more than anything. Hey one of these days Ballard’s supporters are going to have to be right and the team will squeak in to the playoffs and they’ll all get to say “see we told you Chris was a genius”. My money is on year 10.

It makes some sense, it’s just not want fans want. But fans are fickle and develop a mob mentality online. Plus a lot of them are stupid and think things get automatically better with a reset like it’s a video game.

If they brought a new GM in that GM would want to bring in his own people and coaches/players. This is a bad draft to try that in. A bad QB draft and they don’t have a high pick. There is no good replacement for AR in this draft. The best bet is to continue to develop AR and hope he gets better. That is the only thing that will fix this. They could add a few players, maybe make the playoffs, but it’s the same result until they get a good QB. Develop AR and things will get better, should be the highest priority for these guys.a new GM will not fix the qB situation.