I come to praise Chris Ballard, not to bury him.

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Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

When I hear Ballard pontificate, there is no way any team in the NFL can be any good, just not possible. Every team should be very tightly banded together in a 7 to 10 win window and that is the very best any team could accomplish because it is SO DAMN HARD.

Yet every single year I seem to see multiple teams that win 12,13,14, and even an occasional 15 games, some of them even do this for several years in a row. I am sure they must be cheating or something because I believe in Ballard and by God, 8 wins is pretty damn good, he should get a raise!

The 12+ win teams, without exception, have great quarterbacks. The nfl is a never ending search for a good quarterback. Without that, you have nothing and you’re better off winning 1 game than 9, because the only real way of GETTING a good quarterback is through the draft.

And even then it’s a crapshoot as Colts fans know all too well.