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

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

OK, I want to ask this question ...... what result from this season will get the Ballard haters off of his ass?

Will 10-7, and 1 win in the playoffs do it?

Will a division title do it?

Will winning the opener, beating the Jaguars in Jacksonville, but missing the playoffs at 9-8 do it?

What are you're measurements of success that will convince you that Ballard is the man for the job?

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My guess would be that their criteria would be 14-3, an AFC Championship, and the Colts' first trip to the Super Bowl since 2009 ...... but then he'll be back hot-seat the following year if the Colts don't win it all in the 2026 season.

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[Oldcolt]

Development of young players into impact players (like Latu), continued development of AR and our young players. A team that is coached well enough not to shoot themselves in foot. I don’t even ‘need’ playoffs. I just want to see enough progression that I have something to root for that has what looks like a positive future.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

I don’t think expecting a playoff win is unreasonable. This is taking into account injuries, bad calls, and some bad bounces that all teams must contend with. I also expect them to show up prepared to play and be competitive in every game. Even a playoff win followed by a shit-show would be unacceptable.

Unless the Colts win the division, expecting a playoff win is unreasonable, because then you're expecting the team to go on the road against one of the division winners and beat them in their own stadium. Are you saying if the Colts went 10-7, ended up as, let's say, the 6 seed, and lost a close game on the road, that you'd want the whole front office replaced?

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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My guess would be that their criteria would be 14-3, an AFC Championship, and the Colts' first trip to the Super Bowl since 2009 ...... but then he'll be back hot-seat the following year if the Colts don't win it all in the 2026 season.

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I doubt anyone is that unreasonable. That said, if that does somehow happen, that would mean actual good QB play from Daniel Jones, and I would want to know how that came to be.

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Development of young players into impact players (like Latu), continued development of AR and our young players. A team that is coached well enough not to shoot themselves in foot. I don’t even ‘need’ playoffs. I just want to see enough progression that I have something to root for that has what looks like a positive future.

Now this I can get behind. If the team is in the hunt all year, Latu has 12+ sacks and looks like tge disruptive force he was in college, Warren looks like a true TE1 and matchup nightmare, several of the young players make significant contributions, even if they don't make the playoffs, that sounds like a promising future. Since it sounds like they're trying to basically do a reset with AR and give him the Mahomes treatment, all I'm expecting there is health and no reports that he’s slacking off behind the scenes. If he then comes out gangbusters next year, we'll know it worked.

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Now this I can get behind. If the team is in the hunt all year, Latu has 12+ sacks and looks like tge disruptive force he was in college, Warren looks like a true TE1 and matchup nightmare, several of the young players make significant contributions, even if they don't make the playoffs, that sounds like a promising future. Since it sounds like they're trying to basically do a reset with AR and give him the Mahomes treatment, all I'm expecting there is health and no reports that he’s slacking off behind the scenes. If he then comes out gangbusters next year, we'll know it worked.

If this happened Ballard/Steichen would have proved I don't know shit and I would gladly crawl into their corner

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

OK, I want to ask this question ...... what result from this season will get the Ballard haters off of his ass?

Will 10-7, and 1 win in the playoffs do it?

Will a division title do it?

Will winning the opener, beating the Jaguars in Jacksonville, but missing the playoffs at 9-8 do it?

What are you're measurements of success that will convince you that Ballard is the man for the job?

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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My guess would be that their criteria would be 14-3, an AFC Championship, and the Colts' first trip to the Super Bowl since 2009 ...... but then he'll be back hot-seat the following year if the Colts don't win it all in the 2026 season.

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Originally Posted by Dam8610

I doubt that anyone is that unreasonable.

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"Unreasonable" and ColtFreals posts are synonymous concepts.

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