8 years. 2 playoff games 1-1. Stick to the plan. What a joke.

Dallas was playing great before his injury. Our defense was tops with him and JuJu up until his injury. Look it up!

I don't think the tax thing matters as quite as much as you think. California has super high taxes, but the 49ers, Chargers, and Rams can get players. Even more important and unless something has changed, you pay taxes in the state where you earned the income. So a Colts player would earn about half their salary here, but they also need to file tax returns in each state they made income in. I am a lawyer, not an accountant so please correct me if I am wrong.

I really wanna believe this but the past 7 years shows Ballard is an idiot how many QBs did we pass up because he wanted old cheap QBs

Problem is, we're just doing enough to stay somewhere around 500.

If this year is a wash Carlie Irsay will start throwing hammers down

Haven't heard anything about the Colts being interested in any ipp international players .... This is a very talented group this year ... and for a risk free shot !! Some boys from this class of 24 is going to make a few scouts looking for job's .

The only person Ballard outsmarts are these youtubers lol

Hunter grew up just outside Houston. Barring giving him WAY more money than the Texans, he was never coming here. Plus, Texans gave him basically a fully guaranteed deal. If you were a free agent, wouldn't you like to go home with all things being equal?

Good vid & no click bait so i subscribed. The NFL should realign , it ridiculous that the Colts are in a division with Houston and Jacksonville.

It's a long-game alright. Year 8, what's the plan? Oh ok, so let's start with no playoff level secondary, suspect wide receiving corps, Edge rush by committee, and a bad committee to boot. Holes in the O-line (one injury always wrecks this team, two injuries and it's over)......So why wasn't the elephant in the room addressed in his presser (passing on Sneed or Sneed passing on us)?

He’s had 8 years…injuries and retirement are part of the game.

Don't know how many more years I can keep faith with waiting for Ballard to do it for me . Sick of this not far off bollocks sorry .

Ballard talks about health as if players have a choice in the matter. Players can't control whether or not they get injured. Injuries WILL happen and it's the GM's responsibility to have true depth at key positions for WHEN (not if) injuries happen instead of hoping against hope that players on the roster won't get injured.

Reggie Wayne had to fight to get Downs and he broke the Colts rookie record for receptions. Ballard would have drafted another big clunky slow guy.

Ballard is the issue with this team.

Here's all you need to know. Ballard could have extended Pitt after year 3 and he chose not to. THAT in itself should tell EVERYONE they don't want to win. If Pitt walked this year the Colts were screwed. Don't use income tax implications. The Lions/Detroit gets taxed the worst and thy have been making moves for the last few years and getting better and better, Colts D gave up the most points in the entire AFC and Ballard keeps overpaying his own defensive guys. Players go where the money is,

Everyone bitched about Jones and that he was not a good tackler.But please someone go look at all his tackles.From last year he had at least 2 that were the biggest hits of the season out of the entire team.Just go look at the highlights there won't be many and you'll know the hits i'm talking about

Totality! LOL! Ballard’s looking forward to the eclipse.

Ballard is holding us back. He needs to go, and take Gus Bradley with him.

I want us to trade up for and draft Marvin Harrison Jr. I doubt it will happen, but who wouldn't want to see that?!

Diggs is 31. It’s more like he is waiting for the right team.

To say Indy is not an ideal destination is a lame excuse. They play in a dome and they won't get harassed by fans.

We have 9 safeties

All to go 8-9 😂

Exactly what “A+ guys” at positions of need have there been in the Ballard tenure that he missed out on in FA? I would love to hear literally any examples of players that we could’ve 100% signed and that we 100% needed to sign and he didn’t do it. The big catch is u gotta make sure that, whoever this fictional player is, that he played out whatever fat contract he got and performed at an “A+” level.

Could Bradley’s defense be a reason players aren’t interested in coming here?

I really like Jones an Britt's but is Britt's injury pron? We need a vet corner not just to start but to get these young men knowing the lil things Coaches can't teach ! An the Safety room is my big thing I don't care if you bring Julian back I hope he does but u gotta go get Simmons or Diggs some one who will play there tail off hint hint Simmons I prefer! Then we got something cooking! An reason why Hunter went to Houston is it's his hometown. But do players wanna play here cause Ballard hard headed approach it could very well be that !

HUNTER got far more gaurateed money upfront, which is something Ballard and Colts do not do in their contracts.

Julian was playing strong safety

Ballard would sign an A+ player to a top contract. What he refuses to do is sign B players to A money. That's how you destroy a roster long-term.

Ashton Dulin has caught 33 balls in 4 years and he's a 3.7 million dollar cap hit this year. If Colts cut him NO ONE would pick him up. Trey Sermon was let go by Niners and Eagles and Colts resigned him. Ballard is a con man and maybe he has to be cause the owner is a weirdo.

Assuming first 3 picks take QB, which is likely… If Arizona trades back and someone moves up at 4 to grab a QB, Colts should find a way to get up to 5. Chargers need a RB, JT wanted out last year… ended up getting a deal done. We’ve sent two HOF running backs to LA in the past, Dickerson and Faulk with the LA/STL Rams. Send JT to LA Chargers and swap picks, get more if possible. Draft MHJ at 5. Richardson, Pittman, MHJ, Downs, Pierce, our line is in good shape. Find a RB and TE to develop and you have a young, cheap, very athletically talent offense.

You cannot compare the cults to the other. 3 teams that are rebuilding their team. The Jack's rebuild every year. The titans are in a full rebuand the texans are in the tail end of a rebuild, the colts are not.

Titans>>>

Considering how much Ballard went after Hunter, I bet he knows Paye isn't getting it done and will draft either Turner or Verse should one of them fall close to #15. Draft Verse, sign Simmons and boom. Our defense is instantly significantly better than last year.

I truly believe if Andrew Luck would've stayed by now we would've probably won 2 Superbowl championship

I am so sick of our fan base constantly crying about Ballard and our team like we are or have been trash! Come on... This team has been constructed to WIN but as it goes in the NFL, all it takes is injuries/retirements/suspensions, etc... to derail a team's season. There is Only One Champion at the end of the season... Look at the change from the Frank Reich era to Shane Steichen!!! This team is ready to compete NOW!!! How quickly we forget just how close this COLTS team is. Our offense improves immensely under Steichen, and... That was with Minshew at QB the majority of the season. Our defense is solid. But they get tired... We all seen it! This season will be different with a healthy AR at QB

The fact Ballard put so much weight into the RAS score it moronic. Look at Caitlyn Clark. She's the best player in girls college ball. She is far from the most athletic but she knows how to play the game. You draft football players not guys that test well when they are fresh. The Ras score would be great if you wanted to develop a good Decathlete. LOL

We MUST draft Javon Bullard in the 3rd round

It doesn't really matter who they get because the NFL is scripted and all of the games are predetermined. They can make Indy a contender if they want but Indy is not in a huge market so right now they've taken a backseat to other teams they've decided to push. Eventually Indy will get a playoff push but who knows how long it will take. In the AFC the Steelers are one of the teams with the biggest markets so they are always in the playoffs. The NFL just shuffled players around in order to give the Steelers 2 legitimate QBs but Indy was stuck with trash for 5 years at the QB position after Luck retired because they are not in a big market. They just changed some tackling rules because they need to have an excuse as to why there're so many blown tackles by multi-million dollar players who are supposed to be the best tacklers in the world. Open your eyes people, it's all fake and phony football.

ballard is a horrible Gm, way to conservative.

I think it’s funny people complain we don’t sign “big names” like yea, it’s INDY we’re a small market that needs to build through the draft and find deals in FA , the same way the pacers ain’t ever gonna sign a KD or LeBron. I’ve definitely been frustrated with FA but I’m hoping the draft will give some saving grace

The tax thing is a Bs reason, they pay higher property taxes in other states. Ends up being a wash. No way that Nashville or Buffalo or Cleveland are “better” destination locations than Indy.

🤡 Ballard

Smart money spends late. Ballard almost always addresses the glaring weaknesses of the team the ensuing off-season, so the positions of safety, cornerback, and receiver will be taken care of, either in free agency or the draft.

Bro STOP CAPN the GM is trash we don't trust his trash ethics GET OUTA HERE

Love Ballard. He needs to draft a QB though. A-Rich isn’t the answer. Mobile quarterbacks never are.

Ballard does sign a+guys if they are worth the contract just like he did with buckner.. Buck was fresh off his rookie contract and still young and has shown that he is elite.. There was Noone that was a+ talent in free agency so he was smart not to sign any.. And I don't believe we offered Hunter more money thats just the reporters hearing a lie and posting it for clicks and etc.. That don't even sound right Ballard wanting to spend Alot on the d end when it's not a need.. Smh! Ppl gotta think man! But that's exactly y Ballard's the gm and not everyone that got something to say.. I just got finish saying this.. It's not gd to have to go get players from other teams period! Especially multiple players.. And players with a big name! Because if you have to go get other players that other teams let go or didn't wanna pay that means you have Alot of holes on your roster that you now have to HOPE that this new player can produce like the one you let go or didn't wanna pay.. And if the ayer has a big name then more likely he's on the back end of his career so the other team didn't wanna take a chance on him(so y should Ballard take that gamble).. I wouldn't! And if they take that chance on the player not only do they have to HOPE the player produce equal to the player they lost but they also have to put more pressure on coaches to teach harder so they learn the scheme before season and you have to HOPE the player can b smart enough to learn the scheme before season.. Well damn that's a hell of Alot u have to have to HOPE for so u don't get fired.. Lol.. Continuity and consistency is key to winning superbowls or have a dominant team regardless just like Polian did in the 2000s with Peyton and etc.. All those yellow jackets played multiple years with each other including that superbowl win and the second appearance... LET BALLARD WORK! COLTSNATION LET'S GOO! 24/25 OUR YEAR AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

I love the Colts, but you guys are delusional!! Your . GM sucks you guys need offensive players like receivers' tight end. Shit you guys should even be looking for a quarterback late in the rounds

I don't trust anything Ballard says ! Ballard just wants to sign his old players not get better an do it again! It's same thing over an over ! Why does he still have a job ? Go Colt's Nation

Bruh no disrespect be we’ve been hearing this same ol’ lame ass preaching from Chris Ballard for 8 years now and not much has changed, Ballard hasn’t outsmarted anyone he just keeps tellin himself that no one cares about his so called “great drafts” with limited results 1 playoff win Zero division titles No superbowls appearances or wins This is the reality of the “Ballard era” as it stands Talk is cheap 🥱🥱😴😴😴

the rest of the NFL has passed up Ballard 7 years ago....fire Ballard-way to many bad draft picks

Ask yourself this: How well has Ballard done in just EIGHT FUCKING YEARS? - Losing record - Two playoff appearances. - ONE playoff win. - SEVEN YEARS without a Quarterback. Next to the Mark of the Beast, there's no worse mark than Chris Ballard as your GM.