jermhoosierfan Posted December 29, 2025 Posted December 29, 2025 I believe that Carlie will be fine in the long run as an owner. She was put in her position rather abruptly after her father passed away, and she is trying to learn all that she can about the team. Personally, I believe that Ballard should have been let go a few years ago just because of the way they have handled the QB position since Luck abruptly retired. Steichen seems to be a good coach, but that defense really needs some work. A lot of the problems seems to be from a personnel problem for the last few years, and that falls on Ballard. Quote
Scotty R Posted December 29, 2025 Posted December 29, 2025 1 hour ago, jermhoosierfan said: I believe that Carlie will be fine in the long run as an owner. She was put in her position rather abruptly after her father passed away, and she is trying to learn all that she can about the team. Personally, I believe that Ballard should have been let go a few years ago just because of the way they have handled the QB position since Luck abruptly retired. Steichen seems to be a good coach, but that defense really needs some work. A lot of the problems seems to be from a personnel problem for the last few years, and that falls on Ballard. I think Steichen is a good OC but a bad HC Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted December 29, 2025 Posted December 29, 2025 Colts have been a mess since late Manning years. Lots of parallels with IUBB so far as upper management decisions. I’m at least convinced but programs want to win and are trying to win. I feel like the Colts need some change or shift. Bad mojo and missed playoffs year after year deserves a looking into. I’m not a Ballard fan. Streiechen (sp?) is underwhelming. I don’t hate him. I like some of the stuff he does. Quote
Demo Posted December 31, 2025 Posted December 31, 2025 1 hour ago, Stuhoo said: Beat me to it. The anti-Mendoza. The look on Cook’s face when he thinks about the question for a second and just says, “Diggs” would be horrifying if it wasn’t so funny. jermhoosierfan 1 Quote
Josh Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Adam Schefter just reported that he feels Steichen and Ballard's jobs are safe for next year. If that's true, the Irsay kids are as bad as their dad. Why the heck do we keep deciding all is well within the Colts organization? Quote
Scotty R Posted January 4 Posted January 4 2 hours ago, Josh said: Adam Schefter just reported that he feels Steichen and Ballard's jobs are safe for next year. If that's true, the Irsay kids are as bad as their dad. Why the heck do we keep deciding all is well within the Colts organization? No way Ballard should be back RoadRage and Josh 2 Quote
Josh Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Pittman dropped one that hit him right in the hands. He's sooo bad RoadRage 1 Quote
Scotty R Posted January 4 Posted January 4 If they bring Ballard back I will lose most of my interest in the Colts. I have already lost any enthusiasm for them already Josh, RoadRage and str8baller 3 Quote
RoadRage Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Leonard looks decent to me, not sure where he fits in next season. I would try to trade AR, but I doubt they would get any good offers! Josh 1 Quote
Josh Posted January 4 Posted January 4 I think I said this before, Carlie gives me Jerry Jones meddling vibes. But I suppose I'm in the fence with her. Do well and I'm in. Decide that *this* Colts football is good enough for you and I'm out. Ballard must go. No debate. Keep him and you suck too. Fire him and you want success. Big decision time for Carlie. RoadRage, 8bucks and str8baller 3 Quote
RoadRage Posted January 4 Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, Josh said: I think I said this before, Carlie gives me Jerry Jones meddling vibes. But I suppose I'm in the fence with her. Do well and I'm in. Decide that *this* Colts football is good enough for you and I'm out. Ballard must go. No debate. Keep him and you suck too. Fire him and you want success. Big decision time for Carlie. I appear to be in the minority, but I am not a big fan of Carlie. I think she is in way over her head. I think she won't fire Ballard because I think she is afraid to make that big of a change. I wouldn't doubt if she is also leaning on Ballard right now and is afraid to lose her training wheels! str8baller 1 Quote
RoadRage Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Kicking Pierce out is just more proof that the NFL hates the Colts! Quote
str8baller Posted January 4 Posted January 4 8 minutes ago, RoadRage said: Kicking Pierce out is just more proof that the NFL hates the Colts! NFL rules and officiating is a mess. Makes it mostly unwatchable for me. Whereas college has kind of settled back into a more reasonable rule set, especially with hitting the QB the NFL keeps twisting itself into knots. bigrod, RoadRage and J34 2 1 Quote
str8baller Posted January 4 Posted January 4 4 hours ago, Josh said: Irsay kids are as bad as their dad. Their dad, while sometimes lovable as a wacky character, was a bad football owner. He somehow backed into Polian and then Manning and was smart enough to let them do their thing. But every other decision was a terrible one. I certainly don’t expect his kids to be any smarter than. Quote
bigrod Posted January 4 Posted January 4 5 minutes ago, str8baller said: NFL rules and officiating is a mess. Makes it mostly unwatchable for me. Whereas college has kind of settled back into a more reasonable rule set, especially with hitting the QB the NFL keeps twisting itself into knots. I agree. Its getting harder for me to watch NFL. When I do, I'm not as into it as college games. OliviaPope40, str8baller and J34 3 Quote
str8baller Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Another Steichen masterclass loss on a late FG. He needs to go with Ballard. Just a world class idiot as a game manager. Quote
Scotty R Posted January 4 Posted January 4 The Colts defense has been horrible for most of the year. The last game we let Houston's 2nd unit offense go score the game winning score vs our starters. I am going to be interested on how Carlie is going to justify bringing back Ballard and Steichen. It is obvious either one should get another year Quote
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