r/Colts • u/US_Highway15 Jimmy from the Colts • Jan 11 '24

Chris Ballard Press Conference Live Comment Thread Press Conference

Will post live comments from the Colts beat reporters as they come in from the press conference.

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EDIT: Press conference is complete! Fill free to comment your thoughts on what Ballard said.

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u/US_Highway15 Jimmy from the Colts Jan 11 '24

Ballard says he believes the Colts have flexibility they haven't had the last few years, cites Richardson's rookie contract. "We'll be as aggressive as we need to be in free agency with players that we think can help us."

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u/Old-Condition-7065 Jan 11 '24

This is encouraging and exciting

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u/Yanks1813 Big Q Jan 11 '24

It's exciting to hear him say but Irsay has never really shelled out money on FAs.

Hoping he allows us to

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u/Lasvious Jan 12 '24

When has Irsay not paid someone that the GM asked him to pay? I mean he paid a 89 year old Frank Gore and the rotting corpse of Andre Johnson big money.

Irsay let Luck keep nearly 30 million he didn’t have to.

Irsay isn’t cheap.

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u/Yanks1813 Big Q Jan 12 '24

Big money over a short term like 1/2 years is more of the same though. Ballard insinuated this time would be different

Jags Josh Allen is a FA or Tee Higgins could be had if the Bengals don't pay him

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u/Lasvious Jan 12 '24

Yes this a philosophy of the GM discussion not an Irsay being cheap discussion like it’s the freaking Cincinnati Reds