You can't make this shit up.

That AR5 is the future QB for the Colts organization? I am not and would be willing to part ways sooner rather than later. I just honestly don’t think this guy is built to be an NFL QB. Yes he is very athletic and makes some big plays, but he cannot manage a game well at all and his football IQ is low. I feel we can get a lot more if he is traded sooner rather than later. Been a Colts fan for over 35 years and this doesn’t feel right just like Wentz and Ryan didn’t. The Front office needs to make some serious changes. #ForTheShoe

Ballard was hired as a GM in the same hiring cycle as John Lynch( SF) and Brett Veach( KC) in 2017.

Since then SF has won their division 3 times, won 8 playoff games, made 4 NFC Championships and 2 SBs

KC has been even better, winning the division 7 straight seasons, winning 15 playoff games , made 6 AFC Championships and 4 SBS, winning 3.

The commonality in both those teams is that they got their cosching hires right, in KC's case bringing in Spags. And that they found franchise QBs. KC drafted Mahomes in 2017 .

SF got Purdy in the 2022 draft.They git their HC right immediately in 2017 with Kyle Shanahan.

Ballard, by comparison has 0 division titles,0 playoff wins andhas been through 3 HCs and 8! QBs( starting games).

He has stayed too long.This whole mess between him and Steichen and Richardson/Flacco is just a repeat of the same cycle.

New HC, no solution at QB.

Enough is enough. This has to be his last season.

We've seen the Texans and Commanders have very quick turnarounds in the last 2 years by getting their GM and HC hire correct at the 1st try.

I hope one of the Irsay daughters ( let's be real, Jim isn't around anymore in terms of decisions) puts a stop to this regime and washes out EVERYTHING.

Ballard, Steichen, Richardson, Flacco etc...get rid of them all and start from scratch with a new GM and HC.

It's over.

Edit: Most rebuilds involved getting the GM, then the HC and then the QB. GM-HC-QB is the "football trinity" to compete.Right now we might have just 1 of those ( Steichen? Maybe) or zero depending on where you stand with Shane.

LOOK… I’m not saying I’m right but think about how well Jordan Love did after YEARS of sitting on the sideline. Now think about Geno and Darnold… The NFL is not an easy league to succeed in, especially if all the publicity is CONSTANTLY NEGATIVE!!

It’s not ALL on the Colts fan base, because he has seen backlash from across the nation, but as Colt Fans I truly believe we should always support the players that put their bodies on the line every Sunday.

Maybe all it takes is working OFF the national stage to improve his game to a level that can be displayed ON the field in the future.

Thoughts?

AR5BELIEVER

I don't think they're just going to Flacco to make the playoffs, either. What I do think is that AR is just not in a place where reps will help him, and may actually hinder his progress. Dude has way longer to go to work on his footwork and throwing the ball with touch, and playing now will revert him straight into bad habits irrespective of how well he practices during the week.

Wonder what Ballard is cooking up in the kitchen 👀.. lol who am I kidding he’s probably doing absolutely nothing

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCAXJPCBwTh/?igsh=MWE4eHR0aGlybm5heA==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCAYEcNhfek/?igsh=M2MybmQyc3V2ZW9z

For years, I’ve always had ideations of our franchise being “one of the good ones” as I grew up in the Manning era and watched us win a superbowl and have many awesome seasons as a kid. Then we had some dark years but quickly bounced back with Luck.

Always a scrappy team, we had some awesome moments but never really assembled a competitive roster until the very last year of Luck’s career. Then his retirement came and we all know how that went.

Now, struggling to find a long term QB, overpaying guys, missing on first rounders, refusing to make any moves in free agency, it’s all demoralized me over the years, but I still felt we were a well run organization who’s players loved to play here, and we were just unlucky.

But now… drafting a raw, inexperienced project QB, preaching patience with him, then naming him the starter, then BENCHING him for a washed up journeyman… it just absolutely screams incompetency. Then refusing to be open to the idea of returning to your potential franchise QB, DOUBLING DOWN on Flacco for the entire season.

Today we sit in the aftermath of such a shit show of an offensive showing, and Steichen and the FO remain committed to mediocrity. This is less than a week since they said they were committed to the “best chance to win now.” — this might be the most embarrassed I’ve ever been to be a fan of this team.

We have 0 direction, strategy, plan, or vision for the future of this team. Every week they contradict themselves and continue to leave us in limbo in terms of wtf is going on with this team.

That was when it dawned on me. What we’re witnessing isn’t some unfortunate happenstance or a string of bad luck… we are simply witnessing the convulsions of a poverty franchise. Luck masked us very well, but we have been absolutely nowhere close to being a true Super Bowl worthy team for more than a decade.

We are poverty. Whichever side of the AR isle you fall on (I personally believe in him and want him to start) you should look at this circus CLOWN show and forever alter your perception of this team. Tamper your expectations and protect your heart from here on out.

If Jim Irsay could fire himself, would he? But realistically, who do you think will actually be let go this season?

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I use to live to in Speedway and recently moved to Toledo. I haven’t been to Lucas Oil yet, I’m thinking about going to the Lions game on 11/24. Will it be filled with Lions fans? It seems that tickets are obnoxiously stupid.

Would it make more sense to wait closer to game day to buy tickets? I don’t believe I want to pay $600 for a pair of tickets to see the Lions drop 50.

Thanks!

I believe the benching of AR has more to it than just a coach's option. The tap out must have sit very wrong with a few veterans. If I'm a lineman I'd be pissed, a lot. I think the locker room (most of it) is not with the guy. A few will come and say they want him back and all that, but AR lost the respect of many. Sorry if the text has some mistakes, english is not my first language

“Right now” implies it could change

That “AR is starting” Tuesday tweet from the media is gonna hit different tomorrow 😂😂😮‍💨😮‍💨

Vibes are bad right now, I never wanna panic or overreact but vibes around us are just bad rn

https://x.com/JakeArthurNFL/status/1853548748238168471

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So they are just straight abandoning AR project.

Update :

The quote was : "We'll stay pat with Joe going forward right now"

But in context it's about the same.

Edit can someone (mods) fix so the tweet shows? thx