When Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard held his end-of-season press conference last Friday, he made a clear confession that it was a mistake to “run it back” with essentially the same personnel from last season and acknowledged the Colts are “not close” to being considered contenders.
Another disappointing season was stamped once the Colts were officially eliminated from the playoffs. An atrocious Week 17 performance resulted in a 45-33 loss to the New York Giants, which signaled the emanating culture concerns are real. Good teams do not get exposed in a must-win scenario and run out of MetLife Stadium by the worst team in football.