Colts proprietor proclaims choice on HC Shane Steichen, GM Chris Ballard

Ballard, who simply completed his eighth season as GM in Indianapolis, has been below heavy hearth by the media currently. Throughout his tenure, the Colts have didn’t win a single division title. The workforce began season 4-3 with wins over the Steelers and Dolphins, however a three-game shedding streak adopted by alternating wins and losses to shut the yr left the Colts at 8-9 and two spots out of the playoffs. That is the sixth time in Ballard’s eight years that Indianapolis has missed the playoffs and the fourth season in a row.

Whereas Ballard was thought of to be on the recent seat, in accordance with Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports activities, Steichen was more likely to return as head coach. Solely in his second season as head coach, Steichen has gone a constant 17-17 because the skipper of the Colts.

If there may be certainly an issue within the management in Indianapolis, it could be communication. There have been rumblings of a scarcity of route in addition to some “public misconceptions as a result of comparatively excessive degree of secrecy inside the constructing.” This has been particularly the case surrounding the dealing with of the beginning quarterback place and the benching of high 2023 draft choose Anthony Richardson. The notion is that the communication points have been within the constructing for years, however with Steichen as head coach, the problems have improved.

If there’s a teaching change, although, Jones anticipates that it might come on protection. With the workforce coming into Week 18 at twenty seventh in factors allowed and twenty ninth in yards allowed, defensive coordinator Gus Bradley could not find yourself returning to educate the protection in 2025.

As for Ballard and Steichen, Irsay’s feedback appear to point that no modifications will likely be made. The workforce will hope to search out its route below yr 9 of Ballard and yr three of Steichen.