“We all know this is uncharacteristic,” Reich said Tuesday. His career high for fumbles is 12 in 2015, but it’s never - well, rarely - been a pressing issue. That said, we can’t totally let Ryan off the hook. This is not what Ryan signed up for, and the results have been concerning. He was brought here with the idea that he would not be required to win many games on his own, and yet, here was Reich on Monday, talking about how he was thinking he needed to pass every down against Tennessee when the running game went nowhere. On the list of all that’s gone wrong with the Colts, Ryan is not at the top. The result of all that bad: The Colts haven’t scored more than 20 points per game in six games, going back to last season, when they could (or wanted to) blame most of it on Wentz. Offensive line regression: Why the Colts aren't going anywhere until that unit is fixed Ryan and coach Frank Reich keep saying this is an anomaly, and based on his career, it would certainly seem that way. That might be true, but there are some ominous early signs, the most unsettling being his ball insecurity issues Ryan has fumbled nine times in four games, which, if this somehow continues, would set every dubious record known to mankind. At training camp this summer, Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian told me he expected Ryan would get off to a choppy start while learning his new teammates and a new terminology, and would find his stride after five, six games this season.
Go back to Rivers’ early performances with the Colts he threw four touchdowns and five interceptions in his first five games in 2020, then he helped turn the Colts into a top-10 scoring offense. Think they aren’t experiencing some buyer’s remorse there after paying a king’s ransom to acquire Wilson? But things should start to click a little better as the season goes on. Just check out what’s happening with Russell Wilson in Denver, where the Colts will face the Broncos on Thursday night.
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Look, Ryan is a solid pro with an impressive resume, and it’s not unusual that he’s gotten off to a slow start with his new team, ranking 23 rd in the league in QBR - one spot ahead of Wentz - through four games. But that’s why they pay GMs the big money, to take big swings, to laugh in the face of possible failure. Yes, we’ll stay on his ass if the next quarterback is a bust. And if he does, yes, we’ll get off Ballard’s ass - for a while, anyway. “… I promise you that position never leaves my mind.”īallard has spent a lot of time and attention on that position, no doubt. “Taking one will get y’all off my ass for a little bit, but the second that guy doesn’t play well? I’m gonna be the first one run out of the building,” he said. Here was Ballard, talking in 2021 about pursuing a quarterback high in the draft. There’s no guarantee any of them can be a worthy successor - the NFL is littered with the failed promises of first-round busts like Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold - but it’s time to jump in feet-first. Easier said than done, of course, but the Colts can no longer keep trying to cobble this thing together with staples and super glue. One of those top prospects needs to be in a Colts uniform next year. Ballard and Colts don’t have a whole lot to show for that approach, so it’s time for some new names. This was not part of any rational game plan, as if Ballard woke up one morning and said, “Gosh, wouldn’t it be fun to roll out a new quarterback every season.” He’s done what he’s thinks is best, applying Band-Aids to the sport’s most important position.īut enough’s enough. He thought he had a long-term answer and a generational quarterback in Andrew Luck, only to watch the centerpiece of his franchise walk out the door in August 2019. Listen, general manager Chris Ballard hates this as much as any fan.
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