Indianapolis Colts

Simmons contends that Colts GM Chris Ballard has accomplished little despite years of flattering press coverage.

“The guy's done jack shit. He's been their GM since 2017. How many playoff appearances for the Colts in that stretch?”

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Simmons argues the Colts, not the Jets, should be crossed off because they are awful and face a tough upcoming schedule.

“I think it's Indianapolis. I think they're awful. They play at Minnesota at Jacksonville”

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PFT Commenter argued that an embarrassing loss to the Titans could benefit the Colts by ending their cycle of mediocrity.

“But a blow-it-up loss is going to be one that you can look back on and say, that was the best way that we could have lost”

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PFT Commenter argued that Daniel Jones was better than his play this season, which he attributed to recovery from an Achilles injury.

“I am saying he's not as bad as he has been playing. I think that our expectation of somebody coming off an Achilles is it can be skewed sometimes”

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Katz argued that the Colts must rebuild entirely, moving on from both Daniel Jones and general manager Chris Ballard.

“The Colts, as a franchise, need to blow it all up. Daniel Jones is not your quarterback. Chris Ballard is not your GM”

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Okereke describes NFL players spending eight to nine hours a day at the facility, including about four hours of meetings.

“you're at the facility working. eight to nine hours a day, and you're playing football, you're doing football all day long”

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