Colts GM believes in Jones 'near and long' term

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• He has previously worked for the Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times, Indianapolis Star and The Athletic. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsINDIANAPOLIS -- Colts general manager Chris Ballard is on the clock if owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon is to be believed.
• Now, as he plots his next moves to get Indianapolis back to the playoffs and end a five-year drought, he plans to lean heavily on quarterback Daniel Jones to get them there. That was one of the clear takeaways from Ballard's season-ending news conference Thursday, when he said the franchise strongly believes Jones can be the possible answer to its franchise quarterback void."I'm looking at him both near and long [term]," Ballard said of Jones, adding, "When you're chasing the quarterback all the time, it makes it very hard.
• Your margin for error really shrinks down.
• And I feel very good about Daniel Jones and where he's at, where he's going.
• Yes, he's got the Achilles.