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There is a lot to digest with no games to play for the Colts.

January 8, 2026

Story byClydesdalesThu, January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM UTC·5 min readI’ll start by saying that it is probably healthier to just forget about last season and move on to how to win next year, but like many of you, I have to view the start of next season in a way that reminds me a lot of last season. The decision to remain status quo with our leadership, makes it difficult to see next year being different. I do not recall other organizations allowing such a long learning curve for the GM and Head Coach. I, like most of you, went into Sunday evening thinking that the possibility existed of seeing the Colts make some changes in the GM and/or head coach.

There is a lot to digest with no games to play for the Colts.

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The sentiment was creeping in that they would be retained, but I didn’t hear any reasoning that I bought into (so that’s on me), and given the Colts have been good at keeping their business in house, I felt the odds might still be about 50-50.
My personal choice was that they let both the GM and HC go.
I felt that their “must win” opportunity was this past year and it had eluded them. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementI’m more out on Steichen, based mainly on him appearing to be more involved in X’s and O’s, than getting 53 guys working together to win games.
I simply do not think he can run the offense and the team at the same time.
I’m out on Ballard because I wouldn’t want him finding my next coach, or any coach for that matter.

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There is a lot to digest with no games to play for the Colts.

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