Indianapolis Colts Banking On Internal Solutions

Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard says the culture of accountability within the organisation will spur them on to big things. Although that’s not always the same as doing big things in NFL free agency. 

The Indianapolis Colts were questioned for an apparent lack of ambition in the free agency period. However, Chris Ballard would rather avoid making costly mistakes.

Instead, the Indianapolis Colts are going to focus on developing the talent it already has around new quarterback, Carson Wentz.

“We’ve got good players out of free agency, and we’ve been successful,” Chris Ballard said.

“We’re just not the biggest fans of right out the gate free agency where you’re paying B players A-plus money, which is gonna affect down the line. … There’s a cost to that.”

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“I’m betting on Michael Pittman, who I think’s got a chance to be really good. I thought he ended the year strong. He had a big playoff game with over 100 yards,” Ballard said. “Everybody just ignores Zach Pascal, but all he’s done is catch (10) touchdowns over the last two years. And then getting Parris Campbell back is a big bonus and he’s looked great during the offseason. We think we’re a little better than other people do.”

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“Our players know we want to keep them,” Ballard said. “We’ve done a pretty good job so far of keeping the players we wanted to keep in-house. We feel like we have a really good … I know culture gets thrown around, but we do. I think we have a really good culture. It’s one of accountability. One where they care about each other, and one where they want to win and do special things.”

Special might still be a long way off. A lot will depend on how the team transitions to playing for Carson Wentz. At the least, Indy should compete for the AFC South.