So you can be an NFL player in a legal state and have weed but when you do it in an illegal state it’s a problem. No one cares about weed except cops trying to get paid dude.

Chris Ballard is out, and Shane Steichen could be next if the Colts can't turn their season around. Indianapolis has lost 10 straight games against teams that finished .500 or better. Can Steichen's team pull off an upset against the undefeated Vikings and their league-best defense?

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I think we can all agree that the team wasn’t given nearly enough time before they moved on from the GM

The team will be pissed off and motivated. They’ve responded really well to adversity in the past, and I think they do again this time as well.

The Vikings also might be the worst 5-0 team ever. They’ve beat up on bad offenses and their own offense can’t move the ball.

Colts win 27-6

We can’t lose the plot just because Ballard is gone. JT is 27 and has A LOT left in the tank. If he isn’t asking to be traded then why do it? Our roster has a fundamental problem as is, talent that nobody outside of Indianapolis knows that is filling up key positions. Trading JT just adds to that. Let him be the guy that sets the standard for the change that is to come.

With the obvious firing of Chris Ballard, looking to the trade deadline is probably the hottest talking point among the fanbase. I wanted to do some digging and see what could be reasonably expected, and what previous trades have amounted to.

My criteria was I wanted to find a trade in last 5 years, that would be the closes to mimick what a potential deadline would look like. I also took i to account pedigree, age, and time of trade (in-season vs offseason). Also their accolades are only from before they were traded.

Keep this in mind that this is more of an exercise. I am not predicting anything or advocating against or for these trades. If anyone has any other trades they think would compare better than I am open to some opinions! Without futher ado.

Quenton Nelson: Joe Thuney to the Bears

Compensation: Chiefs trade Joe Thuney to the Bears for 2026 4th round draft pick.

Joe Thuney: 3x first team all pro, 2x second team all pro, 4x pro bowler. Age when traded, 32.

Quenton Nelson: 3x first team all pro, 3x second team all pro, 8x pro bowler Age, 30.

DeForest Buckner: Leonard Williams to the Seahawks.

Compensation: Giants trade Leonard Williams to the Seahawks for 2024 2nd round pick, and 2025 5th round pick.

Leonard Williams: 1x pro bowler. Age when traded, 29.

38sacks, 224tkls, 6FF, 4FR

DeForest Buckner: 1x first team all pro, 1x second team all pro, 3x pro bowler Age, 32.

75.5sacks, 395tkls, 9FF, 11FR

Jonathan Taylor: Christian McCaffery to the 49ers.

Compensation: Panthers trade Christian McCaffery to the 49ers for 2023 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round pick, and 2024 5th round pick.

Christian McCaffery: 1x first team all pro, 2x pro bowler. Age when traded, 26.

4726rush yds, 38rush tds, 3756rec yds, 22rec tds

Jonathan Taylor: 1x first team all pro, 3x pro bowler Age, 27

8090rush yds, 76tds, 1632rec yds, 7rec tds

Grover Stewart: Jordan Philips to the Cowboys

Compensation: Giants trade Jordan Philips and a 2026 7th round pick to the Cowboys for conditional 2026 6th round pick

Jordan Philips: 24sacks, 124tkls. Age when traded, 32.

Grover Stewart: 13.5sacks, 221tkls. Age, 33.

Josh Downs: Donovan Peoples-Jones to Lions

Compensation: Browns trade Donovan Peoples-Jones to the Lions for 2025 6th round pick

Donovan Peoples-Jones: 1895yds, 8tds. Age when traded, 24.

Josh Downs: 2429yds, 11tds. Age, 25.

Good news. Note: Anthony Gould in concussion protocol

Would you be reluctant to trade anyone on this team?

Okay so I’m not super plugged into what’s up with you guys week to week, but it’s always seemed to me like Indy has had some really good players/pieces but underachieved, and that they‘ve mainly just been a franchise QB and really good HC away from being a real contender. I’ve heard people wanting Ballard’s head on a stick for a long time, but never thought lack of overall talent was the main issue post-Luck.

I might sound like an idiot here, but it’s a genuine question: Are the rosters just horribly top-heavy past first glance? Is the Richardson pick just a fireable offense despite the surrounding track record? One area I can see where frustration would grow over a period of years is its seemed from the outside looking in that he’s had a bit of a “add surrounding pieces first, find a QB to drive it later” philosophy that Pittsburgh has had post-Roethlisberger for example.