Mark Montieth: Reflecting on the positive, negative decisions Indy’s general managers have made

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One thought on “Mark Montieth: Reflecting on the positive, negative decisions Indy’s general managers have made

  1. Good article Mark. Since Ballard is the one in the cross hairs right now I wonder what a comparison of Polian’s first 8 years of draft picks looks like next to Ballard. My gut tells me Polian had many more picks stick than has Ballard. Also the ones that Polian did nail were likely better players (ie all pro, etc). Football is so much different than other sports because those later round picks are what really make a draft class. Ballard for sure has made some nice picks but just not enough of them

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