INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts general manager Chris Ballard, admitting he "failed" by taking a flawed approach to the 2022 season, laid out a plan Tuesday that includes considering Jeff Saturday as a candidate in the team's coaching search and displayed a willingness to trade up to the first overall pick in the NFL draft to solve the team's years-long quarterback quandary.
In discussing the most disappointing season in his six-year tenure, Ballard acknowledged mounting criticism of his decisions and publicly reckoned with the significant challenges facing the Colts (4-12-1).
"I failed," Ballard said. "I'm not going to sit up here and make excuses.