Colts better learn the painful Chris Ballard problem isn't going away

Chris Ballard of the Indianapolis Colts on the sidelines | Justin Casterline/GettyImagesHow long is too long? That is the question that Carlie Irsay-Gordon and the Indianapolis Colts have to be asking themselves about general manager Chris Ballard. Indy doesn't like making massive changes, but Ballard's time might have come.

In fact, the Ballard decision is the biggest one the team has in the 2026 offseason, even bigger than whether to bring back quarterback Daniel Jones. Jones proved he can provide quality play, but Ballard makes the decisions for the entire on-field product of the Colts.

The GM answers reporters' questions many times as if he had won something, too. The Super Bowl? Nope.…