NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 25: Chris Reed #64 of the Carolina Panthers in action against the New Orleans Saints during a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on October 25, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The Indianapolis Colts have drawn the ire of fans amid their unwillingness to spend top dollar in free agency, and we’d be hard-pressed to fault them for feeling this way.
Perhaps general manager Chris Ballard is waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike, but the elite talent pool is drying up severely with each passing week. And each day he doesn’t sign a homegrown star to an extension, the more heat he will take for his conservative approach.