What Chris Ballard about the Colts drafting a quarterback this year

It was the most repeated, re-tweeted and aggregated comment from Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard's postseason news conference:

"Taking (a quarterback) in the first round will get y'all off my (butt) for a little bit," he said, "but the moment he doesn't play well, I'm getting run out the door. There's a difference between taking one and taking the right one."

Here's five things to know about drafting a quarterback after analyzing every pick between 1993 and 2017:

1. Take a quarterback first overall

Fifteen quarterbacks have been taken No. 1 overall in that timeframe, nine of them — 66.7% — made at least two Pro Bowls. That's not a perfect statistic in terms of finding a…