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Originally Posted by RealSNR
Different circumstances, too, though.
Veach has had QB stability, Ballard had an unprecedented lost season with Luck in 2017 and a surprise retirement before the season started.
Veach was developed through the organization, culture, and coach that he took over for, while Ballard has had to forge his own path while taking over for a team with a QB and absolute dogshit at the other positions. He also had to hire a new head coach and navigate the team through that Josh McDaniels ****ery.
Veach is employed by a stable owner with a smoking hot daughter. Ballard is employed by a 60-year alcoholic and drug addict.
It's all well and good that Ballard has assembled young talent AND saved cap space in three years, and yes, circumstances are clearly different from one another, but if the roles were reversed and Veach got the Colts job and Ballard got the Chiefs job back when each guy was hired, would Ballard be aggressive like Veach? Would we have all the WR weapons we do on offense for Mahomes, or would we look more balanced? Would we be spending that cap space and going for all the marbles with aggressive moves? Would we have a Super Bowl right now? Likewise, we can assume Veach's aggression in KC would lead to misfires in Indy and when combined with the instability of the franchise would lead to some pretty bad seasons, but would Veach actually take that approach if he were in charge of the Colts?
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Coulda shoulda woulda.
Veach went for the gold and got the gold. Sure he tripped over his dick early, but a trophy is a trophy.
Ballard had the tools to go for the gold in 2018 and went Ted Thompson. While it's great to have vast capital, it's still not for long and he flubbed it.
Veach in Indy could have possibly got them one Lombardi with Luck before the goony mother****er quit to go bird watching or whatever the **** he's doing now.