The NFL screening combination starts next week, and we will hear Indianapolis colts Managing Director Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen during the event.
According to James Boyd of athletics, Ballard and Steichen will address the media on Tuesday, February 25. Jake Arthur Would add that Ballard will be expressed at 4:30 p.m. he and Steichen at 5.30 p.m. he.
#Cols GM Chris Ballard and HC Shane Steichen will talk to the media of the NFL combination next Tuesday (February 25).
– James Boyd (@romeovillekid) February 18, 2025
It will be the first time that Ballard and Steichen have been meeting the media from their end -of -season press conferences in early January.
During this aforementioned end of the end of the season, Ballard would call for his approach to the construction of the alignment of the last off -season an “error”. To which he specifically referred was to choose the Keep The Status quo, despite the colts that missed the playoffs in 2023.
“Instead of really creating a competition everywhere and throwing new blood in the locker room, new players in the locker room, I said:” You know what, we will make it go back “,” Said Ballard. “It was a mistake.”
To correct this, Ballard wants to focus on the competition this offseason and infuse this element throughout the list.
Presumably, this means being more active in free agency this offseason, although after having made only two external additions in 2024 – the quarter -backpup Joe Flacco and the defensive platform in rotation Raekwon Davis – The words ‘more active’ are relative.
“We must be better to make sure that we identify the right free agents who can help push this team to know where it should go,” said Ballard.
The challenge for Ballard is that when you browse the current list of colts, there are a lot of groups to which it could justify adding, to various degrees. However, as always, there are limited resources with the colt classification 18th in the space of the salary ceiling and holding seven draft choices.
The general consensus is that the greatest positions of need for the colts are the end, security and the cornerback. However, you can also add the offensive line to this group if Will Fries is heading elsewhere in the free agency.
In addition to that, there will be a quarter-back competition and depth with the secondary …Plus the added coverage capacity– The depth of the ball carrier and the defensive tackle should also be on the colt radar, whether through the free agency or the project.
(This article has been updated to provide additional information.)
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