Indianapolis Colts Still Learning How Bad Ryan Grigson Was

The Indianapolis Colts were fortunate to get Chris Ballard as their new GM. Problem is he’s not a miracle worker. He’s got a long job ahead of him.

Week by week people continue to learn just how poorly managed the roster was under Ryan Grigson. Everywhere one looks there’s a position with serious depth concerns. Andrew Luck is still out with a shoulder injury because of a badly-built offensive line. They can’t run the ball at all, ranking 32nd in the league. Their defense is even worse allowing the most yards and having just learned their best player, cornerback Vontae Davis is going to miss more time with injury.

This is not good considering the state of their front seven is no better. They let their best pass rusher Erik Walden leave and are relying on a mix of unproven free agents and untried youngsters. It shouldn’t be surprising. This is what happens when a roster is undergoing a violent overhaul after years of misguided decisions.

Grigson issues can be traced back to his drafts

Most people wanted to proclaim Grigson a genius after his first draft in 2012. Of course it was hard to screw up that draft. Andrew Luck was the obvious choice at #1 and Grigson scored another find with wide receiver T.Y. Hilton. After that it was all downhill. The Colts drafted 28 more players during his time as GM. In that span not a single one of them has made a Pro Bowl.

Two of his 1st round picks, Phillip Dorsett and Bjoern Werner were colossal disappointments. If that weren’t bad enough he’s responsible for the harebrained idea to trade a 1st round pick for Trent Richardson despite obvious warning signs that he was a bust in the making. It’s not a coincidence many on the Colts roster were happy Grigson was fired.

The comeback from this isn’t going to be easy, even after Luck gets healthy. It may be a couple years before Indy is ready to re-enter the Super Bowl picture.