INDIANAPOLIS — The building was nearly empty and so was Chris Ballard. The Colts were in playoff contention until the final week of the regular season in Chris Ballard’s first season with Shane Steichen as head coach. But how do you ever develop any continuity, especially with your own guys if you don’t just play them?” Ballard’s youth movement this …
Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. This week, the Bills held Mike McDaniel’s Dolphins offense with a healthy Tagovailoa to its second-worst game in terms of EPA per snap. The weakness in the Bills run defense is tackling from their secondary, but the front seven didn’t allow many runs to …
INDIANAPOLIS — “What’s the new guy like?” I asked a high-level Colts executive last week, in the midst of some long days at the NFL Scouting Combine. “He is all ball, which I like.” Colts GM Chris Ballard and new head coach Shane Steichen didn’t spend all of their time scouting QBs at the combine. With Shaquille Leonard presumably on …
Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, left, elevated quarterback coach Shane Steichen to offensive coordinator when Ken Whisenhunt was fired in October. I thought he handled it well.” Chargers Chargers GM says Philip Rivers isn’t the only player under scrutiny General manager Tom Telesco and the Chargers have a big decision to make about free-agent quarterback Philip Rivers, a decision that could …
