I was implicitly wondering about how this was looking, thanks for sharing.

Also: EPA/play makes so much more sense than points or yards allowed. Our defense is average/slightly below average, not one of the worst…

Not spending a lot and getting average results is better than I expected.

Hopefully Ballard makes a big move at CB this off-season

We got some cap to work with. I would like to see how this chart looks in a year (or two), depending on how the resignings and FA acquisitions play out.

I think that this chart demonstrates two realities of the Ballard regime. He doesn’t overspend in free agency, and he hasn’t found a consistent answer in the draft at defensive end.

If there’s one position where the Colts have failed to draft well, it’s at DE. Banogu and Turay were both misses. Paye is underperforming his bottom half of the first round draft position.

I don’t think that defensive end is a position that you can expect RAS scores to predict. Paye was a great run stopper in college, and he’s a great run stopper in the pros. But his pass rush hasn’t developed sufficiently. I kept expecting Paye to have that breakout season, but I’ve given up. He’s never going to be a premier pass rusher.

Ballard needs to go strictly off tape with his next DE pick. Throw size and high jump out the window and just pick based off of pure skill as shown in the tape.

We can’t afford another whiff at defensive end. It’s too important. If there’s one position to overpay in free agency, it’s pass rush. We need it to be consistent, and it’s inconsistent.