Ballard, early on in this years as GM, chose Perris Campbell instead of Terry McLaurin. It was a huge mistake, not because McLaurin was a Indy native, because he was vastly more talented than Campbell. Yesterday, Terry McLaurin caught his 13th TD pass of the season, setting a Washington franchise record. Of course I like Terry because I know him, and his dad, from his time at Cathedral, but that's just a side issue.
Ballard has gone on to make many other blunders, and some really great moves, such as choosing Jonathon Taylor, but overall the team has suffered since Andrew Luck's late decision to retire, 3 weeks before the season began, and the team just tried for year's to plug in old and inferior replacements. Then the Anthony Richardson pick, someone with just one year of experience as a college QB. That choice is still up in the air, mostly because AR, with all his size, seems to be very fragile. It's just time for Ballard to be replaced by someone with a different view. It's been enough time for Ballard to improve this team. It really hasn't happened.