Improving a roster mismanaged by his predecessor has been relatively easy work for Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard. Addition by subtraction makes heroes of a lot of managers – in sports and business. When Ballard took over from Ryan Grigson almost three years ago, there was a lot of productive subtracting to do. Now the work […]
Colts general manager Chris Ballard had a choice earlier this season – replace the best kicker in NFL history with someone off the street, or hope that Adam Vinatieri’s struggles straightened themselves out. Whether Vinatieri’s suddenly erratic field goal tries were caused by a bad left knee, laces out or some other odd confluence of […]
Adam Vinatieri was the best in NFL history to kick a football through uprights, but he isn’t that today. As with all athletes, skills erode and the ability to compete at the highest level wanes. That Vinatieri is still as good as he is at almost 47 years of age is remarkable, but that doesn’t […]
Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri is the best in the history of the game, and his career is about to end. That’s the way it goes for everyone in professional sports – either you die a hero or live long enough to become a villain. Vinatieri spent a lot of years flirting with perfection as he enjoyed […]
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