Joining us now in the Express Pro Tire and Auto Guest Line, and I'm sure thrilled to be doing so based on that entry.

James Boyd is with the athletic.

James will begin with this, and I want to make sure that we're clear because I'm obviously a known cynic.

Chris Ballard, simply under the weather, right?

I think there are those that will read into the fact that that press conference that was expected this morning

with Chris Ballard was postponed. That is strictly a health issue, correct?

Yeah, he's just sick. I know people want to make jokes about it and things like that, but

honestly, it would be more weird if they hadn't backed him yet publicly, but I'm like, he has a job.

He's not going anywhere, so there's no reason to duck out unless

he's sick. Now, the one thing I'll say, there is precedent of the opposite happening of what

initially was expected or reported. Now, the Colts never with Ryan Grigson and Chuck Pagano came out

and said one of them was gone and then held a presser to say

they were there. But we were all anticipating it at that time late into the night. All of a sudden

we all get summoned out there and Jim Mersey comes out and says at the 11th hour, it was a kumbaya,

tears were shed, handshakes were exchanged and were attaching everybody at the hip.

Do you anticipate any possibility that there could be a change of heart and as a result,

a change in some form of the leadership between coach or general manager in the next month or so with the Colts?

No, I don't.

I always thought this was the most likely outcome, meaning they keep fighting, they keep ballot, and they get rid of Gus Bradley, the defense coordinator.

So this wasn't a surprise to me, even though Ersi announced it when he did.

To me, that was probably the most surprising part, was just how quickly he did it.

I'll thank him for that because it, you know, saved even twiddling my thumbs and kind of

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