Colts fire general manager Chris Ballard amid 2-4 start and loss to previously winless Titans

The Indianapolis Colts missed the playoffs five straight years and selected the wrong guy to be their next franchise quarterback.On Monday, Chris Ballard paid the price for it.Team co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon announced she had fired the general manager who had run the team since 2017. The move comes one day after the hometown fans booed resoundingly during the second half of Sunday's game, chanted “Fire Ballard” and left early as the Colts lost 26-20 to previously winless Tennessee.She said the decision could not wait until the offseason.“Our standard is to compete for championships, and I believe a change in leadership is necessary to meet that standard,” she said. “Making this change during the season was a deliberate decision. Waiting would only delay the important work that needs to begin now.”She said a “thorough search” for Ballard's successor will begin immediately.Irsay-Gordon made her position clear in January when she thwarted fan requests to fire Ballard and coach Shane Ste