Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard skipped the excuses during his end of season news conference. He refused to blame the franchise’s second-half collapse and five-year playoff drought on injuries — or anything else. Instead, Ballard said he intends to spend this offseason finding solutions for Indy’s continual late-season failures. Colts fans have heard this all before and are hoping this time will be different after Indy's new co-owners made it clear this week that the urgency to end a five-year playoff drought has never been greater.