QB Anthony Richardson, IND (5 Viewers)

[Dizzy]

I'm going to the next game against the Vikings. It will be interesting to see whether he starts or Flacco does, or if he is benched if this kind of play continues. Having said that, Shane Steichen is partially responsible with terrible play calling, especially that play toward the end of the first half that resulted in an interception. With AR tapping himself out of the game because he was tired, well, that was bad optics, but for now I'm going to give him a pass on that one. It is unusual for a QB to take himself out of the game because he is tired, but I can't speak for how his body was at that moment. I see WRs do it all the time. Same for RBs. He was doing a lot of running during that sequence of plays. One part of me thinks just let him play and whatever will be will be if it means letting him learn at the expense of losing, but another part of me wonders if sitting right now is better. I don't know. If they sit him I do not believe that will effect his mental state or his development. If it does, then having thin skin on that, along with his poor play, that would indicate drafting him was a mistake. Maybe it would help him. Again, I don't know. I'll just say I'm frustrated right now with the whole regression of his development and Shane Steichen's play calling.

QBs don't "tap out"... ever. Different situation with WRs, RBs, other. Usually the back-up QB isn't standi ng on the sidelines ready to run onto the field when the starter taps his helmet. The back-up often doesn't even grab his helmet unless the starter is laying on the field. This speaks to AR's conditioning and willingness to push himself. Both of which were already in question.

As to the play-calling possibly contributing to holding AR back... it seems to work for Joe Flacco. AR appears to me - to get worse with every start. His best football so far has been the first times he stepped onto the field in 2023-24... every game since feels like it was worse than the previous.

I can respect that, but you can't compare QB scheming between Flacco and AR, because it is totally different.

Fully agree. I can only guess that AR looks just as lost in practice as he does on Sundays and the play-calling has to be adjusted.

We've seen this before right? This is why QBs bust out in many cases... refusal to be "all in" on learning the offense and reading/reacting to defenses.

 

[Grahamburn]

I'll just say I'm frustrated right now with the whole regression of his development and Shane Steichen's play calling.

That's one of the many baffling things. Steichen was praised for his development of Hurts and that he could do similar things with Richardson. Richardson is an even rawer prospect than Hurts was, but whether Steichen is not the QB whisperer many of us were made to believe, Richardson doesn't have *it*, or somewhere in between, is the question.

He’s missing wide open receivers. That isn’t a play calling problem.

 

[Grahamburn]

I'm going to the next game against the Vikings. It will be interesting to see whether he starts or Flacco does, or if he is benched if this kind of play continues. Having said that, Shane Steichen is partially responsible with terrible play calling, especially that play toward the end of the first half that resulted in an interception. With AR tapping himself out of the game because he was tired, well, that was bad optics, but for now I'm going to give him a pass on that one. It is unusual for a QB to take himself out of the game because he is tired, but I can't speak for how his body was at that moment. I see WRs do it all the time. Same for RBs. He was doing a lot of running during that sequence of plays. One part of me thinks just let him play and whatever will be will be if it means letting him learn at the expense of losing, but another part of me wonders if sitting right now is better. I don't know. If they sit him I do not believe that will effect his mental state or his development. If it does, then having thin skin on that, along with his poor play, that would indicate drafting him was a mistake. Maybe it would help him. Again, I don't know. I'll just say I'm frustrated right now with the whole regression of his development and Shane Steichen's play calling.

QBs don't "tap out"... ever. Different situation with WRs, RBs, other. Usually the back-up QB isn't standi ng on the sidelines ready to run onto the field when the starter taps his helmet. The back-up often doesn't even grab his helmet unless the starter is laying on the field. This speaks to AR's conditioning and willingness to push himself. Both of which were already in question.

As to the play-calling possibly contributing to holding AR back... it seems to work for Joe Flacco. AR appears to me - to get worse with every start. His best football so far has been the first times he stepped onto the field in 2023-24... every game since feels like it was worse than the previous.

I can respect that, but you can't compare QB scheming between Flacco and AR, because it is totally different.

Fully agree. I can only guess that AR looks just as lost in practice as he does on Sundays and the play-calling has to be adjusted.

We've seen this before right? This is why QBs bust out in many cases... refusal to be "all in" on learning the offense and reading/reacting to defenses.

So, run it every play?

 

[Snotbubbles]

It's pretty obvious the guy isn't an NFL caliber thrower. It was obvious when he was drafted, it's obvious now. I don't think he'll see a 2nd contract with Indy. Hopefully for the Colts fans, he doesn't get Steichen fired.

 

[ipljeff]

MFer tapped out. I can't...

 

[Grahamburn]

Can’t imagine that locker room after the tap out fiasco.

 

[need2know]

gigantic bust

 

[steelcityman]

He has the body, and can run, but as we saw, running got him injured 2x. So he limits running, and has to lean on his arm, and thats not good. He'll need to really work on throwing this offseason, maybe look up who Josh Allen worked with after his rookie season. IDK. I saw 2 for 15 at halftime and almost fell over laughing.
And they have WRs in Pittman and Mitchell, who you think dont need perfect passes to catch them. And he still cant do it. I at least added Flacco a few weeks ago.
I hate myself for taking him as my QB1 in a SFlex league, could have had Love.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Out of 225 quarterbacks with 250 or more dropbacks since 2000, AR ranks 222nd in completion percentage.

 

[BassNBrew]

Major props to @Bob Henry for making a drastic projection change in the preseason to drop Richardson to QB18. The difference between Richardson and Monty in the 5th is staggering.

 

[menobrown]

The tap out thing is way overplayed but not this: https://x.com/CDCarter13/status/1850871791771632027

 

[rodalive]

AR is the train wreck gift that just keeps on giving. But he just needs more time I guess.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Experience is needed for all young QBs, wondering where every pass is going to land while watching a young QB play is a bit rare. I am sure this is something that can improve, but it is a little alarming how inaccurate he is.

 

[rockaction]

Major props to @Bob Henry for making a drastic projection change in the preseason to drop Richardson to QB18. The difference between Richardson and Monty in the 5th is staggering.

My 4-4 team knows all about a fifth on ARich. I have Breece Hall, Achane, Dobbins, and Zack Moss as my RBs. Engram and Njoku as my TEs. My QBs are ARich and Cousins and having ARich especially is killing me when my WR1 and 2 are Pittman and (was) Deebo.

Here, let’s just let everybody know my rooster.

 

[crushedspirit]

Way more often than not history has taught us a QB showing this lack of progression will not become another Allen story. I think it's safe to say Josh was an outlier.

 

[JohnnyU]

Way more often than not history has taught us a QB showing this lack of progression will not become another Allen story. I think it's safe to say Josh was an outlier.

The warning was at Florida. I posted a long time ago after he imploded against Kentucky in how much of an immature reaction he displayed when things went south in that game. Everyone said it was just youth and that he would improve on that. I think he has to some degree, but the tapping out is concerning. I never understood the laughing things off immediately after his major mistakes. It's almost as if he's separating himself from his own flaws. One thing that hasn't improved from his time at Florida is his ability to throw the short to med8um range pass. The Colts drafted Richardson purely on projection from an athletic perspective. That's a huge risk that is currently rearing its ugly head. Can that improve? I suppose it could, but the Colts brass has to be questioning their judgement about right now, in putting all their eggs in the projection basket.

 

[BassNBrew]

Way more often than not history has taught us a QB showing this lack of progression will not become another Allen story. I think it's safe to say Josh was an outlier.

The warning was at Florida. I posted a long time ago after he imploded against Kentucky in how much of an immature reaction he displayed when things went south in that game. Everyone said it was just youth and that he would improve on that. I think he has to some degree, but the tapping out is concerning. I never understood the laughing things off immediately after his major mistakes. It's almost as if he's separating himself from his own flaws. One thing that hasn't improved from his time at Florida is his ability to throw the short to med8um range pass. The Colts drafted Richardson purely on projection from an athletic perspective. That's a huge risk that is currently rearing its ugly head. Can that improve? I suppose it could, but the Colts brass has to be questioning their judgement about right now, in putting all their eggs in the projection basket.

At least he's taller than Bryce Young.

 

[zeeshan2]

Texans fan here; the most fearful I felt all game yesterday was the end with a possible hail mary or Shane benching AR because of injury or underperformance

 

[JohnnyU]

Way more often than not history has taught us a QB showing this lack of progression will not become another Allen story. I think it's safe to say Josh was an outlier.

The warning was at Florida. I posted a long time ago after he imploded against Kentucky in how much of an immature reaction he displayed when things went south in that game. Everyone said it was just youth and that he would improve on that. I think he has to some degree, but the tapping out is concerning. I never understood the laughing things off immediately after his major mistakes. It's almost as if he's separating himself from his own flaws. One thing that hasn't improved from his time at Florida is his ability to throw the short to med8um range pass. The Colts drafted Richardson purely on projection from an athletic perspective. That's a huge risk that is currently rearing its ugly head. Can that improve? I suppose it could, but the Colts brass has to be questioning their judgement about right now, in putting all their eggs in the projection basket.

At least he's taller than Bryce Young.

He could put Bryce Young in his backpack.

 

[BassNBrew]

Way more often than not history has taught us a QB showing this lack of progression will not become another Allen story. I think it's safe to say Josh was an outlier.

The warning was at Florida. I posted a long time ago after he imploded against Kentucky in how much of an immature reaction he displayed when things went south in that game. Everyone said it was just youth and that he would improve on that. I think he has to some degree, but the tapping out is concerning. I never understood the laughing things off immediately after his major mistakes. It's almost as if he's separating himself from his own flaws. One thing that hasn't improved from his time at Florida is his ability to throw the short to med8um range pass. The Colts drafted Richardson purely on projection from an athletic perspective. That's a huge risk that is currently rearing its ugly head. Can that improve? I suppose it could, but the Colts brass has to be questioning their judgement about right now, in putting all their eggs in the projection basket.

At least he's taller than Bryce Young.

He could put Bryce Young in his backpack.

Think how winded that would make him.

 

[Pietaster2]

The tap out thing is way overplayed but not this: https://x.com/CDCarter13/status/1850871791771632027

I wonder where Flacco would be on that graph if his numbers were extrapolated from his games this season.

I’ll bet it would be higher than AR.

 

[fatness]

Ian Rapoport​

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#Colts coach Shane Steichen told reporters today, when asked if Anthony Richardson starts next week: "We're evaluating everything.”

2:47 PM · Oct 28, 2024

 

[Pietaster2]

Ian Rapoport​

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#Colts coach Shane Steichen told reporters today, when asked if Anthony Richardson starts next week: "We're evaluating everything.”

2:47 PM · Oct 28, 2024

Going to pick up Flacco in my redraft league if I can get him tomorrow night.

 

[Todem]

Experience is needed for all young QBs, wondering where every pass is going to land while watching a young QB play is a bit rare. I am sure this is something that can improve, but it is a little alarming how inaccurate he is.

This was a well known flaw....like this is nothing new....and he was taken 4th overall anyway.

It was a swing for the fences pick. He is simply not even an adequate NFL passer......like this is bad.

His athleticism and projection is what got him drafted like this. Because lot's of times scouts make huge over estimations on physical talent but forget to look deeper into the numbers and also get way too enamored with size and speed. It's a tough gig.

But AR showed in College he was not an accurate passer and was highly hit or miss and highly injury prone. All the red flags were on full display at Florida.

 

[JohnnyU]

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#Colts coach Shane Steichen told reporters today, when asked if Anthony Richardson starts next week: "We're evaluating everything.”

2:47 PM · Oct 28, 2024

He should ask Jim Irsay if Shane Steichen is starting this week.

 

[JohnnyU]

It sure is looking like a classic case of where both Ballard and Steichen thinking they are smarter than they really are.

 

[rodalive]

Ian Rapoport​

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#Colts coach Shane Steichen told reporters today, when asked if Anthony Richardson starts next week: "We're evaluating everything.”

2:47 PM · Oct 28, 2024

Please don't bench him this week Shane, I Minnesota D

 

[dipandglide]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Experience is needed for all young QBs, wondering where every pass is going to land while watching a young QB play is a bit rare. I am sure this is something that can improve, but it is a little alarming how inaccurate he is.

This was a well known flaw....like this is nothing new....and he was taken 4th overall anyway.

It was a swing for the fences pick. He is simply not even an adequate NFL passer......like this is bad.

His athleticism and projection is what got him drafted like this. Because lot's of times scouts make huge over estimations on physical talent but forget to look deeper into the numbers and also get way too enamored with size and speed. It's a tough gig.

But AR showed in College he was not an accurate passer and was highly hit or miss and highly injury prone. All the red flags were on full display at Florida.

Yea. I said years ago in this thread when he was drafted, that as a die hard Gators fan who went to Eastside high school (Richardson's high school) I saw virtually every pass of Tim Tebow's college career and Anthony Richardson's high school and college career, and that seeing all of those, Tim Tebow was a significantly more accurate passer than Richardson.

Tim. Tebow.

 

[Grahamburn]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

 

[dkp993]

Way more often than not history has taught us a QB showing this lack of progression will not become another Allen story. I think it's safe to say Josh was an outlier.

The warning was at Florida. I posted a long time ago after he imploded against Kentucky in how much of an immature reaction he displayed when things went south in that game. Everyone said it was just youth and that he would improve on that. I think he has to some degree, but the tapping out is concerning. I never understood the laughing things off immediately after his major mistakes. It's almost as if he's separating himself from his own flaws. One thing that hasn't improved from his time at Florida is his ability to throw the short to med8um range pass. The Colts drafted Richardson purely on projection from an athletic perspective. That's a huge risk that is currently rearing its ugly head. Can that improve? I suppose it could, but the Colts brass has to be questioning their judgement about right now, in putting all their eggs in the projection basket.

At least he's taller than Bryce Young.

He could put Bryce Young in his backpack.

Think how winded that would make him.

I would have put a laugh reaction here as I actually chuckled when I read this but we can’t have nice things.

 

[Dizzy]

Way more often than not history has taught us a QB showing this lack of progression will not become another Allen story. I think it's safe to say Josh was an outlier.

The warning was at Florida. I posted a long time ago after he imploded against Kentucky in how much of an immature reaction he displayed when things went south in that game. Everyone said it was just youth and that he would improve on that. I think he has to some degree, but the tapping out is concerning. I never understood the laughing things off immediately after his major mistakes. It's almost as if he's separating himself from his own flaws. One thing that hasn't improved from his time at Florida is his ability to throw the short to med8um range pass. The Colts drafted Richardson purely on projection from an athletic perspective. That's a huge risk that is currently rearing its ugly head. Can that improve? I suppose it could, but the Colts brass has to be questioning their judgement about right now, in putting all their eggs in the projection basket.

At least he's taller than Bryce Young.

He could put Bryce Young in his backpack.

Think how winded that would make him.

Laughing "with you" as in... you made an obvious joke and I thought it was funny.

 

[dkp993]

I really don’t think they need to bench him right now. To @JohnnyU ‘s point just call better plays. Yesterday in particular JT looked fantastic and was getting chunk plays on the regular, yet they hardly gave him the ball. Every play (or every other) seemed to be a deep shot down the field. Run the hell out of the ball then give AR some easy read throws or tuck and run plays and Take a few play action shots deep a game to keep D’s honest. Think Lamar in his first couple years.

 

[JoeJoe88]

I really don’t think they need to bench him right now. To @JohnnyU ‘s point just call better plays. Yesterday in particular JT looked fantastic and was getting chunk plays on the regular, yet they hardly gave him the ball. Every play (or every other) seemed to be a deep shot down the field. Run the hell out of the ball then give AR some easy read throws or tuck and run plays and Take a few play action shots deep a game to keep D’s honest. Think Lamar in his first couple years.

Hardly gave him the ball? He had 20 carries. He can’t do but so much. He’ll be hurt again in a few weeks.

Richardson’s accuracy on the intermediate is abysmal.

 

[dkp993]

I really don’t think they need to bench him right now. To @JohnnyU ‘s point just call better plays. Yesterday in particular JT looked fantastic and was getting chunk plays on the regular, yet they hardly gave him the ball. Every play (or every other) seemed to be a deep shot down the field. Run the hell out of the ball then give AR some easy read throws or tuck and run plays and Take a few play action shots deep a game to keep D’s honest. Think Lamar in his first couple years.

Hardly gave him the ball? He had 20 carries. He can’t do but so much. He’ll be hurt again in a few weeks.

Richardson’s accuracy on the intermediate is abysmal.

Not sure if you watched the game but there were long stretches where the running plays vanished, think he had like 8 first half carries. It wasn’t until the 4th quarter where they started to feed JT, and also not coincidentally when the team played best. In a game where the average run play was out pacing the average pass play in yards per attempt JT should have had 25-30 carries. And certainly should have had more than 1 target out of the backfield.

 

[taylormeetstheismann]

I think you have to let him play. He barely played in college. He needs reps (and won't get them in the backup role) more than he needs learning.

I’m going with this…

 

[JohnnyU]

I think you have to let him play. He barely played in college. He needs reps (and won't get them in the backup role) more than he needs learning.

I’m going with this…

What good will that do me if I'm put on suicide watch? All kidding aside, yes, I agree, but man, it's tough to watch. One can hope it gets better.

 

[pollardsvision]

The injury last year really put the Colts in an even worse spot.

Similar to Bryce, but some major differences. Bryce had a lot of college experience, and a full rookie year. Richardson had neither of those.

No matter how bad he is, they aren't cutting bait until about Week 4-5 of 2025 at the earliest. They could be traded, but Pittman, Downs and AD are under contract. No matter how irritated they get, they aren't going anywhere. Pittman normally could be traded, but they will trash his value so much that they won't get anything. Not like there's any talent on defense that they have to be worried about alienating. Just gonna be a lost season unless the rest of the AFC just continues to suck just as bad, which is possible.

Hopefully, the Colts aren't dumb enough to fire Steichen over this. He seems like a great coach.

 

[-OZ-]

He’s missing wide open receivers. That isn’t a play calling problem.

He wasn’t consistently accurate in college either. I’m not sure how often that improves in the NFL. He’s a highlight reel, for both offense and defense.

 

[-OZ-]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

Even when it’s unlikely. The “what if this actually works?” Is enticing.

 

[Dizzy]

I didn't see the game yesterday but... would IND have had a better chance to win w/ Flacco?

Just curious about the HC's security. Is he on the hot seat? Can he let AR struggle away all season and plan for 2025, or should he be trying to win games in 2024?

This thing is crumbling already IMO. He (HC) was asked if AR was starting week 9 and he more/less said IDK. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. That opens doors and gets people talking, doubting, etc.

 

[Grahamburn]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

Even when it’s unlikely. The “what if this actually works?” Is enticing.

It’s enticing in the 5th round. With the 4th overall pick it’s idiotic.

Josh Allen improved his completion % from college to the NFL, but I don’t think he was considered to be particularly inaccurate in college. If that makes sense.

Richardson can’t even hit the layups Steichen is calling for him.

 

[JohnnyU]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

Even when it’s unlikely. The “what if this actually works?” Is enticing.

It’s enticing in the 5th round. With the 4th overall pick it’s idiotic.

Josh Allen improved his completion % from college to the NFL, but I don’t think he was considered to be particularly inaccurate in college. If that makes sense.

Richardson can’t even hit the layups Steichen is calling for him.

If you can’t shoot, then pass. Oh wait, wrong sport.

 

[menobrown]

It’s enticing in the 5th round. With the 4th overall pick it’s idiotic.

Josh Allen improved his completion % from college to the NFL, but I don’t think he was considered to be particularly inaccurate in college. If that makes sense.

This is Trey Lance all over again, not Josh Allen. Really worse because they made the mistake after SF did. Spending draft picks on QB's this high because of the intangibles has to stop. You can develop in the NFL but it's not really the place to develop from the ground up for a QB, you need a solid baseline of experience and both of these QB's, Lance and AR, just did not play enough football in college. Cam did it, it can be done, but what AR or Lance did in college never compared to what Cam was able to do and it's just so rare to pull off to spend this kind of capital. Cam was not just traits.

As you are saying a late pick, even as high as a second if need be while you have less to no pressure to sit them 2-3 years and develop is ok but not this high. This is drafting traits and not actually what you see on film with a top 5 pick at probably the hardest position to develop in football. That's bad business.

 

[Grahamburn]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

Even when it’s unlikely. The “what if this actually works?” Is enticing.

It’s enticing in the 5th round. With the 4th overall pick it’s idiotic.

Josh Allen improved his completion % from college to the NFL, but I don’t think he was considered to be particularly inaccurate in college. If that makes sense.

Richardson can’t even hit the layups Steichen is calling for him.

If you can’t shoot, then pass. Oh wait, wrong sport.

Magic about to beat up on the Pacers.

At least the Hoosiers won and are undefeated! Wait, wrong sport again?

Bizarro Indiana.

 

[dipandglide]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

Even when it’s unlikely. The “what if this actually works?” Is enticing.

Many people said the same things about Lamar; the rest is history. The "obvious" outcome is that many quarterbacks won't pan out. The QB graveyard is full of highly touted players who were "obvious" franchise quarterbacks

AR hasn't played an entire season yet, is 22, and is physically gifted. The Colts are going to give him another year at minimum. All of this chatter makes me want to reach out to Arich owners and see if I can pick any low-hanging fruit. If people are jumping ship, I'd love to pick up Arich as my QB2 in superflex leagues.

 

[JohnnyU]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

Even when it’s unlikely. The “what if this actually works?” Is enticing.

It’s enticing in the 5th round. With the 4th overall pick it’s idiotic.

Josh Allen improved his completion % from college to the NFL, but I don’t think he was considered to be particularly inaccurate in college. If that makes sense.

Richardson can’t even hit the layups Steichen is calling for him.

If you can’t shoot, then pass. Oh wait, wrong sport.

Magic about to beat up on the Pacers.

At least the Hoosiers won and are undefeated! Wait, wrong sport again?

Bizarro Indiana.

Not an Indiana fan. Not from there. I’m a UK fan. I hear the Fever fired their coach. Why? Took a bad team previously to the playoffs once they drafted Clark. Im sure it’s an attractive landing spot as long as Clark doesn’t go to another league. I wouldn’t blame her with the way the league has treated her. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you with so much jealousy and animosity.

 

[Faust]

It's Time To Panic About Anthony Richardson, Colts' Future

 

[need2know]

I really don’t think they need to bench him right now. To @JohnnyU ‘s point just call better plays. Yesterday in particular JT looked fantastic and was getting chunk plays on the regular, yet they hardly gave him the ball. Every play (or every other) seemed to be a deep shot down the field. Run the hell out of the ball then give AR some easy read throws or tuck and run plays and Take a few play action shots deep a game to keep D’s honest. Think Lamar in his first couple years.

Not even close to lamars first couple seasons. You could tell he was special from the first game he played

 

[Grahamburn]

May have more upside at a different position like Terrelle Pryor or Logan Thomas.

Strong arm does not automatically equate to good passer.

Might not be the worst move to roll with Flacco and put Richardson in the zero pressure Trey Lance role for a while.

There's really no doubt that Flacco is a much better thrower right now.

The Colts have already thrown Richardson to the wolves, much like Young. I don't see them shelving him.

Are there any recent examples of teams starting their rookie QB, sitting them, and succeeding on that team? Geno, Baker, and Darnold are recent examples, but none succeeded on their original teams.

Drafting quarterbacks is highly variable. There probably isn't a right or wrong way, but the allure of hitting and having that quarterback on a rookie contract is tough to pass on.

It shouldn’t have been tough to pass on him in this situation. This was an obvious outcome.

Even when it’s unlikely. The “what if this actually works?” Is enticing.

Many people said the same things about Lamar; the rest is history. The "obvious" outcome is that many quarterbacks won't pan out. The QB graveyard is full of highly touted players who were "obvious" franchise quarterbacks

AR hasn't played an entire season yet, is 22, and is physically gifted. The Colts are going to give him another year at minimum. All of this chatter makes me want to reach out to Arich owners and see if I can pick any low-hanging fruit. If people are jumping ship, I'd love to pick up Arich as my QB2 in superflex leagues.

Lamar didn’t play his entire first season either.

He won the MVP his 2nd year and completed 66%.

AR is completing 44% in year two…