QB Anthony Richardson, IND (4 Viewers)

[dkp993]

No way tapping out for one play got him benched. That’s a non-starter. His inability to throw the ball accurately game after game after game is the reason why. His missing plays constantly is the why. As a development quarterback, he needed to sit behind somebody and learn and practice. That’s his best shot at being successful. Imo

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Meanwhile Daniel Jones continues to stink on ice & remains the starter. Impressive.

 

[Insein]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

 

[jm192]

Meanwhile Daniel Jones continues to stink on ice & remains the starter. Impressive.

It's a spectrum, for sure.

Jones has never completed less than 61.9% of his passes. Richardson is currently at 44%. Jones is certainly not a franchise QB, but he's leaps and bounds better than Richardson today.

Even then, perhaps if Flacco was in New York, they'd bench Jones for Flacco.

 

[Gally]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

I think it's because Flacco gives them their best chance to win and get into the playoffs. I believe they beat Houston this last week with Flacco. Their defense is coming around with Buckner back. Flacco upgrades all their pass catchers. Taylor looked back to normal and Flacco will only help him. It really isn't surprising.

 

[JohnnyU]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

I think it's because Flacco gives them their best chance to win and get into the playoffs. I believe they beat Houston this last week with Flacco. Their defense is coming around with Buckner back. Flacco upgrades all their pass catchers. Taylor looked back to normal and Flacco will only help him. It really isn't surprising.

Go back to my last post.

 

[jm192]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

My brother, 44% aint growing pains. It's incompetence.

They would absolutely live with "growing pains," they can't live with the incompetence.

 

[jm192]

Are the Colts headed to the geezer at QB in 2025 and beyond? What will Flacco give you, 9 wins and a first round exit if you make the playoff? Are they satisfied with mediocrity? No matter what Flacco does the rest of the season he's not leading you to a Super Bowl. Neither is Richardson, but at least one can hope for the future, even if it doesn't work out. What hope do you have for the future with Joe Flacco? Sounds to me like a couple of guys trying to save their job NOW. I was happy they finally took a risk with Richardson, but now they are back to the same old band-aid and the same old Colts.

It's a fair point. I've been there a big chunk of my life as a Titans fan. We love to be good enough to sneak in the back door the playoffs or just barely miss it. We're rarely at the top of the draft.

If I was a Colts fan, I'd prefer they go into tank mode and get the franchise QB.

I'm sure from an owner's perspective: sticking with an incompetent QB and losing games you could potentially win leads to downstream effects on attendance, concessions, merchandise, etc.

 

[JohnnyU]

Are the Colts headed to the geezer at QB in 2025 and beyond? What will Flacco give you, 9 wins and a first round exit if you make the playoff? Are they satisfied with mediocrity? No matter what Flacco does the rest of the season he's not leading you to a Super Bowl. Neither is Richardson, but at least one can hope for the future, even if it doesn't work out. What hope do you have for the future with Joe Flacco? Sounds to me like a couple of guys trying to save their job NOW. I was happy they finally took a risk with Richardson, but now they are back to the same old band-aid and the same old Colts.

It's a fair point. I've been there a big chunk of my life as a Titans fan. We love to be good enough to sneak in the back door the playoffs or just barely miss it. We're rarely at the top of the draft.

If I was a Colts fan, I'd prefer they go into tank mode and get the franchise QB.

I'm sure from an owner's perspective: sticking with an incompetent QB and losing games you could potentially win leads to downstream effects on attendance, concessions, merchandise, etc.

You had me until the last sentence. One would think forward thinking would be more important. The Colts GM and Irsay are content with old QBs getting those 7-9 wins.

 

[jm192]

Are the Colts headed to the geezer at QB in 2025 and beyond? What will Flacco give you, 9 wins and a first round exit if you make the playoff? Are they satisfied with mediocrity? No matter what Flacco does the rest of the season he's not leading you to a Super Bowl. Neither is Richardson, but at least one can hope for the future, even if it doesn't work out. What hope do you have for the future with Joe Flacco? Sounds to me like a couple of guys trying to save their job NOW. I was happy they finally took a risk with Richardson, but now they are back to the same old band-aid and the same old Colts.

It's a fair point. I've been there a big chunk of my life as a Titans fan. We love to be good enough to sneak in the back door the playoffs or just barely miss it. We're rarely at the top of the draft.

If I was a Colts fan, I'd prefer they go into tank mode and get the franchise QB.

I'm sure from an owner's perspective: sticking with an incompetent QB and losing games you could potentially win leads to downstream effects on attendance, concessions, merchandise, etc.

You had me until the last sentence. One would think forward thinking would be more important. The Colts GM and Irsay are content with old QBs getting those 7-9 wins.

I personally agree with you.

But if I owned the team and made money off all those other things, it would sure be hard to punt a season where we could potentially get into the playoffs.

 

[Insein]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

My brother, 44% aint growing pains. It's incompetence.

They would absolutely live with "growing pains," they can't live with the incompetence.

Young QB that supposed to be the franchise will get a lot of leeway. He wasn't Bryce Young bad (yet). If he's doing the right things in practice and going all out for his team, it would get overlooked. If he's taking plays off and we don't know how he is at practice, then it becomes a problem.

 

[Silver & Black]

I think it's a big picture thing and the tapping out thing was just the last straw. I also think his late scramble and not even thinking about getting out of bounds was a big deal as well. Like I said, i think it's a big picture thing, and to me, sitting and watching a true veteran like Flacco might be the best thing for him. Just my two cents

 

[jm192]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

My brother, 44% aint growing pains. It's incompetence.

They would absolutely live with "growing pains," they can't live with the incompetence.

Young QB that supposed to be the franchise will get a lot of leeway. He wasn't Bryce Young bad (yet). If he's doing the right things in practice and going all out for his team, it would get overlooked. If he's taking plays off and we don't know how he is at practice, then it becomes a problem.

Bryce Young completes 60% of his passes.

Richardson completes 44%.

I would agree that young "franchise" QB's get a lot of leeway. I think 44% is way past the breaking point. I don't know how we can say Richardson isn't Bryce Young bad when he can't even complete 50% of his passes. I think that's a huge failure. Bryce can at least consistently go 1/2 when he drops back.

 

[Gally]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

I think it's because Flacco gives them their best chance to win and get into the playoffs. I believe they beat Houston this last week with Flacco. Their defense is coming around with Buckner back. Flacco upgrades all their pass catchers. Taylor looked back to normal and Flacco will only help him. It really isn't surprising.

Go back to my last post.

I agree with the concept but I also don't think Richardson sitting and learning and practicing could also help his development to a degree. Richardson is not currently NFL ready. I think he can get there but there is a lot of work to do. What is the best way to get him ready? There are many differing thoughts to that and I don't know what is best.

 

[Insein]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

My brother, 44% aint growing pains. It's incompetence.

They would absolutely live with "growing pains," they can't live with the incompetence.

Young QB that supposed to be the franchise will get a lot of leeway. He wasn't Bryce Young bad (yet). If he's doing the right things in practice and going all out for his team, it would get overlooked. If he's taking plays off and we don't know how he is at practice, then it becomes a problem.

Bryce Young completes 60% of his passes.

Richardson completes 44%.

I would agree that young "franchise" QB's get a lot of leeway. I think 44% is way past the breaking point. I don't know how we can say Richardson isn't Bryce Young bad when he can't even complete 50% of his passes. I think that's a huge failure. Bryce can at least consistently go 1/2 when he drops back.

Because ARich connects on the deep ones. Bryce Young dumping off for 60% is not very impressive.

 

[jm192]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Seems like a reach

I coach my daughter's 15u travel softball team, earlier this year we had a pitcher give up while on the mound.

Just said she couldn't do it, and started walking off the field.

we seriously had coach meetings(okay we drank booze) about letting this girl go. Cooler heads prevailed, but it was a serious consideration.




Giving up on your team means something.

AR didn't give up on his team. He was running and got tackled hard and needed a 30 second rest. Isn't that what we want players to do, so they don't have a bad play or get injured when they can barely breathe.

Can't do it at QB. Lie and say you hurt something then go back in. The difference matters.

I really don't think they were going to keep playing him with his 44% completions and decided THAT was the breaking point.

If he was playing better, he'd be playing in spite of tapping his helmet to come out.
He's playing poorly, and was probably getting benched regardless.

I honestly think it's the other way around. They can live with his growing pains if his attitude is good and he's growing each week at the game despite struggling. The tap out definitely pissed the coaches off and probably was the last straw.

My brother, 44% aint growing pains. It's incompetence.

They would absolutely live with "growing pains," they can't live with the incompetence.

Young QB that supposed to be the franchise will get a lot of leeway. He wasn't Bryce Young bad (yet). If he's doing the right things in practice and going all out for his team, it would get overlooked. If he's taking plays off and we don't know how he is at practice, then it becomes a problem.

Bryce Young completes 60% of his passes.

Richardson completes 44%.

I would agree that young "franchise" QB's get a lot of leeway. I think 44% is way past the breaking point. I don't know how we can say Richardson isn't Bryce Young bad when he can't even complete 50% of his passes. I think that's a huge failure. Bryce can at least consistently go 1/2 when he drops back.

Because ARich connects on the deep ones. Bryce Young dumping off for 60% is not very impressive.

I guess I'm more impressed by actually completing half of your passes. It's cool that you can hit the deep ones. It's kind of embarrassing you can't hit the short ones, though.

I don't know that we have to get too in the weeds on Bryce vs Richardson. Richardson has been one of the worst passers in the NFL. Whether he's 1 spot ahead of Bryce in your mind is irrelevant. He's been objectively terrible. He's in a really bad club.

And so, I think it's the "objectively terrible part" and not the helmet tap. You're welcome to disagree.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Jones has never completed less than 61.9% of his passes.

The problem is he’s completing them to the other team.

 

[GregR]

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.

Not recent by a longshot, but Terry Bradshaw and John Elway were both benched early on.

Not that I'm optimistic about Richardson. I just like football trivia.

 

[jm192]

Jones has never completed less than 61.9% of his passes.

The problem is he’s completing them to the other team.

 

[pollardsvision]

Apparently being benched, per Schefter.

I love his talent and didn't think they'd do it, but this is awesome. For the Colts, and everybody that makes a living as a pass catcher (or player?) in a Colts uniform.

I hope and believe he can improve. But in the meantime, I'm excited to see Colts make a Playoff run.

 

[Buckna]

Cool, I can get Pittman back off my fantasy bench again

 

[Brunell4MVP]

The person that loses in this is Flacco. There's probably 100% of Flacco that wants to start, win and prove he's still good. But the reality is he's 39, in his last contract year likely ever, and can pocket $4.5M holding a clipboard and ride off into retirement in 1 piece rather than keep a mediocre IND team relevant for a few more games.

 

[JohnnyU]

The person that loses in this is Flacco. There's probably 100% of Flacco that wants to start, win and prove he's still good. But the reality is he's 39, in his last contract year likely ever, and can pocket $4.5M holding a clipboard and ride off into retirement in 1 piece rather than keep a mediocre IND team relevant for a few more games.

The Colts are better than mediocre and are getting healthy finally.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Cool, I can get Pittman back off my fantasy bench again

Same - good timing as I lost Diggs, and Nico is still a week out.

 

[taylormeetstheismann]

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.

This.

 

[rodalive]

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.

This.

Why?

 

[Faust]

Colts QB Anthony Richardson joins Bryce Young in 2023 first-round benched club. But Colts' decision is harder to explain.

 

[KellysHeroes]

Drafts high prospect project, decides to not let prospect develop and immediately start them... then wonder why the whole thing went to hell
Traditional Colts management

 

[rockaction]

Waldman is way out over his skis on this guy. I hope for his sake he’s right. He’s telling you to buy in dynasty. I’m looking to do that but after reading FreeBaGel’s posts and hearing about what his issues are I’m really reluctant.

I’m not so sure I’ll be reaping a windfall.

 

[taylormeetstheismann]

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.

This.

Why?

Are you familiar with contract leagues?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

100% and as I wrote the night the Colts drafted him
B-U-S-T!

You cannot survive in the NFL with a 52% comp rate that he brought over from college
Richardson was 10 of 24 last week, did I read that correctly?

-It's Ok, folks wanted to light me up like a Christmas Tree for not being marveled by all his intangibles.
There is something about this style of Quarterbacks that seems appealing to many, I'm just not sure what those intangibles truly are

 

[JohnnyU]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

100% and as I wrote the night the Colts drafted him
B-U-S-T!

You cannot survive in the NFL with a 52% comp rate that he brought over from college
Richardson was 10 of 24 last week, did I read that correctly?

-It's Ok, folks wanted to light me up like a Christmas Tree for not being marveled by all his intangibles.
There is something about this style of Quarterbacks that seems appealing to many, I'm just not sure what those intangibles truly are

Actually he was 10 of 32 last week.

 

[crushedspirit]

Not sure what Indy were expecting for the short term knowing who he was. He basically needs to learn how to play QB, and the real risk is taking the time to tutor him while knowing it might never happen for him anyways.

In this day and age you can't really invest in a 3 to 4 year project at QB using a high draft pick. Let someone else take that risk since it rarely pays off.

 

[JohnnyU]

Not sure what Indy were expecting for the short term knowing who he was. He basically needs to learn how to play QB, and the real risk is taking the time to tutor him while knowing it might never happen for him anyways.

In this day and age you can't really invest in a 3 to 4 year project at QB using a high draft pick. Let someone else take that risk since it rarely pays off.

Sure has a Trey Lance vibe to it.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Hindsight’s 20/20, but seemed like a perfect candidate to sit his whole first year. Doing this now creates a lot of questions and concerns.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

Hindsight’s 20/20, but seemed like a perfect candidate to sit his whole first year. Doing this now creates a lot of questions and concerns.

Let's put it on the player and those that guided him. He should have stayed in college. There's a reason Caleb, Jayden, Nix, etc have found varying levels of success early, but well more than Richardson. Lots and lots of reps in college. They learned to process not just one offense prior to NFL, but multiple offenses since they all played other places. Penix could easily be in the same conversation for all we know. Richardson is younger than all those guys, but the way it is going he's not gonna get reps at the pro level. NFL is a bad place to learn the basics.

 

[massraider]

[DYNASTY] I think it's crazy to declare a guy a bust, at this age, after 10 games, with the injuries and on and on.

I think ARich owners need to evaluate the team. With a guy like this, it takes a village.
Do you believe in the Colts organization? Do you think they are going to do the right thing to develop their young QB? If you do, then I think he's a hold. If you drafted him, you believe in the talent, the measureables, the traits are still there. You had to think he was a project, and there would be bad games. He's a sell if you don't think the Colts have the infrastructure to develop him.

I was thinking about this, as I watched Geno Smith and Sam Darnold performing well for their respective franchises, and thinking about what their careers may have looked like if they had been drafted by the Seahawks and VIkings instead of the team currently rolling out the withered husk that used to be Aaron Rodgers.


My issue all along with ARich was cost. I thought he was drafted way too high for a project, I thought there was an over-correction in scouting. People missed on previous mobile guys, and didn't want to whiff on the next Lamar/Josh Allen. Thus, as a fantasy asset, he was overpriced. He pretty much cost the same in rookie drafts as Kyler Murray, and his cost should have been closer to Malik WIllis. Unrealistic expectations, based on his experience and past performance, at a high cost, and you have the current opinion of him.

 

[VikingFrog]

Dropped in superflex redraft. For good reason. But is it weird that I sort of want to pick him up? Yes it is.

 

[JohnnyU]

Hindsight’s 20/20, but seemed like a perfect candidate to sit his whole first year. Doing this now creates a lot of questions and concerns.

He practically did sit his entire first year I suppose he didn't learn anything watching. Yes, he needs reps, but sitting now is probably best. He's still under contract for two more years and if they don't trade him he might still turn into something.

 

[-OZ-]

Dropped in superflex redraft. For good reason. But is it weird that I sort of want to pick him up? Yes it is.

I still haven’t pulled the trigger to drop him in normal redraft. I should.

 

[need2know]

ouch - to be benched this early is bad. They are essentially giving up on him.

To be fair, tapping out did him in

Either that or being awful in every game he was healthy enough to play in

 

[RenegadeRoy]

Dropped in superflex redraft. For good reason. But is it weird that I sort of want to pick him up? Yes it is.

That seems wild to me in superflex. I'd pick him up. He's probably going to play again either through a Flacco injury or when the Colts are out of contention. A starting QB in superflex is typically valuable.

 

[jm192]

Hindsight’s 20/20, but seemed like a perfect candidate to sit his whole first year. Doing this now creates a lot of questions and concerns.

He practically did sit his entire first year I suppose he didn't learn anything watching. Yes, he needs reps, but sitting now is probably best. He's still under contract for two more years and if they don't trade him he might still turn into something.

Yeah. I agree sitting is better for his development.

A lot of mixed reactions on Twitter/X with people saying he needs game reps to improve.

I think he has to learn how to play quarterback. And that's going to be a big undertaking/process. Can he do it? Maybe, maybe not.

But I don't think getting smashed by TJ Watt and Will Anderson WHILE trying to really learn the position is going to get him where he needs to be.

Let him step back. Watch Flacco. Work on specific things in practice. But being in the games obviously isn't doing it.

 

[jm192]

[DYNASTY] I think it's crazy to declare a guy a bust, at this age, after 10 games, with the injuries and on and on.

I think ARich owners need to evaluate the team. With a guy like this, it takes a village.
Do you believe in the Colts organization? Do you think they are going to do the right thing to develop their young QB? If you do, then I think he's a hold. If you drafted him, you believe in the talent, the measureables, the traits are still there. You had to think he was a project, and there would be bad games. He's a sell if you don't think the Colts have the infrastructure to develop him.

I was thinking about this, as I watched Geno Smith and Sam Darnold performing well for their respective franchises, and thinking about what their careers may have looked like if they had been drafted by the Seahawks and VIkings instead of the team currently rolling out the withered husk that used to be Aaron Rodgers.


My issue all along with ARich was cost. I thought he was drafted way too high for a project, I thought there was an over-correction in scouting. People missed on previous mobile guys, and didn't want to whiff on the next Lamar/Josh Allen. Thus, as a fantasy asset, he was overpriced. He pretty much cost the same in rookie drafts as Kyler Murray, and his cost should have been closer to Malik WIllis. Unrealistic expectations, based on his experience and past performance, at a high cost, and you have the current opinion of him.

Agree here.

I think if they drafted him 2nd or 3rd round like the project he is, it's a way different discussion. He's a super athlete. He's NOT really a quarterback at this point in time. They drafted him like a polished QB that was also a super athlete.

 

[JohnnyU]

Who else feels the Colts will beat the Vikings this week? The Vikings are decent against the run, but suck against the pass. Look for Flacco to exploit that. Taylor may not do much this week, but Downs and Pittman will. Of course from the other side I see Aaron Jones having a good game too.

 

[zamboni]

Dropped in superflex redraft. For good reason. But is it weird that I sort of want to pick him up? Yes it is.

I'm dropping him for Flacco. If it turns out they give the reins back to ARich sooner rather than later, so be it. It can be someone else's problem.

 

[JohnnyU]

Dropped in superflex redraft. For good reason. But is it weird that I sort of want to pick him up? Yes it is.

I'm dropping him for Flacco. If it turns out they give the reins back to ARich sooner rather than later, so be it. It can be someone else's problem.

I'm 100% sure this is redraft you're talking about here.

 

[zamboni]

Dropped in superflex redraft. For good reason. But is it weird that I sort of want to pick him up? Yes it is.

I'm dropping him for Flacco. If it turns out they give the reins back to ARich sooner rather than later, so be it. It can be someone else's problem.

I'm 100% sure this is redraft you're talking about here.

Yes of course. I have him in my deep keeper league (keep 8) and holding through the offseason. Not sure if I'll wind up keeping him next year, but I'll let things play out.

 

[zeeshan2]

[Chappell] Colts HC Shane Steichen on the QB change from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco: “Joe will be our quarterback going forward. Joe gives us the best chance to win right now. Not giving up on Anthony Richardson. It was my decision.”

[Atkins] Shane Steichen was asked if Anthony Richardson will start a game for the Colts again: “That would be great. We’ll see.”

 

[JohnnyU]

[Chappell] Colts HC Shane Steichen on the QB change from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco: “Joe will be our quarterback going forward. Joe gives us the best chance to win right now. Not giving up on Anthony Richardson. It was my decision.”

[Atkins] Shane Steichen was asked if Anthony Richardson will start a game for the Colts again: “That would be great. We’ll see.”

After making this decision there's not much else he could say regarding your last sentence.