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Who’s going to be the Colts’ quarterback in 2025 and beyond?
That’s where our minds must go following Indianapolis’ decision to bench Anthony Richardson in favor of veteran Joe Flacco, a potentially franchise-altering move. The news comes after Colts coach Shane Steichen was noncommittal about Richarson being his starter after he completed just 31.3% of his passes for 175 yards and a touchdown with an interception in Sunday’s loss to the Houston Texans. That performance continued his season-long passing struggles and a noticeable regression for the former No. 4 overall pick from a promising four-game stint as a rookie.
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In one regard, this can be looked at as a grave mistake.
The Colts drafted Richardson knowing that he was a raw prospect who needed reps. The whole NFL world knew this. He started just 13 games at Florida, after all. He had the same accuracy issues in Gainesville that he’s shown in the league to this point. So to sit him after starting just 10 NFL games, after preaching to the public to have patience with him since last spring, looks asinine. We have to remember that Richardson lost valuable development time because of the shoulder injury that ended his rookie season prematurely, too.
Indianapolis could’ve also prioritized doing more for him before pulling the plug.
Steichen’s playcalling has been head-scratching at times this season — the Colts are throwing the ball more than they’re running it despite being built to run with a healthy Jonathan Taylor — and Indianapolis’ receivers haven’t helped.
In Sunday’s loss to the Texans, running back Tyler Goodson dropped a wide-open touchdown. Rookie wide receiver Adonai Mitchell couldn’t keep two feet inbounds on another. There were other drops throughout the game, too. The Colts averaged 6.3 yards per carry against the Texans, but ran the ball just 26 times compared to 32…
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Publish date : 2024-10-29 22:47:06
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