What Benching for Rest of Season Means for Anthony Richardson’s Development | The Rich Eisen Show
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- Rich Eisen weighs in on the Indianapolis Colts naming veteran QB Joe Flacco their starter for the rest of the season over the talented-but-inconsistent Anthony Richardson.
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Peyton Manning was a favorite to win the Heisman. Anthony Richardson was 6-7 with a 50% reception percentage during his entire college career.
The NFL is not a camp for gifted athletes who want to learn how to play quarterback through on-the-job-training.
Yes every great player just walked on the field and dominated straight away
Exactly. Some rough edges are to be expected, but the NFL is not here to develop athletes into football players. If a QB can't throw accurately or read defenses or understand the game, he's not a QB. He's just a guy who threw the ball in college where you can get away with that since 99% of your competition isn't NFL material.
@@hoggers7572Drew Brees set college records at Purdue. How'd that work out later?
Exactly. Richardson isn't a QB. He is an athlete that someone likely duped into playing QB some when he was younger. I think he likes being the center of attention but I'm not sure this is really what he wants to do. It is why he never got the reps on high school or college.
@@jonesyokc He said he wants to be a rapper.
Comparing Richardson to Peyton Manning is so insulting. Richardson is nowhere near Manning as a rookie.
Hes not comparing them, just making a general point
They are talking about work ethic that Richardson clearly doesn’t show to have.
AR is not NFL level. He could play an NFL QB on TV, but not in real life.
you should watch that part again
Hes not comparing giving an example that even highly rated Qbs have bad seasons and have to learn
He couldn't throw a ball straight in college, it is beyond me why anyone would think he could do that in the pros!
All through the draft process we heard he was a project that needs coaching and the Colts threw him in as the starter week one
@@SDRHaki this is actually the correct take, he shouldn't have started yet. He can't capitalize on reps and get better because core understanding of what he's even looking at isn't in place, I'm taking this from Joe pointing out "he doesn't even know what to ask".
@@SDRHaki cause week one he looked bigger stronger and faster than Menshew
Saying there is a QB development problem after absolutely dumping on the Falcons for over a month for picking Penix is the height of irony.
That's literally what I was thinking. Just because a prospect is seen as "pro-ready" coming out of college doesn't mean they don't benefit from sitting and learning what it takes to be a pro first. I am so glad that Penix gets to learn behind Kirk and see firsthand what winning in the NFL looks like.
@@zacharymontgomery474 I have no idea when it became the norm to rush young QBs to the field. It's like joining the UFC to learn to fight. You can absolutely sit and learn. In college it's called a redshirt year. Virtually every job does this. You learn first then go do the job.
I disagree. It’s an owner/gm/scouting problem. Just stop drafting guys so high and giving them unrealistic expectations to begin with.
Owner problem he gave his new coach total control on who he wanted.
this makes no sense. "stop drafting guys so high" huh
Not a matter of drafting guys high. Its about the expectations that are unrealistic. They look at Stroud or Daniels effect and see how they had their teams in playoff position in year 1. They see how 3 of the rookie QBs from this years class has their teams in playoff position. They weren't expected to be this good, they were expected to be at the bottom of the league just trying to get better as they rebuild. The Broncos have had a pretty soft schedule and a last place schedule can definitely help and they have a top 5 defense which got them 5-3. These teams are looking for that Stroud or Daniels effect in their QBs and that's unrealistic. Those are once in a generational talents. The pressure the start right away instead of sitting, learning, and developing hurts the development of young QBs.
Yea
Or just stop drafting guys high based on "1-Year-Wonder" college seasons, or displays of freaky athleticism / "wow throws" at pro days and combines, or pure vibes like "he still drives his grandma's hand-me-down sedan!" Sitting guys for a year or two can be helpful, but there's pressure from the fans who want winning and don't feel like sticking with an aging-vet/bridge-QB option, as well as from management wanting to maximize the rookie contract window, now that 2nd-contract expectations for even average QBs have gone through the roof.
I think every QB should sit year one. Marino, Elway, Favre, Montana, Brady were not QB1 on opening day as a Rookies. Neither was Aaron Rodgers or Mahomes. Very few guys succeed with that pressure.
The problem with these high draft picks going to trash teams and getting ruined is that these teams suck for a reason, most of the time they aren't just missing a qb, and no generational talent will fix systemic and cultural problems that are institutionalized in the entire organization for years.
I don't disagree but only 1 of those guys was drafted post 2010 when the rookie wage scale was introduced. Different draft and developmental landscape nowadays because you aren't quite as "married" to your picks. In general, there are less mid-tier QB's or HC's nowadays because teams want to strike gold or move on quickly before they're anchored down like the Giants with Daniel Jones now.
@@SonofStormblessed Take it easy Fam.
I might be wrong about Elway (FB Reference says that Elway was splitting with Steve Deberg early in 83 but thats quibbling) but I think my point still stands. Making a rookie the undisputed QB1 on a bad team is often a recipe for failure. The misses way outnumber the hits.
Sure Peyton worked out but he's an outlier, plus he had an outstanding pedigree. I would make the case that Cam should not have started week one despite his early success. I mean, it seems like he developed some bad habits and an ego. That's why he was washed up at 30 and out of the league shortly after. People may disagree. Luck was burned out by 30. Why? Partially because of the pressure he was under from the moment he declared for the draft.
Bruh, I'm not saying starting a rookie QB never works. I'm just saying, it seems smarter and better in the long term to bring these guys along a little slower.
Look at all the QBs drafted from like 2010-2015. It's a dead zone! So many of those guys were washouts. RG3, Luck and Newton, all out of the league, meanwhile delayed starters like Brees, Brady and Now Rodgers played into their 40s. (Though Rodgers is probably washed now)
@@SonofStormblessed Agree with your take, so many people think because Mahomes, Rodgers, Love sat that suddenly that is the magic answer to all the QB development problems. Yet as you pointed out, there are plenty of guys that do well from the start. I honestly believe Mahomes would have been just fine starting day 1 year 1, sure sitting behind Alex Smith was helpful, but in no way did the magic of Alex Smith create the Mahomes we now know. As always, QB success has many factors to it. Right coaches, right scheme, a good defense, a good run game, a good offensive line, good GM that can add those other quality players, fan base/owner that can ride the ups and downs, and just plain luck with being able to avoid injury. I am one that believes in "just play them". For example, the recent "should the Pats start Drake Maye or not debate". Sure the Patriots suck, sure Drake Maye is going to be under a lot of pressure, he's going to make a ton of mistakes, but he's also going to get a ton of experience with hardly no pressure to win.
You should call the Redskins and give them that advise, like you did last year when you called the Texans.
“All the way up to the deadhead that runs the whole thing.”
Accurate in more ways than one. 😂😂😂
I honestly think it says more about the state of college football than anything.
I says more about how politically correct the NFL is.
What do you think it says about cfb?
@@bristolpeteCFB doesn't consistently compete against top talent, so the guys they think are good in college are mostly just good against lesser opponents.
@johnhargrove7744 eh I agree and disagree. That's changed a lot this year too, but years past you have a better argument.
No, he was just a dumb draft pic
You can believe in AR long term and understand he’s overwhelmed and needs to sit short term. Both things can be true.
Yes but it begs the question
When was the last time a franchise qb was benched and ever bounced back from it
GB fan here. I cannot understand why teams that are not "desperate" for immediate change don't copy the GB model and sit the draft pick for a year to learn the system behind the starter. If you have a Joe Flacco on the roster, why not play him and sit the kid - which is now what they have been forced to do. Yes, you can get better if you're not playing. That's not "the way life goes." Ask Jordan Love.
you also have CJ stroud, jayden daniels, drake maye and a mot of recent examples of guys who come in and balled out right away. Most guys are good not becuase how many time they sit or how the team developped them. They are good because they are good, and bad QBs are bad not because of the team, but rather because they are bad themselves
@@YangSong-z5s Okay, but the league is full of examples where mediocre QBs changed location and excelled. Being good is only the price of entry. Lots of other variables after that.
if they had done that from jump, AR doesn't get hurt and lose a year of developement rehabbing
@@YangSong-z5s this isn't true. Jayden Daniels would not be this good on the jets. He has an excellent OC that built the entire offense around his young QB. Caleb's OC Shan Waldron is terrible and does nothing to the strengths of his QB. A lot of the reason Deshaun Watson was so good in Houston and terrible after is because they basically ran his college offense. Same for Jayden. Same for Russell Wilson in Seattle. He is just now learning how to run an NFL offense. You'll notice that good organizations tend to develop QBs better and bad orgs tend not to. See the Browns and Jets. Notice that Mayfield and Darnold are much better when they have quality OCs. Tom Brady has said it too. These orgs don't bring guys in to learnhow to play QB they bring them in to learn a playbook
EVERYBODY, PLEASE CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION? This is a fan with A BRAIN. THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. LETS ALL THANK HIM FOR THINKING BEFORE SPEAKING. 👏
The tap out is for sure what got him benched, let’s be real if it was for performance they’d have benched him a while ago.
It wouldn’t have looked good to the locker room if they did nothing about it.
Genuine question: why don’t QBs sub out after runs if they’re tired? Other positions sub out and star athletes in other sports sub out. When flacco is your backup why not put him in for a couple plays every drive?
@@XxDeadpool99xXIf the QB is tired they call one or two run plays to give him a blow on the field. Also, you can’t run a QB out there w/o giving him a chance to warm up first
@@XxDeadpool99xX QB gets paid the most because the influence the games the most. Both are reasons why they are in there 24/7. Also, Offensive linemen are in there all the time blocking ... You quit on them and tap out, they quit on you and good luck surviving = The real problem as AR just lost the locker room
Falcons playing smart with Penix.
Falcons and Penix both suck and nothing will change that.
Of course. How might things look for them if they did not have the luxury of a quality veteran starter, like Cousins?
Seriously, though- excluding injury, how do you go back to Anthony Richardson, if you're the Colts?
Richardson reminds me of Cam- only, after Cam was washed. Big and strong enough to still truck a linebacker, but injury prone and not enough cardio to do anything meaningful on the next play.
We can’t really say that. Cousins was already signed to be the guy AND he’s balling. They have zero reason to look at the rook
Problem is penix is already 24 years old
This is about 52 other members of that team, he needs to develop. He needs to grow Flaco right now is their best chance to win. This is about a coach being a coach and Richardson needs to develop. Cut and dry.
Im sure the guy who has been a QB since forever will suddenly "progress" at the position in 15 months😂😂 dude sucks through and through. If he actually wants to play(he dont) he better learn how to play TE. He is not a QB, he can't throw it to save his life
Let’s not forget that the few QBs that started week 1 as rookies and managed to eventually win a superbowl did it in an era where players actually played in 4 pre-season games and went through two-a-days in camp to get reps in and it still took them time.
There isn't a QB development issue. You (the media) are overvaluing the position, and teams are overdrafting guys that are not NFL ready and then making them play watching them suck, and then being surprised they suck.
And honestly the media like I said in my above comment are at fault as well. Brockman asking a guy like Maye in New England to get hurt behind a line we know is bad because "c'mon we wanna see the new guy!" Rich asking a guy like Richardson who is clearly not mechanically ready as a QB to play in the NFL to try and learn it on the fly so we can sell tickets to the Glue Factory Irsay runs is just as much their fault as anyone elses. Rich needs to take ownership in his role in this as a media head.
Truth, very poor decision to make an unproven commodity the number 4 pick. Now will they cut bait n cast again or find a QB Whisperer??? What's Kurt Warner doing for the next 9 months?? Manning passing academy???
@@dartlong4353 Considering the history of the Colts, even if they cut bait with Richardson they'd just draft a guy and ruin him physically by playing him too early to sell tickets. Looking back as I get older, seeing who they've had drafted, it's truly wild how long Peyton held up.
The reality is job security in the NFL is extremely low so leashes are tight for young QBS. As fans we can look towards the future but the people in the organization can't. If they have a guy who can perform better they will use him. Regardless of the 17 year age difference.
To address this development issue i think the NFL should invest heavily into the spring league, and basically turn it into a minor league. Basically give them a draft structure, have them draft after the NFL in like July, and let the teams play during spring and have that he the additional layer of recruiting
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There’s a Zach Wilson situation brewing in Indy.
A lot of the "you have to start them, you drafted them in the 1st round!" starts with the media. Fans hear it and put pressure on the teams. I don't think ANY QB drafted should start day one unless due to injury. Let them sit and marinate.
What about Jordan Love, Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, all of the other QBs that sat under a vet and became amazing players for it?
Been screaming this from the rooftops all season. The kids not ready. Don't force it.
Those 3 all managed to complete +60% of their passes in College.
Anthony Richardson will never do this in his entire career.
@@cfcdougiecfc1Will never be ready.
And they had a lot more starts in college to boot. If sitting for a year or two helped those QBs, how much more would it have helped Richardson?
Massive difference
If he were drafted in the 4th round, would there be any question if he was a bust? Nope. Since he was 4th overall, people still think there's a chance. Here's the key difference between Richardson and just about every other top drafted QB bust, all of those other ones, even Jamarcus Russell, played winning college football at a high level, but Richardson was not good in college either, he started 12 games, went 6-6, 2500 yards, 17 TDs and 9 INTs with %53 comp rate. He was outrageously over drafted based on his size and circus throws he made at the combine, he should've been a 6th/7th rounder or even a UDFA.
the word Bust is irrelevant
Ding Ding Ding Ding!
Richardson got recruited to UF based on physical traits and drafted based on physical traits.
This is the first time in his life he hasn't gotten a pass based on his athletic ability. Time to see how he responds
Anthony Richardson was 6-6 the year he was drafted into the NFL, 0-1 the season prior for a total of 6 wins 7 losses as the UF Gators QB1. Google it. Cheers.
The Packers have figured out the QB development thing. The Falcons are doing the same thing with Penix and Cousins.There isn't a QB development problem there is a media problem. The Packers were lambasted for the Love pick, the Falcons got absolutely destroyed for the Penix pick, but they are the only teams that have or had plans to commit long term to the development of franchise QBs while remaining competitive season to season.
The NFL needs to pass a rule that certain teams cannot draft a QB in the first round: Indianapolis, Cleveland, Raiders, Jets.
Troy Aikman won ZERO games his rookie year. Their lone win came with Steve Walsh in at QB
That team was bad around him. The Colts actually have some good players around Richardson and Flacco.
@@henrywallacesghost5883Who are these mysterious world beaters
This isn’t AR first year in the NFL, it’s his second year. In Aikmans second year he was 7-8.
Troy aikman the most overrated qb to ever play the game
It’s absolutely astounding how he ever managed one Super Bowl nevermind that he won 3
He’s toast. The number of QBs who were drafted by their team and benched for their performance rarely make it on the same team
Terry Bradshaw is the rare exception. He was benched for a few games in favor of Joe Gilliam until winning the job back.
@@JBM425 The other one that I know of is Rex Grossman lol
@@adraboranlovesIronman Toxic? Sure.....name the NFL team looking to add the NFL's WORST QB for two years in a row, who gets worse with each game, is setting records for worst compl% and INT %, fumbles a lot, can't play more than half the season due to injuries, and needs to take breaks between plays. We'll wait.
@@Vevay1961 Anyone who doesn't have a backup will gladly take him at a huge discount. There have been enough stories lately of players with a comeback later in their career after starting in horrible situations early, and it can be a revelation how good a guy can be if he gets a second chance due to an injury, especially when they're put with a good coaching staff and a good team.
@@proteuswest1084 Oh sure... a waiting line of teams that wants the worst QB in the NFL. Especially one that can't play more than half the season and when he does play, needs to take breaks between plays. Add in the fumbles and NFL leading INT % and you got a real winner in the trade market. May even get a 7th round draft pick in 2048 for that turd.
Spot on here with the conversation about the QB development issue with college players coming into the NFL. It is a huge problem that the league is struggling with at the moment. Players at the college level are not prepared to face NFL defensives. This issue is not a personal one. But an issue the NFL needs to find a solution for long term. The fans attending games deserve to see competent quality players at all positions.
Troy actually had zero wins his first year. The only game they won that season was with the backup, I think TA was 0-11
I'm often wrong, didn't fact check cuz I'm still listening and not a troll
You are correct. Just went and looked. 0-11 as a rookie with 9TDs to 18INT
Correct. Steve Walsh was the QB for the Cowboys sole win that season.
"...can't get better if he's not playing."
Rich, I love ya. The problems with Richardson are not something he can just casually work through in a 16 game season. He has troubling mechanical woes and no feel for touch on the football. You don't "work it out" by playing a football game. If you practice 3 times a week for a couple hours how to throw appropriately, when game time occurs all that goes out the window and you revert to your old ways. He has always needed to sit down and develop in the background. There was no other reason to start him other then Irsay wanting to sell tickets on a potential franchise saver who he will potentially destroy as he has done so many others with his poor ownership. The only thing "working it out" would do is eff up this young mans body and confidence.
Real talk Rich, did you hear yourself this clip? Because how does going out there to throw 30+% completion percentage while throwing off 310+pound DT's off your back going to build it? I love ya man. But this was not a good take on your part in my opinion. You can't complain about QB development being a problem and then potentially campaign as a media person to cancel it by forcing this guy on the field. Which the media constantly does with these young players. You are the driving force behind them playing when there's no ungodly reason for them to be. Every time a Brockman asks Maye to start to get shellacked behind that Pats line. Every time you ask a clearly NFL unready player like Richardson to waste game snaps. This was of your design.
AR's terrible stats are the reason. Tapping out was a convenient excuse and a distraction.
I don't think there is a development problem. I think QBs are increasingly coming out of college earlier. Anyone from UF could have told you AR declared for the draft at a very head scratching time.
He was probably convinced that giving NFL scouts a larger sample size would likely only hurt his draft stock... he wasn't wrong.
Nothing like screwing up in front of the world and have to stand up and carry on.
It's called growing up. All of us old people were slapped down in our chosen profession b4 we went on to success.
Went to every London Monarch home game. Good memories.
Maybe they screwed up falling in love with a combine warrior like many teams have in the past.. ☕ Not every amazing athlete has good football instincts.
Part of the problem is teams are terrified to risk their young QBs in preseason games.
Its not about ability at this point, its about heart and leadership. The face of your franchise tapped out. That is a locker room killer!!! They had to sit him.
I agree you gotta give him the reps no matter how bad. If he’s a bust after year 3 you may get lucky enough to draft high with a new QB. Now we may get to 8-8 and Joe Flacco is 41 next year and you still need a franchise QB. The issue continues in Indy and as a Colts fan it’s frustrating. Flacco will win us a few games and MAYBE a playoff spot but make no mistake about it. He’s gonna have one of his patented 3 to 4 pick games to end the Colts run.
Blame the NFLPA for lack of QB development. Too limited on avail work hours, no reps for non QB 1s.
Rich: "Gotta get him the reps."
AR: "Nah."
AR can bounce around several desperate NFL teams for 8-10 years and make a lot of money on his current talent only. This I believe is what will happen. He has no desire to put in the work and effort to get better. Just my opinion after watching so far
I am having trouble even believing the "tired" bit and it feels like there's more to what happened. 100% AR would have known even in college that tapping out is a complete no no in that situation. Still staggered it happened!
I'm 61 been watching Baltimore colts forever , this is a teaching process to assure he don't get hurt a learning experience, that's it nothing more I've heard all the negativity, and don't buy into it.😂
Reminds me of some jobs I've had where there is a rotating door of hiring and firing that you have new people training other new people for jobs they themselves don't fully understand. That all being said we can chill on there being a QB problem a little bit. There is a reason why when we talk about the best QBs it's the same handful of guys all the time. It's in part because of the QB's skill, but it's also in part because they have a good team around them and because they have good management above them. Generally bad teams are badly managed and a lot of that comes from owners being impatient.
Imagine being surprised about benching the NFL's WORST QB for two years in a row, who gets worse with each game, is setting records for worst compl% and INT %, fumbles a lot, can't play more than half the season due to injuries, and needs to take breaks between plays. Eisen should focus on soccer.
Calling Irsay a deadhead is too much 😂
Every year, 5 or 6 terrible teams use prime picks to take QBs that they expect to save their franchise. There just aren't 5 franchise QBs every year.
This.
Esp. when they get drafted to teams that are missing key pieces all over the place.
Tory Aikman didn’t win a football game his rookie year in 1989. Steve Walsh was the quarterback for Dallas when they beat Washington in Washington on a Sunday night.
I've always been a believer that you don't take your developmental QB out unless you are giving up on him. Indy is giving up on him.
Under normal circumstances, I would say you don't quite on a guy in his 2nd season, but I don't think "Don't take yourself out of the game" is a lesson that needs to be learned. Its a sign. Believe people when they tell you who they are. Cut you loses, trade him, and move on.
Its ok to sit and learn in practice, see Jordan Love
There is a bigger QB development issue is college. College QBs are never under center, only in gun, not calling plays in the huddle, and looking to the sidelines on what calls and reads to make. Quality of college QBs has been dropping.
That’s objectively untrue. You can look it up but in the past decade a higher % have succeeded vs the decade prior. Burrow, Mahomes, Stroud, Purdy, Jackson, Love, Allen, etc
@@nnjjee1 sorry I’ll side with Tom Brady, who I basically quoted in my original post. Seems like the GOAT would know ball better than most.
@@TWP13You're free to be subjective about it all you want; But remember Tom Brady sat behind Drew bledsoe before he was ready. And he is not a scout or a general manager
Not the problem, Teams have been drafting busts at QB since I started watching in the 80s. Everybody was under center then, in college and the pros.
Create a minor league based on the practice squads. Then you have a legit way to develop young talent. Plus that would be a great thing for walk-ons.
dam i love that idea !
saying the colts are benching richardson or any QB for the rest of the season is moronic ,
if 39 year old flacco goes down from a sack in the first quarter , the guess who comes in to play
The guy on the bench?
@@SatanicKale Don't confuse him.
Luck came in generally making the throws he was supposed to make. Peyton did the same thing. Maybe a few years as a backup would give him the seasoning he needs to perform at least adequately.
What was the basis for drafting this kid in the first round in the first place? His performance in college? What were the Colts thinking?
Honestly I think the only way to fix this is is to move towards an NBA contact model with structured fully gaurnteed contracts and a higher rookie pay scale in excahge for like two more years of contractual control. Even if just an additional year that way there is less pressure to start guys and figure out what you have in them before you pay them a larger second contract.
sometimes having to go to timeout is how you get better. And it seems that most quarterbacks I have to sit behind somebody like Flaco end up having great careers.
A team that is looking ahead to the future seems to always be looked ahead into the future every year.
While teams that takes the attitude of, 'We have to win l, NOW' seem to be able to do it year after year.
I keep forgetting that a nickname for Indy is Nap Town lol
I’m sick of this narrative that there’s a “QB development problem” in the NFL. Some guys just aren’t cut out for it and some teams overdraft and overvalue these guys
How would you know.? 1 good rookie season. Can Watson cut it now? I would argue Dak regressed as a player also. Lawrence is going backwards.
Coaches mKe a difference.
@@marquesmurray Development. The guy said Development ... And you bring up QBs that are all at least 4 years in. And let's look at that one on year 4. Coaching you say....... Did terrible with a terrible coach (Urban) but then did good with a SB ring coach (Peterson) but you say his development went backwards and your reason is... coaching because? WhO neEds LoGic
Owners are part of the problem. They want has much out of the draftee while he's on a rookie contract. Every year they are learning has a back up is one more low cost year off the contract.
What is with the idea that you have to play to learn or improve? Lamar, Mahomes, Rodgers, Love, and others have sat and then been successful. Darnold and Geno had to sit (and go to better teams) to be better. Richardson might be a little different because he only had one season of games in college but sitting proves to be very successful for guys when given the opportunity.
those guys are good because they are good. bad QBs can switch to differnt teams all they want and they still end up being bad. Good QBs in recent years all came into the league and started balling out.
Eisen makes a nonsensical point. There's no qb development problem in the NFL. If an owner wants to risk a first round pick on a player that was clearly unready, that's on the owner who makes the bad call. It's no one else's problem.
holding a clipboard for a year or 2 was the NFL's development league.
The NFL needs a developmental league for the summer. They need to start pumping money into the XFL to get up and running strong. Guys who are coming back from injuries or they simply are not ready need to be playing in the XFL. It’s the only major sport who doesn’t have a developmental league. These colleges are doing a disservice to by rushing these guys through college without proper development. The NFL relied so heavily colleges for decades but the NIL change that. A QB needs at least 3 years in college before they should be eligible for the draft.
Anthony Richardson only started in 13 College games. What was Indy looking at on draft Day?? It's like JaMarcus Russell w/the Raiders. Indy wasting the #4 Pick on Anthony Richardson. Colts Head Coach Shane Steichen helped convince Jim Irsay to draft Richardson at #4 2023 Draft. He won't be coaching the Colts next season. No way.
The issue with the colts (Irsay/ballard) is that they sold us all on the idea that he would be a project and it would take time to develop. Now that expectation has changed 10 games into his career. Definitely an argument to be made that Josh Allen could have been benched his rookie year
This isn’t 10 games into his career though. This is year 2.
@ how many games has he started and finished?
@@Andrew_CC-97he played on 4 of 17 his rookie year. Just because you aren’t playing doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be learning the game. Why has AR regressed?
@ he didn’t pick up a football until August because of the rehab on this throwing shoulder and has yet to play 3 games consecutively. Hard to get in a rhythm like that
@@Andrew_CC-97 yeah, that’s another big problem. Indy doesn’t want another injury prone qb.
"Can't get better if he's not playing." Is that actually true? The Packers have been understudying their QBs for the last few decades with good results, and the Chiefs did so with Mahomes for a year.
The problem is scouting and paying these guys a year too early. I bet the Jags, Dolphins, Cowboys, and Giants all with they waited one more year
I think it’s more a draft evaluation problem for QB’s
Playing unpracticed only destroys confidence.
I think its important to distinguish between a draft bust and a player thats a bust. Not saying he isnt a bust as a player but its really on the organization to draft appropriately which they didnt in the case of AR. He was drafted way too high and because of that was expected to do way more than he ever showed he could do in college. Its almost unfair to him that they drafted him so highly.
The qb development problem stems from the owners. It all begins at the top with them breathing down their coaches necks telling them to start the unproven kid and feeding them to the wolves. Sometimes you just have to suck and let the kid watch and learn from a veteran despite the record. Recent history has shown that sitting the young qb is better than just starting them fresh out of college.
So we're just pretending that qb problems are a new thing?
Didn’t Tom Brady say quarterbacks are being played too early 🤔
Colleges aren't unified in how they develop QB's is the first issue. The media criticizes and second guesses everything is the second problem. Players in general are over-drafted based on their ceiling over their college performance is the third problem. Most teams don't have enough pieces to put around any QB for them to be successful, let alone a rookie.
Ideally, colleges would all be running pro style programs and teams wouldn't have to play their developmental prospect till they are ready. It'll never happen.
There needs to be a developmental league for nfl players drafted
The colts saw what Baltimore did with Lamar and assumed they could do it too. They were so convinced they were creating Lamar 2.0, they never realized AR wasn’t close to Lamar 1.0, and their coaches aren’t as good as Baltimore’s coaches.
It means they will be entertaining trade offers
Newly drafted quarterbacks should be holding a clipboard for a season or 2. Instead, they are pushed onto the field way before they're ready. Some teams (like Cleveland) are known to be quarterback killers.
Love didn’t start for years and everyone praises the Qb development in Wisconsin… yet Indy should rush him 🤷
What do you mean the Colt didn't have a chance to make the playoffs last year? They were playing the Texans on Week 18 for the final playoffs spot (Winner of AFC Soutch I believe). And they lost on a failed 4th down conversion in the 4th quarter. They had legitimate playoffs chances the entire year last year with Minshew!
What it should mean and honestly its all up to AR (i got faith) is you still here if u wanna be the man go out and get it. Earn the spot buddy, practice hard take in what u can learn the basics master the plays. Noone gonna give it you, but you still got the chance to go get it. Up to you how bad u want it.
"Can't get better if he's not playing."
That's literally what practice and study are for. He can also grow and mature as a human.
Not saying he will, but it's entirely possible.
Do you ever think about what you are saying?
Anthony should talk with Ryan Leaf about how a bad "me-me-me" attitude can derail a promising career. The ash heap of NFL history is full of such men.
Aikman actually didn’t win any games his rookie season. Steve Walsh was the quarterback during their sole win that season.
I think there needs to be a minor league system for the NFL. We've seen plenty of late round guys who can be coached up to play in this league and I'm sure there's a ton of UDFAs that would love a shot in a minor league system. And then the coaches from the top on down can teach their players exactly what they need for the "major league" roster and get called up
You watch Geno smith, Sam darnold and even Jared Goff… QBs who were thrown away, and now they are flourishing with new teams. For some of these guys it just takes time, and teams are unwilling to invest that time anymore. Terry Bradshaw would have been labeled a bust and traded/released if he was playing today and developed at the same speed that he did in real life.
This may be a one-off for Richardson. He is dead last against the blitz, and the Vikings are the team that blitzes the most. This is a good game for him to take a rest.
How did sitting on the bench for a while work out for Aaron and Patrick?
I wish my Browns had the same guts.
Hey Rich, “Naptown” is not the nickname for Indianapolis…. It’s Annapolis MD.
That was a segue. He probably just got done with a topic on Ravens or Commanders. Then he used a journalistic twist on words to say Richardson needed a nap with his play he took off. It's not that hard to understand.
@ Thank you Capt Obvious.
What about Shane's play calling, nobody mentioning that
Is not an NFL problems is a Colts problem by drafting shitty QB and sell you the idea that they will be the next Payton Manning
By him feeling like he could tap out and take a play off says to me that he doesn't see himself as the leader of that team. He sees himself the same as the wide receivers and running backs who do that. The coaches, media, and fans can say all they want about who he is and what role he plays but it's clear that his self image is not on that level. I think that speaks more about coaching than anything else.
Lets send Anthony over to Richs' house to do some plumbing. He can learn how to while pulling out the old plumbing.
Most important position in sports? Not to team owners.
RIchardson is someone who very likely should have been on the bench learning for the first 3 years of his career (like Jordan Love). He's clearly just not even remotely ready to be an NFL candidate. Teams are so enamored with the idea of having a cheap rookie QB contract and winning that they rush too many kids out. Sure, you get gems like Stroud, Daniels and Purdy, but we're seeing a lot that look rough.
I also have a feeling any college athlete who had to deal with the 2020/21 Covid impacted seasons might not be as ready for the NFL as anyone who didn't have to endure those. There's a reason the 2021 NFL QB class was underwhelming
As an Eagles fan, i really like Shane but this is utterly ridiculous and i hope it costs him his job. They rushed him in to starting knowing he was raw and still developing and then benched him for a horrific reason! Fireable offense
How many teams are going to need QBs for 2025? A dozen? 15? How many potential starters are available in the draft and free agency? Perhaps the teams need to evaluate their development programs and give these QBs time.
I don't agree with the need for development in the NFL. College football is as good of a farm system as exists in sports. The AR situation is a natural consequence of the colts choosing to draft him. His scouting report was physically gifted, raw, inexperienced. Well this situation is a possible outcome of that starting point. Compare him to Bo Nix. Nix played a ton of games. You knew exactly what you were going to get. And we see that on the field now. If you want to roll the dice on AR5 then you have to live with extreme outcomes on both ends.
5:26 Colts had to do it because his completion percentage is 44.4% for the year. You can’t even begin to complete if you’re the second worst qb in 20 years by completion percentage with more than 100 throws in a season.
He’s. Not. Good.
At least not right now.