Indy goes back to Richardson as Starter

[Starkiller]

Honestly, with Flacco being bad last week, why not throw AR back out there? They are trying to develop him into a QB just like we are with Levis (lost cause or not).

 

If they can spin it as a learning experience to not pull himself out of the game because he’s tired then so be it. 

[Callidus]

2 hours ago, Starkiller said:

Honestly, with Flacco being bad last week, why not throw AR back out there? They are trying to develop him into a QB just like we are with Levis (lost cause or not).

 

If they can spin it as a learning experience to not pull himself out of the game because he’s tired then so be it. 

While i never had any faith in him im torn. He has such little experience at any level it feels like a you have to play him to find out deal. At the same time he isnt anywhere near ready. 

[Starkiller]

3 hours ago, Callidus said:

While i never had any faith in him im torn. He has such little experience at any level it feels like a you have to play him to find out deal. At the same time he isnt anywhere near ready. 

I’m of the opinion that you can’t really give enough practice snaps to a backup QB during the regular season to really prepare him for the NFL. He may have to take his lumps early on but that’s the only way to develop him. If he doesn’t have the fortitude to handle the pressure of losing early on then he probably wasn't going to make it as an NFL QB anyway. 
 

Usually the problem is that fans/owners/coaches can’t stomach losing early so they are too likely to yank that young, undeveloped QB and he never has a chance to develop. 

Edited November 14, 2024 by Starkiller

[BudsOilers]

Yeah because GM's, coaching staffs. and players get fired when you lose.

[abenjami]

6 hours ago, Starkiller said:

Honestly, with Flacco being bad last week, why not throw AR back out there? They are trying to develop him into a QB just like we are with Levis (lost cause or not).

 

If they can spin it as a learning experience to not pull himself out of the game because he’s tired then so be it. 

 

Peyton Manning went 3-13 his rookie season.  He completed less than 57% of his pass attempts and threw 26 TD to 28 INT.

[Callidus]

1 hour ago, abenjami said:

 

Peyton Manning went 3-13 his rookie season.  He completed less than 57% of his pass attempts and threw 26 TD to 28 INT.

Did he get benched his second year for being even worse than that and being a punk bitch? 

[Number9]

https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Anthony-Richardson-QB-Florida

Anthony Richardson draft weaknesses

Has struggled with his decision-making and needs to improve his pre-snap recognition skills to read defenses and see blitzes. Doesn't decipher information as quickly as you would like, but does see the entire field and understands coverage. 

His mechanics are hit-or-miss as Richardson struggles to remain consistent. His stride is inconsistent, leading to sporadic accuracy. 

Although he does have a quick release he still often hangs on to the ball too long leading to sacks 

Richardson has a bad habit of fading and throwing off his back foot when the pocket gets muddled, and he is too often all-arm when throwing on the move, sacrificing accuracy massively.

Limited experience - has just a single year of college football behind him and from a passing perspective it wasn't pretty

Very inaccurate - he consistently misses open receivers. His accuracy isn't even close to anybody in the top 10 of this year's QB class

Poor throwing mechanics - hasn't demonstrated he can be a consistent dropback passer.

 

What exactly did the Colts plan to do with AR15?

 

Why are drafting these guys?  Daniel Jones got paid.  He played at Bama!  Bryce Young!  Gotta snatch him!  People didn't even know how tall he was.  Franchise QB.  Does he fit your team?  Hell yeah, we are Super Bowl bound!

 

 

[abenjami]

17 minutes ago, Callidus said:

Did he get benched his second year for being even worse than that and being a punk bitch? 

 

I don't think so.  He went 13-3 his second year.

[oldschool]

13 hours ago, abenjami said:

 

Peyton Manning went 3-13 his rookie season.  He completed less than 57% of his pass attempts and threw 26 TD to 28 INT.

 

Lol. Is epa was also awesome meaning he moved the ball at will.

[TerryBoats]

2 hours ago, oldschool said:

 

Lol. Is epa was also awesome meaning he moved the ball at will.

So you like EPA but not PFF?

[Callidus]

1 hour ago, TerryBoats said:

So you like EPA but not PFF?

To be fair epa is an algorithm, pff is the best guess of an intern watching the game. Neither is going to be perfect. But epa regardless of its got flaws or not is at the very least impartial.

[Face]

1998, Peyton’s rookie year, may as well been 1698 with how different things were. His year was considered tremendous for a rookie at the time. It was just unheard of for rookies to even be solid starters back then. Off the top of my head I’m pretty sure at that point the only 2 QB’s who played like pro bowlers as rookies was Marino & Greg Cook under Bill Walsh in the late 60’s with Cleveland. Most were absolutely terrible. Testaverde almost threw 40 picks his rookie year, granted for an all time bad TB team. Then Big Ben had a great rookie year in ‘04, for a super, super stacked Steeler team.

 

Things were just different. Teams didn’t run any college concepts or anything simpler to make things easier for rookies. I mean, not a single play. They just got the playbook & had to run it. I’m sure teams would gameplan with the simpler stuff in their playbook, more of the half field read stuff. There was also some great running QB’s that started to come into the league back then but they rarely if ever called a QB run aside from the sneak. They got their yards scrambling. In fact I still remember Fisher being interviewed the day we picked VY & asked about QB run plays & he basically said they won’t be in the playbook, his legs will pay off scrambling. This was in ‘06.

[Hyperion]

On 11/13/2024 at 9:43 AM, rns90 said:

Jesus.  This entire division looks like a clown show this week.

 

It has to be one of the worst divisions of all time. The records are so deceiving at the moment.

[freakingeek]

On 11/13/2024 at 11:27 AM, NashvilleNinja said:

Of course, great. Just when I was getting used to the idea of Downs being useful in fantasy. 

Me too. Back to the bench for Downs

[Number9]

On 11/14/2024 at 8:52 PM, Face said:

In fact I still remember Fisher being interviewed the day we picked VY & asked about QB run plays & he basically said they won’t be in the playbook, his legs will pay off scrambling. This was in ‘06.

Don't want to start an old debate, but Steve would have benefited greatly from a QB centric offense.  Steve could throw a ball 80yds into today's windows.  Imagine him with AJB and Smith, or Hill and Waddle.