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    Colts select QB Anthony Richardson Florida (merge)

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    2 hours ago, John Waylon said:

    Have there been any indications of having him do any work with Tom House to flesh out his mechanics? Seems like that would definitely be something he could benefit from. 

    He's  been working with a guy , Will Hewlett, who is considered with the same high regards as House... Hewlett is known as the QB Guru of the Southeast. He and a team of coaches have been working with AR since December.

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    Colts have 4th pick (Official Discussion Thread)

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    4 hours ago, TomDiggs said:

    I know we have seen a lot of people talk about Ballard and another good amount talk about Steichen and his influence.

     

    But there are other tell-tales on guys that should have a big say in the process.

     

    JBC as the OC and Cam Turner as the QB coach are also going to be paramount in developing the kid we draft.

     

    I know people see the work JBC did with Stafford and can draw the dotted lines to Levis since he has been compared to Stafford repeatedly. 

     

    I would go a step further (part of my wishful thinking w me admitting I prefer Richardson if Stroud doesn't land in our lap)....

    Steichen often cites Norv Turner as a big influence on him. Heck he now employees a Norv family member as his QB coach.

     

    Norv was a big Cam Newton fan. Wen Norv was his OC he started out saying "To me, Cam is one of the three or four—if not the hardest—guys to defend in the league," he said. "Coaches spend extra time when they play against Cam Newton because he can beat you in so many different ways. Our intention is to expand on those things that he can do well and things he may not have been exposed to yet."  (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2777300-norv-turner-cam-newton-might-be-nfls-hardest-player-to-defend-against)

    Then when Belichick was poking around Cam, he hit up Norv for his take on him and Norv endorsed Cam again (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2898105-bill-belichick-called-norv-turner-for-reference-on-cam-newton-earlier-this-year)


    All I am getting about there is that there are coaches on the squad that could very easily see Richardson as Cam 2.0 and see the merits in that. Cam was never an elite completion percentage guy in the league and it didn't matter with how he could influence the game. 

    So in my humble opinion, this QB pick is not going to come down to Ballard or Steichen or who either or both want. I genuinely think it is going to come down to who the staff thinks they can make the best versions of themselves and how likely they think it is they can do that and how high that ceiling is if and when they do.

     

    To me, that is the reason there is all the smoke around Richardson and Levis both even though they both have some glaring issues and even though some scouts have claimed they see them as late 1st or even day 2 type picks. 

     

    I am genuinely excited in thinking the staff we have on offense has truly a great likelihood of grooming and cultivating the draft pick and giving us the best version of whoever we draft. 

     

    The last thing i will add:

     

    Our fan base (myself included) really need to stop thinking of this team as being "on the cusp" or thinking about when we had 7 pro bowlers a little over a year ago and need to stop thinking that we have these vets that can't be a part of a rebuild, etc.

     

    Make no mistake, this team is rebuilding on the fly and this team is not as close as we want to believe we are. We are closer to being a genuine bottom-10 team than we are being a playoff team. But that can easily change in 2 years or so if we get this right.

     

    14 of our top-20 paid guys cap-wise are age 28 or younger. 

     

    Over half of them are 27 or younger as well. 

     

    This team is not pressed to win right away. We have a few k

    ey vets that if we are not going places we could do a solid to move in-season or after the year if they want it (ala Gilmore's request). But in general this team can win soon if the QB develops but really needs to develop that guy and take the lumps it will take and exercise patience to reach the heights we want to in time. 

    Preach Brotha!

    Can the Colts be patient enough to develop the next franchise QB...

    The win now mantra is out the window for a few years.

    Bite the bullet and build a contender!

     

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    Colts have 4th pick (Official Discussion Thread)

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    1 hour ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

    Hmm 

     

    https://www.wuft.org/news/2022/06/16/gators-quarterback-richardson-says-he-gave-up-free-sports-car-apologizes-in-new-court-ordered-essay-for-speeding-105-mph/#:~:text=Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson,while letting down the university.

    year old story... no excuse 

    seems like he's learned his lesson, served his punishment and moved on...

    typical teenager story

    (funny the story pops up now)

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    Colts have 4th pick (Official Discussion Thread)

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    19 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:


    Why?    What’s the magic behind a week and a half when there are still three weeks to go?   
     

    Im not saying there won’t be leaks, I’m sure there will be.   But confirmation?   I think that is still a ways off.   
     

    The longer this plays out the more eyes are on Carolina.   And I have to believe the new owner is good with that.   
     

    Just thinking out loud…..

     

    Gotta agree with you here.

    I can't think of any good reason for them to telegraph anything before draft night!

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