#12.

Honestly, to this point, Richardson looks better than I expected as a passer, but slightly less freakish as an athlete/runner. Overall, pretty strong first game.

Even with a rookie QB and some rookie coach decision making, it was a very winnable game. Special teams swung it. If they back the Jags up at the 5, they win. With Bubba, you didn’t see that much. For Richardson's first game, you can't complain. The accuracy needs to improve considerably, but everyone knew that. It is odd, though, that just a few years ago people were criticizing Luck for exposing his body to hits, trying to get first downs, trying to win games while people now just expect Richardson to do the same thing and make it through a season.

Unfortunately, it looks like you still need a provider to use the Fox app. You can, however, get a 60 minute preview, I believe. Log on in the 3rd quarter to get the end of the game, perhaps. You still need NFL + premium to get all the games. You can get 70% of them with Paramount and CBS. If you're outside of Indiana, you will need a VPN for any of it, I guess.

We talked about this a few weeks ago. I had no idea Paramount had CBS. That’s even a little cheaper than NFL+ and VPN. Of course you'll get NFL Network and primetime games with NFL+. It's getting easier than it was a few years ago, that's for sure.

One year, Sheard somehow got a high PFF grade and a bunch of hype.

I'm not at all sensing a Jax blowout. It will be a game.

We stopped asking in 2013.

To have any kind of idea, I think we have to see how Steichen calls a regular season game first.

Continuing to follow the advice of this agent would be similar to running behind Pinter every down for 8 games. You're not going anywhere, dude. Play the final 13 and see where it goes.

If Holder is surprised by the Packers, there was another NFC team involved. On Kevin's show, he said he knew who the second team was, an NFC team, but couldn't say.

They'll make it up when they get there and ask the first thing that pops into their heads.

Pass rushing graveyard.

What is proper compensation for a player faking injury?

The character picks keep paying dividends.

Like so many things from recent years - Luck's injury and retirement, Chuck staying an extra year, Saturday as a head coach - none of this makes any sense.

Carson Wentz ruined him. Irsay basically stayed out of everything for 20 years until Wentz triggered something in him.

Keep him.

After seeing two preseason games, I would find some way to extend him. To be competitive over the next few years and to help Richardson progress, they need a true weapon of some sort.

Andy Sweeney? From a station in Louisville, I think.

Off topic: Kevin Bowen has a new partner. You can now hear Colts discussion in the morning without 15 minute tales from Jake Query about listening to Vanilla Ice at his frat party in 1990. The new guy is fine. I would just recommend 3 Red Bulls in the morning instead of 4. Take it down a notch.

On the bright side, we'll have plenty of time to forget it. It's seven years until we're in Minnesota again. Oh no, that's right, with the new 17th game, we're back in Minnesota again next year to relive it all. Good times.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a wider range of opinions than those on Richardson's first game in Buffalo. Some thought he was horrible, looked liked a 3 year project while PFF hyped him up and Chris Simms compared him to Josh Allen. I would go somewhere in between. He looked good enough to start game 1, that's all we know for now.

I would play him Saturday.

Super-sub Pinter

If only six months later Saturday has no hard feelings about the whole situation, Manning should get over whatever is bothering him. I just saw a new interview with Manning a few days ago. Watching the interview, you would think he played for Denver for 14 years, the Colts for 4.