Richardson named starter for the season

[Moosejawcolt]

3 hours ago, NFLfan said:

 

The AFC does have lots of talented QBs.

 

The younger starting QBs in the NFC are:

Daniel Jones

Sam Howell

Jalen Hurts

Justin Fields 

Jordan Love

Bryce Young

Desmond Ridder

Brock Purdy

Kyler Murray

 

Definitely not as flashy.

Daniel Jones is a game manager. Sam will be a miss. Jalen had one great year. Let's wait and see. Justin Will be a bust. Jordan has done nothing. Bryce is a rookie and although I like Frank, he is going to get him killed. Desmond is with a great franchise and coach. He will play better than his talent. Brock is going to come crashing to earth. He is very limited physically and that was before his injury. Kyle will be traded after this season after Zona gets either May or Williams.

[pkbrux]

4 hours ago, NFLfan said:

Congratulations! All the best!!

 

When you realize you have found your QB of the Future, you want the Future to start as soon as possible.

 

 

 

Honestly, once it was clear Richardson was not completely overwhelmed thus far, this was the only choice. Certainly will make this a super fun year to watch, and I really believe we are going to see some super high highs and will be happy with his progress by the end of the year.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, pkbrux said:

 

 

 

Honestly, once it was clear Richardson was not completely overwhelmed thus far, this was the only choice. Certainly will make this a super fun year to watch, and I really believe we are going to see some super high highs and will be happy with his progress by the end of the year.

Colts will be fine as long as the highs out weigh the lows. I think since he is dual threat it will be easier for Steichen to limit the lows.

[NFLfan]

7 minutes ago, pkbrux said:

 

 

 

 

That is the quote I was thinking of. When my team drafted a QB about ten years ago, many said he should sit behind a stopgap QB.  I used that quote above to explain how I saw the situation. I wanted the future with my QB to start as soon as possible. Why wait?!!

 

Enjoy it!

[NFLfan]

53 minutes ago, Moosejawcolt said:

Desmond is with a great franchise and coach

 

What great franchise and coach? No trolling, Moose. 

[RollerColt]

5 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

What great franchise and coach? No trolling, Moose. 

They’re referring to Arthur Smith and the Falcons… of which I’m not sure I totally agree. 

[John Waylon]

I really wanted them to name Minshew so we could keep the streak of a different W1 starter going at least two more years, but oh well. 
 

[sb41champs]

Congratulations to Anthony Richardson!!

 

This announcement should come as a surprise to no one.  It was mentioned several times after his selection in the draft that you learn by playing the game.

 

Peyton Manning played week 1 - and - so did Andrew Luck!!

[jvan1973]

1 hour ago, Moosejawcolt said:

Daniel Jones is a game manager. Sam will be a miss. Jalen had one great year. Let's wait and see. Justin Will be a bust. Jordan has done nothing. Bryce is a rookie and although I like Frank, he is going to get him killed. Desmond is with a great franchise and coach. He will play better than his talent. Brock is going to come crashing to earth. He is very limited physically and that was before his injury. Kyle will be traded after this season after Zona gets either May or Williams.

What are you basing Arthur Smith being a great coach and the Falcons being a great franchise?

[jvan1973]

Should be a fun year watching him grow.   Hopefully he will realize his full potential.    He seems like he has the right mindset 

[FanFromtheWasteland]

32 minutes ago, sb41champs said:

Congratulations to Anthony Richardson!!

 

This announcement should come as a surprise to no one.  It was mentioned several times after his selection in the draft that you learn by playing the game.

 

Peyton Manning played week 1 - and - so did Andrew Luck!!

True they both started week 1 but they also were starters in college for 4 and 3 years respectively as far as I can recall. AR only has what 13 games in college? Not that I  am against him starting week 1 because I am happy he is. It's just not a fair comparison.

[NFLfan]

1 hour ago, RollerColt said:

They’re referring to Arthur Smith and the Falcons… of which I’m not sure I totally agree. 

 

I am not sure that anyone (besides the poster) would describe Arthur Smith or the Falcons as "great". I thought maybe he was referring to a different coach and different team.

[Myles]

This bums me out a bit.   It is giving up on the season.   

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, Myles said:

This bums me out a bit.   It is giving up on the season.   

No matter how many wins we get Richardson is still going to be fun and exciting. At least it won’t be like paint drying.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[cjwhiskers]

10 minutes ago, Myles said:

This bums me out a bit.   It is giving up on the season.   

I get what you’re saying but don’t be bummed. I don’t think it means we’re giving up on the season. I actually think it’s confirmation that their faith in him has only intensified and not just the front office but his teammates. One could argue we have as good or better chance winning with him starting then Gardner. 
 

Picture being this dudes teammate, his style of play can energize and elevate the rest of the team. Of course there will be growing pains but I think you’ll get a lot more buy-in from the guys knowing the carousel has stopped.

 

[JlynRN]

Congrats Anthony !!  I think this will be an exciting season to watch, with its ups and downs. Glad the QB carousel has finally come to an end. 

 

GOOOOOOOO Colts !!

[jvan1973]

17 minutes ago, Myles said:

This bums me out a bit.   It is giving up on the season.   

How so??

[smittywerb]

23 minutes ago, Myles said:

This bums me out a bit.   It is giving up on the season.   

if you thought this team was going to compete for anything, you were setting yourself up for disappointment.  The minute we traded Stephen Gilmore away, that should’ve showed what direction this team was going.

[masterlock]

8 hours ago, Matabix said:

This is exciting. Technically a junior in college. 2 years of college ball in the NFL. 

Yes, playing in a "pro-style" offense. ;-)

[RollerColt]

27 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

 

If the football thing doesn’t work out, he seriously could always try for a voice acting career. His voice is so unique. 

[Coltsbluefan]

Gonna have to be patient,hope a lot of fans don’t turn on him when he has a bad game(which he will have a few this season).He has all the physical talent in the world to be the best QB in the NFL,but it’s gonna take atleast 2 years before we know if he’s the QB for us.I think Steichen is the right coach for AR,just have to wait and see if it works out.It’s gonna be fun to watch this season and Richardson’s progress..LETS GO COLTS!!!!!!

[masterlock]

Good move! I never bought the let-him-watch-from-the-sidelines mentality. He seems to have the right mental make-up and emotional maturity to handle adversity, so no need to delay the learning process. Throw him into live action and let him develop. Whatever happens this year, at least the Colts won't be boring!

[stitches]

QB1 to WR1:

 

 

[MB-ColtsFan]

16 minutes ago, stitches said:

QB1 to WR1:

 

 

hahaha…Q elevated and was still short of an ants kneecap.  

 

I’m predicting that the Area 51 connection will be the primary offensive weapon.  I think those two are having some fun together.

[JColts72]

What's the TD-INT guess? Like Mannings first year? Or worse?

[csmopar]

16 minutes ago, JColts72 said:

What's the TD-INT guess? Like Mannings first year? Or worse?

Worse

[Smonroe]

6 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Worse

26 - 28?  I wonder what the Vegas odds are for his numbers.  

[BlackTiger]

You could make an argument that GM has been better and might give them a better chance to win week 1.

 

I guess hardly anyone actually cares, im not even mad but I wouldnt have questioned if they started Gardner either.

[Fluke_33]

37 minutes ago, JColts72 said:

What's the TD-INT guess? Like Mannings first year? Or worse?

He’ll throw less of both but don’t know if his ratio will be better or not 

[jvan1973]

1 hour ago, JColts72 said:

What's the TD-INT guess? Like Mannings first year? Or worse?

Less of each.  More rushing yards and rushing tds

[csmopar]

48 minutes ago, Smonroe said:

26 - 28?  I wonder what the Vegas odds are for his numbers.  

I’m thinking it’ll break Peyton’s INT record but I also think he’ll have more TDs combined

[Moosejawcolt]

3 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

What are you basing Arthur Smith being a great coach and the Falcons being a great franchise?

Sorry. I was thinking of the Steelers and Pickett

[Stephen]

1 hour ago, csmopar said:

Worse

Much better.  30tds to 15ints 3500 passing yards 1000 rushing yards 12 rushing tds

[Stephen]

18 minutes ago, csmopar said:

I’m thinking it’ll break Peyton’s INT record but I also think he’ll have more TDs combined

He won't get close to that int record.

[cjwhiskers]

If AR breaks Manning’s rookie INT record, this coaching staff has not put him in the appropriate position to play to his strengths. No way he should come close to that. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

4 minutes ago, cjrulli said:

If AR breaks Manning’s rookie INT record, this coaching staff has not put him in the appropriate position to play to his strengths. No way he should come close to that. 

Yep. That’s the beauty of having a dual threat QB. 

[Stephen]

7 minutes ago, cjrulli said:

If AR breaks Manning’s rookie INT record, this coaching staff has not put him in the appropriate position to play to his strengths. No way he should come close to that. 

If AR breaks manning int record there will never be an end to all the trolls on the internet 

[Stephen]

10 hours ago, Indyfan4life said:

 

Somewhere in Tennessee  Will Levis's girlfriend is  saying that is supposed to be you starting. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Dan O made some good points today. It’s important to get him out there to play to figure out what he does well and what he needs help with. The only way to figure it out is to play him.