Shouldn't Our Running Backs have More Yardage than Our Quarterback?
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By coltsblue1844 · Posted
It was also a red flag to me when Richardson blamed his low completion % in college on his WRs at Florida, while answering questions about it -
Jacob Eason is a good example, one that I think you're not fully acknowledging. "High floor," taken later in the draft, sat behind a veteran, never became a starting QB. I fully agree that a lot of these young QBs are rushed, in general I believe it would be best for most of them to sit behind a veteran for at least a while. And I think part of the rush is the CBA -- Jordan Love is the 2nd highest paid player in NFL history, and he has one year of starting experience, which is absolutely nuts, but that's a function of the marketplace which has responded to the CBA. Another part is pressure by coaches and execs to get results. Demeco Ryans acknowledged that the Texans turnaround basically comes down to one factor -- they have a QB. You can't know that you have a QB or benefit from having acquired him until he proves it, so everyone wants to get him on the field as soon as possible. All of that leads to an environment that's probably not the best for developing a potential franchise QB. But most QBs don't develop into franchise guys anyways, not even the highly drafted guys. Still, I fully believe that young players, QBs in particular, have to play to develop and reach their potential. Again, Jordan Love is the test case. He sat for three years, and still struggled through the first half of his season as a starter. It wasn't until he had half a season of reps and experience that the light seemed to come on for him. They have to play; until they do, they can't get really get better, and you can't know what you're working with. Apply this to Richardson. The things that held him back from being good at "quarterbacking" in college are not things that will improve on the bench. He needs to adjust to NFL game speed, he needs to improve his mechanics when he's under pressure, etc. And things that you might worry about with a rookie QB -- can he function in an offense, can he protect himself, etc. -- were not questions with him, despite the narrative. I would have been fine with him not starting right away, but I also would have understood that the only way for him to actually develop would have been to play, and as such, I still would have wanted him to have a specific role in the offseason from the very beginning, and not just as a runner. Also, while I don't agree that playing Richardson right away is 'desperate,' I think that's a different conversation from whether drafting him at #4 was 'desperate,' or whatever word you want to use. They drafted him for his potential, they're playing him so he can reach that potential. -
By coltsblue1844 · Posted
sadly, most of the people on here have never seen Road House (unless you count the new re-make lol) -
I agree with you. But apparently the Colts didn’t think AR needed reps or they would have played him more in the preseason. Practice is not the same. I wonder if they regret that now. I think they’ll turn it around and be respectable soon. But that lack of talent in the DB rooms is going to get exposed. We eventually will play very good QBs. -
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