AR ruled out for Titans, Flacco to start

[csmopar]

Confirmed by nfl dot com and fox59

[Indeee]

The reality is, you usually only get an extra week to heal if the team isn’t super happy with your current performance. This buys the Colts one more week as they try to sort out whether they will contend for a playoff spot, and what the best course of action at QB will be going forward

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, Indeee said:

The reality is, you usually only get an extra week to heal if the team isn’t super happy with your current performance. This buys the Colts one more week as they try to sort out whether they will contend for a playoff spot, and what the best course of action at QB will be going forward

Theory based on what?

[colts89]

[Indeee]

12 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Theory based on what?

Based on how it normally works with all NFL teams and that I took that excerpt from rotoworld...

[OLD FAN MAN]

bill cower says ar has to earn his way back to starting. I guess earn it back in practice, but if flacco does great it will be hard to regain his starting status imo.

[Bravo]

Anthony IRchardson

[OLD FAN MAN]

flacco has earned a start with his game last week imo.

[Solid84]

Ugh

[dw49]

My thinking is the Colts without JT will have to pass to win this game. With AR's injury , hard to figure they call running plays for him. It boils down to Flacco ,at this point in time, being the more efficient passer. I think AR could have played but it does make sense to let Flacco have this one. 

[SR711]

Just my two cents, but it seems that there is more than injury going on here.  
 

Facts are AR has missed a bunch of layup type throws in the 3 games he has started and that has to frustrate the coaching staff. 
 

I don’t know what exactly they are doing here but it does lead me to start thinking they have a very haphazard approach to how they are developing AR instead being committed to their plan.

[OLD FAN MAN]

7 minutes ago, SR711 said:

Just my two cents, but it seems that there is more than injury going on here.  
 

Facts are AR has missed a bunch of layup type throws in the 3 games he has started and that has to frustrate the coaching staff. 
 

I don’t know what exactly they are doing here but it does lead me to start thinking they have a very haphazard approach to how they are developing AR instead being committed to their plan.

colts are playing to win, they put the best players on the field, they are not wasting a season trying to develop ar

[AwesomeAustin]

8 minutes ago, SR711 said:

Just my two cents, but it seems that there is more than injury going on here.  
 

Facts are AR has missed a bunch of layup type throws in the 3 games he has started and that has to frustrate the coaching staff. 
 

I don’t know what exactly they are doing here but it does lead me to start thinking they have a very haphazard approach to how they are developing AR instead being committed to their plan.

I kind of agree. You are right that AR hasn’t played very well this season. If he is struggling at 100% it seems justifiable to keep him out another week if he is still recovering.  No need to rush him back if he will struggle both mentally and physically. Core injuries are tough. They really do prevent you from operating normally. Luckily, they seem to go away overnight. Hard to explain but it feels like a switch was flipped when you wake up and it no longer hurts. 

[csmopar]

57 minutes ago, Indeee said:

Based on how it normally works with all NFL teams and that I took that excerpt from rotoworld...

If you say so

[ADnum1]

I don't get it. He had 3 full practices.

 

He should be playing 

[azcolt]

If you get a chance, watch a Colorado game. As much as I dislike Prime, his kid takes unbelievable shots behind a terrible line but is a warrior. Time to dump AR for a low draft pick and see if they can draft Sanders. No more Man of Glass garbage.

[azcolt]

21 minutes ago, AwesomeAustin said:

I kind of agree. You are right that AR hasn’t played very well this season. If he is struggling at 100% it seems justifiable to keep him out another week if he is still recovering.  No need to rush him back if he will struggle both mentally and physically. Core injuries are tough. They really do prevent you from operating normally. Luckily, they seem to go away overnight. Hard to explain but it feels like a switch was flipped when you wake up and it no longer hurts. 

No need to rush him back? This is the NFL and he’s making millions of dollars to be available even if not 100% healthy. Time to call a bust a bust and move on.

[jbaron04]

1 hour ago, Indeee said:

The reality is, you usually only get an extra week to heal if the team isn’t super happy with your current performance. This buys the Colts one more week as they try to sort out whether they will contend for a playoff spot, and what the best course of action at QB will be going forward

Derrick Carr has same injury and he is out 2-3 weeks colts trying to get him reps in practice but they know he gonna be out at least 2 weeks

[Jason_]

56 minutes ago, azcolt said:

No need to rush him back? This is the NFL and he’s making millions of dollars to be available even if not 100% healthy. Time to call a bust a bust and move on.

 

[cdgacoltsfan]

4 hours ago, azcolt said:

No need to rush him back? This is the NFL and he’s making millions of dollars to be available even if not 100% healthy. Time to call a bust a bust and move on.

[jvan1973]

4 hours ago, azcolt said:

No need to rush him back? This is the NFL and he’s making millions of dollars to be available even if not 100% healthy. Time to call a bust a bust and move on.

[NFLfan]

4 hours ago, azcolt said:

No need to rush him back? This is the NFL and he’s making millions of dollars to be available even if not 100% healthy. Time to call a bust a bust and move on.

You're calling him a bust after less than a year and a half? That is absurd. That sounds like those folks who were calling Jordan Love a bust.

 

 

[dw49]

4 hours ago, ADnum1 said:

I don't get it. He had 3 full practices.

 

He should be playing 

 

Limited Wednesday , full Thursday and limited Friday.

[csmopar]

4 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

You're calling him a bust after less than a year and a half? That is absurd. That sounds like those folks who were calling Jordan Love a bust.

 

 

Some people have the patience and IQ of a grain of sand

[Orioles22]

I know no one does it, but I'd love to see the Colts alternate them for a few weeks and see how it works. Play Flacco for two series and then see how defenses adjust to the explosiveness of Richardson for a series.

[ProblChld32]

8 hours ago, csmopar said:

Confirmed by nfl dot com and fox59

I told everyone that AR would be out atleast 2 games minimum 

[cjwhiskers]

7 hours ago, SR711 said:

Just my two cents, but it seems that there is more than injury going on here.  
 

Facts are AR has missed a bunch of layup type throws in the 3 games he has started and that has to frustrate the coaching staff. 
 

I don’t know what exactly they are doing here but it does lead me to start thinking they have a very haphazard approach to how they are developing AR instead being committed to their plan.

I essentially said the same thing last week and was criticized, it’s not just his injury keeping him out. If he’s healthy enough practice the way he’s been practicing, he’s healthy enough to play. 
 

According to a source if this was a playoff game or an important game, he would’ve played. Lmao give me a break. Colts know 1000% their better chance to win is with Flacco and they are not pleased with how soft AR has been. 

[DougDew]

8 hours ago, OLD FAN MAN said:

bill cower says ar has to earn his way back to starting. I guess earn it back in practice, 

That could be the approach Shane is taking.  With Pitt publicly noting he is playing with an injury that might need surgery (why disclose that now?), and Flacco following up publicly about Pitt being tough, it seems to contrast with ARs situation at an interesting time.

  

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

2 minutes ago, DougDew said:

That could be the approach Shane is taking.  With Pitt publicly noting he is playing with an injury that might need surgery (why disclose that now?), and Flacco following up publicly about Pitt being tough, it seems to contrast with ARs situation at an interesting time.

  

No one said he might need surgery. Unless I missed something.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

No one said he might need surgery. Unless I missed something.

Ok here it is

 

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Ok here it is

 

 

I still don’t see where it was reported he might have surgery?

[lollygagger8]

[SR711]

10 hours ago, cjwhiskers said:

I essentially said the same thing last week and was criticized, it’s not just his injury keeping him out. If he’s healthy enough practice the way he’s been practicing, he’s healthy enough to play. 
 

According to a source if this was a playoff game or an important game, he would’ve played. Lmao give me a break. Colts know 1000% their better chance to win is with Flacco and they are not pleased with how soft AR has been. 

I could see a scenario where AR was practicing all week but was displaying some accuracy, mechanical issues that made the coaching staff skittish and hence the thought that his injury has not healed enough for him to be effective on Sunday.

 

As I said after he got hurt against Pittsburgh, it stinks because all this missing game time just keeps kicking the can down the road on answering the question whether he is the long term answer at QB.