2024: Game #8, Colts @ Texans, October 27, 2024, 1 PM ET

[NFLfan]

6 minutes ago, coming on strong said:

the problem is richardson is throwing to guys who are fully covered or double covered all game . yes his passes are hitting guys in the hands today but there is a reason for  all the incompletions .  he is locking onto his first read and just throwing it

 

Okay, but he is not the worst. Maybe it is because I have been watching the NFL for over 30 years. I have seen terrible ones. Is he worse than Scott Tolzien? I'm just pointing out guys who played for the Colts. The Vikings have had very bad QBs.

[TigerColt]

Right idea poor execution. The game too big for AR right now?

[GoColts8818]

Just now, HungarianColtsFan said:

That holding was killer to our drive.

Yep that’s what I meant by two steps backwards,  you had a good drive going and two mistakes killed it.

[SR711]

Just now, ADnum1 said:

On every play Steichen calls there is a short route, an intermediate route and a deep route - Pierce.

 

It is AR that chooses to throw to the deep route every time.

 

Do you all think Steichen says "OK AR just throw it to the deep route this time !"

 

It doesn't work that way.

 

There are multiple options on every pass play

100% accurate.  Ultimately, it’s on the QB where the ball goes or of a throw is or isn’t made.  

[EasyE]

Our running game with JT is like can Vikings survive without Jefferson.

Answer: no

Run JT damn IT!! Lol 

[richard pallo]

Why is AR smiling coming off the field?  

[coming on strong]

Just now, NFLfan said:

 

Okay, but he is not the worst. Maybe it is because I have been watching the NFL over 30 years. I have seen terrible one. Is he worse than Scott Tolzien? I'm just pointing out guys who played for the Colts. The Vikings have had very bad QBs.

richardson has way more talent than scott tolzien and many other terrible QBS .  He stats are probably just as bad or worse though

[BlackTiger]

1 minute ago, azcolt said:

Highlights of AR

He would seem awesome if you only looked at his best plays.  You would be cherry picking pretty hard to get there though lol

[tweezy32]

That was all on AR. he’s trash. Can’t wait until next year where we can finally bench him 2 more years of this bad qb play. 

[GoColts8818]

Just now, TigerColt said:

Right idea poor execution. The game too big for AR right now?

I will say he’s saying something’s that make me wonder if he truly gets the NFL is a different beast.  Namely when he down plays needing to get down by saying if I get one-on-one I like my chances.  Clearly the team (coaches) are trying to teach him to get down but he’s fighting it.

[Dark_Indy]

2 minutes ago, SR711 said:

Yeah, at the end of the day, you can’t start a QB (especially when there is a more effective option available) if the play calling has be so neutered to limit the offense.  
 

If he is that raw, then sit him and let him develop until a semi-complete offense can be run

 

Again, you have two backup quarterbacks who are performing better in the system than the guy who drafted to be the future. 

 

It's crazy to think that Joe Flacco is the best option for a QB in 2024 on this roster. Hell. The quarterback play with Matt Ryan under Jeff Saturday wasn't ever 13% completion in a half bad. 

[Nesjan3]

As much as it sucks kind of hoping this is the beginning of the end for Ballard and co. 

Lets be real in 8 years with him constructing the team we have never been better than mid.

He put all his eggs in a very raw very inexperienced prospect that looks to be an epic fail unless we have a Josh Allen like turnaround which is pretty unlikely

[chad72]

Just now, BlackTiger said:

He would seem awesome if you only looked at his best plays.  You would be cherry picking pretty hard to get there though lol

Year 2 has been a HUGE step backwards for AR, IMO. He gave more glimpses of not being a deer in the headlights last year 

 

[richard pallo]

A pick six here.

[tweezy32]

But Peyton rookie year was awful and had a lot of INT… 

[IndyEV]

3rd down is the Colts kryptonite!

[Smoke317]

Stop taking AD off the field

[IndySouthsider]

It just be nice to have a real QB like Houston 

[chad72]

Just now, richard pallo said:

A pick six here.

Or give up six. I’d venture on Bradley’s unit getting tired eventually 

[bluebombers87]

2 minutes ago, MB-ColtsFan said:

 

Look at the original question.  It's not a deflection.

Every QB we’ve had since he was drafted has been better.

 

The point that was being made is that they would draft a QB to mentor him. Ballard decided to toss him in at starting right away.

 

None of this changes that if we want any hope of salvaging him we need to try something other than what we are currently doing. We have Flacco now. Ignore it all you’d like but it’s a valid point.

[Dingus McGirt]

1 minute ago, coltsfan_canada said:

Atleast AR is smiling about his fumble. 

He’s getting paid.

[GoColts8818]

The Colts have to be the worst third down defense in the NFL and it always sparks a back breaking drive.  After our halftime discussion of is Richardson the guy or not we now return you to our regular programming of please fire Gus Bradley.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

You knew defense was going to crack because of the offense 

[Old Man and the COLTS]

Womack not having a good day 

[Chrisaaron1023]

I'm kinda tired of this

[GoColts8818]

Just now, Smoke317 said:

Stop taking AD off the field

Yeah clearly THAT caused the fumble…

[coltsva]

1 minute ago, richard pallo said:

Why is AR smiling coming off the field?  

Because there's no crying in football? 

[IndySouthsider]

2 minutes ago, tweezy32 said:

But Peyton rookie year was awful and had a lot of INT… 

He also had a lot of yards, a 13% higher completion percentage and a ton of TD’s

 

just stop 

[IndyEV]

This team is an embarrassment!

[Old Man and the COLTS]

Don’t worry the only thing that will happen for sure is Shane will say it’s on him and he has to do better

[Dark_Indy]

Tough to blame the defense when they've been on the field the entire game. 

 

Blowout incoming. 

[Jz0204945]

4 minutes ago, TigerColt said:

Right idea poor execution. The game too big for AR right now?

Its time to pull him he is awful.

[NFLfan]

1 minute ago, coming on strong said:

richardson has way more talent than scott tolzien and many other terrible QBS .  He stats are probably just as bad or worse though

 

He has tons of potential. I would love the Vikes to trade for him. Not every Vikes fan agrees. I think he can be great. I love having more than one starting-caliber QB on my team.

[EasyE]

4 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

Why is AR smiling coming off the field?  

Cause he is mad at himself 

[FanFromtheWasteland]

1 minute ago, IndyEV said:

This team is an embarrassment!

I agree

[Chrisaaron1023]

Quick 3 and our coming

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

If Steichen was blaming himself last week he will be doing it twice as much this week.

[IndyEV]

Atleast the sPacers play at 3:30p

[Jz0204945]

Just now, IndyEV said:

This team is an embarrassment!

100 percent true Steichen is calling another awful game he has regressed this year too...

[richard pallo]

Texans are nothing special.  We would be beating them with just average quarterback play.  What a shame.