Ice Cube was fired on his day off.;Anthony Richardson has been rehired.
Richardson was named this week's Quarterback of the Week despite not even starting a game since tapping out against the Texans on Oct. 27. Because in a league where a quarterback is only as valuable as what happened in the last game. It can take weeks in some cases, regardless of whether you played or not. off the field Better than other bad games.
3 weeks after tapping out, 'Moving forward' less than two weeks after naming Joe Flacco as starting pitcherand just 2 days rear Flacco confirmed to start next gamehead coach Shane Steichen once again flipped the script by naming Richardson the starter for the remainder of the season.
Colts' playoff chances: Will starter Anthony Richardson help?
Probably not. The probability of winning the division is 2%. Chance of sneaking into the final AFC wildcard is less than 20%Steichen's indecision shows the Colts are refocusing on acquiring the No. 4 overall pick in 2023 after two losses with Flacco. first change.
The AFC North has 7-2 teams (7-2 Steelers, 7-3 Ravens) and a 6-3 Chargers knocking on the door for a three-game advantage over Indianapolis, with a path to the AFC playoffs in fact. There is only one. Six-loss teams like Indianapolis, Miami, and Cincinnati: The final wild card.
This belongs to the Broncos, who are currently 5-5, so technically the Colts are only one game out of the playoffs. But that still means the Colts have to be better than the Broncos, which means they have to be better than the Dolphins and Bengals. Even if Indianapolis goes 5-2 thanks to Joe Flacco. still Miss the playoffs.
The Colts don't have any other valuable goals remaining, so the rest of the season will be devoted to the development of Anthony Richardson.
How bad is Anthony Richardson?
The most notable thing about Richardson being benched is that he is playing as expected after two years on the bench and then a college career in which he completed only 54 percent of his passes as a junior at Florida. That's true.
The Colts drafted a quarterback ranked 102nd in college completion percentage. And pretend to be surprised when he's on pace to set a new modern NFL record for inaccuracy?
Anthony Richardson's amazing stats:
- Completion rate is 44% (including 41% in the last four starts)
- 57.2 Passer Rating
- He averages one fumble for every 10 clearances. More fumbles than total TDs
- He is averaging over one interception every 10 attempts (7 interceptions, 133 attempts)
Yeah, that's bad, but not surprising. Despite possessing great athletic ability, Richardson struggled to get playing time in college. And all he really couldn't do was sit down 2 years left After being drafted. Richardson had 393 pass attempts in college and is not worth comparing to players like Patrick Mahomes, who was with the Chiefs as a rookie in 2017. After throwing 1,349 attempts in college, he.
When asked what Richardson needs to do to improve, Offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter declined to elaborate.:
“He's got to keep that effort going,” offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “We're able to do that within our practice structure. Getting reps, practicing individually, throwing the ball to receivers, all the things that quarterbacks do. We do all sorts of things. I'm working on it.
“I'm not trying to single out one or two things. I mean, we want to put something out there. We're just working on improving. All of us. Anthony is with us and currently on stage. We are working on it behind the scenes.”
Even Richardson doesn't know, telling reporters after coming off the bench that “I don't necessarily know what overall” he needs to work on other than “every aspect.”
It seems like a big deal to finish without playing it.
It wasn't all bad
Despite how ridiculous the number “44%” looks next to an NFL QB's name, Anthony Richardson is far from the least valuable quarterback in the league, according to Next Gen Stats is.
- Richardson's -0.14 EPA per dropback is actually better More than nine other QBs with at least 100 pass attempts this season, including Bo Nix and Caleb Williams.
- That EPA/db is virtually unchanged from this season's numbers for Trevor Lawrence, Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott, Matthew Stafford, and Drake Maye.
- Joe Flacco's EPA/db is -0.05, so the difference is negligible for the same crime
Anthony Richardson has a lot to prove as a quarterback, and that's been true since he was 18, but he doesn't need to prove it. this season.
Are you ready for AR soccer?
It was puzzling for the Colts to draft such an inexperienced quarterback with the fourth overall pick. Because the team wasn't as bad as their 2022 record would indicate, but that's what they did, so Indianapolis must have accepted that was going to be the case with Richardson from that moment on. play very bad within the first few years.
Then Richardson got injured, but the Colts proved it by going 7-6 against Gardner Minshew. This is a playoff-level team with a good quarterback..
1. The Colts needed a QB who was ready. They instead chose someone who wasn't.
2. Richardson should have gone to a bad team. He went to a good team.
After a year and a half of no contact, they were both finally on the same page, even if it wasn't the book they wanted. bad quarterback and bad team …this equals a good chance to see that the Colts and Anthony Richardson can fail — or succeed – together.
