Colts draft QB Anthony Richardson - Round 1, Pick 4

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Ballard + Steichen talking about Richardson:


https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...51079430832130

Chris Ballard on Richardson: "We like what he can be." ... "We drafted him for what we think he can really be in the future. He's a smart kid, he works."

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...51212281102336

Ballard said it got a little tense at 3, "any time you've targeted a guy, you get worried about somebody laying in the weeds."

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...51435766231043

Ballard: "He's young, but he's very poised. I think you see it when he plays. He's a very poised young man."

Says he watched all of the times Richardson was blitzed, that's what convinced him.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...51656088805379

Steichen: "The development of players comes with more experience."

Sounds like Colts aren't necessarily stashing him on the bench to develop.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...51875111186433

Ballard on the accuracy question: "I think we're seeing it in the league now, you can work on footwork and fundamentals, and they can make a jump in the league."

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...52662910619650

Ballard says Morocco Brown was texting him from Florida's practice field in August, saying he couldn't believe the show he was seeing.

https://twitter.com/JoelAErickson/st...54090374782976

Ballard says the Colts did talk to Arizona about the possibility of trading up.