He's done everything ask of him, worked hard all season, and when he was forced into action unexpectedly did a respectable job and actually showed some promise....then when it looks like he gets his chance they bring in a 44 year old that hadn't played in 5 years....but he didn't bitch or complain and instead, from what I've heard, he has been very supportive and trying to learn all he can from Rivers.

That's the kind of kid I will be rooting for, and he wouldn't be the first guy that was underestimated and proved the experts wrong. If we are eliminated Sunday I hope Riley starts in Houston.

He’s a competitor he’s played in high stakes games in college so he’s not afraid of the moment. Then when forced out there he played good in a really tough situation against a really good defense.

A lot of qbs weren’t great passers in college and he played in a run heavy offense so I’m not gonna hold that against him.

I’ll take the tough competitor as my qb every time, we’re clearly not asking any QB to be Mahomes or Allen in this offense.

The same Shane Steichen that told Anthony Richardson he’s 1 play away.

If he’s not ready or wasn’t ready they should’ve brought in a QB when Jones originally got hurt

Who?

Rivers and Steichen are asshole buddies.

Unless Rivers gets hurt or gets typhoid fever or something, he’s taking every snap for the rest of the season.

My guess is Steichen wants to persuade Rivers to come back next year.

Rivers is much better than I thought he would be, the guy can still play! He's played two games and we were competitive in both games, but we also lost both games...if he loses again Sunday I hope the experiment is over!

This whole discussion is depressing. We are arguing over Riley Leonard vs Phillip Rivers as our QB. What a shitshow.

What could you possibly expect to see from Leonard? Do you really think he gives the team the best chance to win? Do you think the guys on the team playing for wins, bonuses etc would choose the kid who hasn't done anything to get those for them?

Do you think we as fans need to see what the coaches and players see everyday in practice to decide if he is the future? So far the coaches say no. I don't hear any player on the team showing disappointment in PR playing

I’m not arguing just over the Steichen quotes don’t mean anything to me at this point

for sure. he seems like an easy guy to root for. I hope he is an amazing player but the fact that they brought in rivers should tell you where he is as a player.


it would be awesome if he was a quality starter but I am guessing his ceiling is a quality backup. and that is fine by me. he clearly isn't ready though


all that said, this is the colts, so he may be the best QB to ever play and the colts might fuck that evaluation up