Wild card in Anthony Richardson decision

[Kray007]

It’s been widely reported, probably reliably, that the Colts haven’t been impressed with what teams have been willing to offer in trade for Richardson. Chris Ballard doesn’t seem willing to hold a fire sale.

Three days after a draft in which a trade was widely expected, I have begun to wonder how much next year’s free agent market and the assignment of compensatory picks is factoring into this. Are they willing to hold onto Richardson with the expectation that he signs a big enough deal to net them something better than they can get in a trade?

[Mr. Session]

This whole situation is kind of dumb to me.

I get why Richardson is seeking the trade. I think it's immature, but that tracks with his other decisions the last few years. He's uncomfortable, he probably thinks nobody believes in him, and I assume he thinks it'll be different somewhere else. I've thought shit like that in my life too, growing up. The grass isn't greener, in my experience it's more about what's inside of you.

The football world has said over and over that he needed to sit behind a guy and learn. We were supposed to know he was a significant project and protect him. There's some legitimacy to that, we also had a different set of urgency - something had to change. I empathize with Ballard and the organization like I did with Manning. They took a shot, it hasn't worked out as well as we hoped it would.

Well, here's his opportunity to sit behind a guy and learn. There's zero pressure, he can't play worse, and his value for us right now is higher than anyone else I imagine.

I wouldn't trade him unless my socks were knocked off and I suspect that's exactly how Ballard feels. What I don't get it why Richardson's camp doesn't look at this like the absolutely great opportunity it is. You get to compete with a glass QB, with a shaky at best career, that's coming off of a broken leg and torn Achilles. The FO is already playing that bullshit game of "He'll be ready week 1" and even if he is, what are the actual odds he makes it through the entire year?

Even if his future is not in Indianapolis, he's playing in a scheme he's known for years, with players he's known for years, and has an opportunity to put up tape for his next destination. Maybe he can get someone to pay him and offer him a starting position.

[apballin]

He’s probably gonna end up cut just like Kenny Moore

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by apballin

He’s probably gonna end up cut just like Kenny Moore

I doubt they cut him unless they just need a roster spot. His contract is guaranteed.

[Oldcolt]

Why on earth would they cut him? If that isn't an indictment of Ballard, cutting the number 4 pick 3 years after picking him, I am not sure what is. Hard for me seeing him do that and leave us with an injury prone QB coming off a devastating injury and a late round draft pick to back him up. Despite all the hate AR gets around here, the man has won games in the NFL. We don't need the money and it is hard to see someone trade and pay 5 and a half million dollars for a back up QB who needs to sit and is most likely a one year rental for them. On top of all of this if the Colts are correct about Daniel Jones it will be the first time in 10 years that this group has correctly evaluated a QB. We need more than 2 QBs on this team.

[Colts And Orioles]

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For all of his flaws, Anthony Richardson is very talented and athletic, and gives the team the proverbial "puncher's chance" to win any close game with a late, 4th quarter rally ...... how much more can one ask from a 3rd-string quarterback ??? In fact, that sounds like arguably the best 3rd-string quarterback in the league. And yes, we really need 3 quarterbacks in this very rough sport of tackle football, as last year's team having 44 year-old Philip Rivers desperately trying to salvage the season exhibited.

Leave well-enough alone, and don't make an issue where there isn't one by cutting him. Richardson may want to be traded, but one can't always get what they want.

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[apballin]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Why on earth would they cut him? If that isn't an indictment of Ballard, cutting the number 4 pick 3 years after picking him, I am not sure what is. Hard for me seeing him do that and leave us with an injury prone QB coming off a devastating injury and a late round draft pick to back him up. Despite all the hate AR gets around here, the man has won games in the NFL. We don't need the money and it is hard to see someone trade and pay 5 and a half million dollars for a back up QB who needs to sit and is most likely a one year rental for them. On top of all of this if the Colts are correct about Daniel Jones it will be the first time in 10 years that this group has correctly evaluated a QB. We need more than 2 QBs on this team.

You cut him because nobody wants to trade for him and situations like that can derail a season before it even begins. This team isn’t good enough to deal with any unnecessary distractions.

Just cut him and move on, I wish the dude the best and he may end up being a good quarterback some day but the days of hoping it’s wearing a horseshoe are long gone.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

On top of all of this if the Colts are correct about Daniel Jones l it will be the first time in 10 years l that this group has correctly evaluated a QB. We need more than 2 QBs on this team.

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10 years ago was April of 2016. Andrew Luck was still with the team.

The evaluation of Philip Rivers for the 2020 season was fine. Unfortunately, he immediately retired following that solid season.

In 2021, Carson Wentz had 27 TD's, 7 INT's, and a passer rating of 94.6 ...... Wentz led the team to a 9-6 record in their first 15 games before he shit the bed in the final 2 games of the season. Wentz ultimately failed, but his failure was far from epic proportions. In addition to Wentz shitting the bed, the entire team played like garbage in those last 2 games of that season, especially against a horrible Jaguars team that had a record of 2-14 entering that game.


There is no doubt that the Colts have had multiple failures in QB evaluations since the abrupt retirement of Andrew Luck in September of 2019, since which the Colts have played 6 seasons (2020 through 2025) in trying to find a suitable QB for the team (the Colts had no chance to evaluate a new QB in 2019, because of the fact that Luck retired 2 weeks before the start of the season) ...... you can make your point without exaggerating.

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[Oldcolt]

Everyone says he is a good teammate and isn’t a cancer. If he was, the. Trade him.

I don’t believe I was exaggerating except I should have said 9 vs 10 years. Wentz had decent numbers but was gone immediately. Nobody even got a second contract. I may be the only person on this board not in love with Rivers so if you think I he was the answer we just disagree.

[Oldcolt]

I stand corrected. They can evaluate a QB as long as they have 20 odd years of NFL film on him