Are the Colts, Anthony Richardson headed for a breakup?

Indianapolis – Anthony richardson Come Indianapolis colts The day after the 2023 NFL draft was associated with optimism and confidence, which comes with the fourth overall selection.

Colts were saying, in both words and actions, that they believed that he would become their franchise quarterback. And when coach Shane Stechen gave him the name of Starter on his early day after playing in just a quarter of Richardson’s presence football, he felt to tell the colts to tell the colts to tell him that he was committed to an unexpected ride with his talented but inexperienced 21 -year draft pickle.

Now, just 2 ½ years later, those days feel like ancient history.

The Colts named on Tuesday Daniel jones His week 1 Starter, a tight position between Jones and Richardson brings to a conclusion for the fight – two pre -top -10 pics with mixed history.

The news opens the door for Jones, New York Giants Castoff, to rejuvenate your career on a team with a solid roster. But for Richardson, it is a potentially devastating blow for its future with the franchise and leaves many questions about many questions where he leaves from here.

COLTS reporter Stephen Holder and National Reporter Jeremy Fauler broke it:

Is this the beginning of Richardson’s exit from Indie?

This may be too early to say, but it certainly makes a final partition more likely. Richardson prepared for 2025 with the hope that it was going to be a season that determined his future with the team. The decision to start Jones gave a shock to Richardson, his agent said on Tuesday. According to agent Diric Jackson, now, every possible result is considered on the table.

“We have a lot to discuss,” Jackson said.

If Richardson does not play this season – Stechen was adamant that this intention is to be a permanent starter for Jones – this means that he would have three full sessions in his career, with only one season game played. This is not the first time colts have turned into an option in addition to Richardson; They also briefly put him in favor of experienced Joe Fleko Richardson’s two games in the previous season later returned. It is difficult for a player to imagine the colts making any kind of commitment after resisting twice to play an option. – Holder

What would be the market if Colts were seen trading Richardson?

It is difficult to assess for potential trade suits because it is very fresh, and the colts are likely to keep it. But on Tuesday night, the advisors agreed that they would have some market.

An AFC executive officer said, “It is difficult to say – drama and injuries have deteriorated that it is a difficult, but if a team needs a real need and since he has a lot of team control (under the contract by at least 2026), he should have something,” said an executive officer of AFC.

A separate NFL personnel mentioned Tray lans As a potentially comp from a status point of view – two years later with the team, a unstable quarterback outlook who drafted them in the top five. Lance picked up a fourth round to San Francisco in a business with Dallas. And Richardson has a high roof.

But this is a supply-and-Mang issue: the monks are the only team without an early quarterback, and they are close to a naming. – Fouler

How did Jones defeat Richardson for an early place?

Stechen insisted that the decision was more based on the nuances of playing the situation, such as “operation on the line of scribe, check, security, ball placement, perfection percentage.”

Some of them are areas where a seventh year veterans can expect the third year player to be better than the third year player. But betting on those aspects to make the decision more base and to prove Richardson’s ability to prove, Stechen, is betting on betting on Richardson’s adequate stability at Richardson’s alleged stability.

But there is a reality that should be considered with Richardson: many specific rules of assessing quarterbacks do not apply to it. His league-high air yard per attempt (11.4) and their crowd’s capacity-Richardson were third in the quarterbacks in yards-they give marks of more efficiency than the rate of completion of 47.7% in the previous season. By that end, consider: Richardson and Jones had an average of 6.9 yards per attempt in the previous season (despite having a lot of perfections in the jones) and their QBR were almost the same. – Holder

Was the new ownership of Colts played a role in this?

Principal owner Carly Ice-Gordon expressed confidence in a long-term future with the team at Richardson, recently said in an interview, “Where he is in his career and inside him [contract] … we still have time. He still has time to prove it. ,

While she was never publicly weighed in the quarterback battle, she suggested during an in-game interview during Saturday’s presiden broadcast that she would avoid the stitchen.

“Shane is going to make a tough decision, but I am confident that he is going to make the right decision,” he said.

Irce-Gordon’s father, late gym Irce, once said that former coach Frank Reach Bench in favor of Matt Ryan Sam ehulingerBut, so far, their daughters are unlikely to have similar moves. – Holder

Why has Richardson not able to explain his future?

Injuries as part of the equation cannot be ignored. Richardson has missed 17 of the potential 34 matches in his career due to injuries. This was an inspiration for colts to sign Jones in the first place, General Manager Chris Ballad said Richardson had not proved that he could be healthy.

This is in other issues around Richardson, including lack of stability. Richardson gained some momentum in the last season when he led a two games winning drives in three games in late November and early December. But the speed was stopped when Richardson missed out for 17 and 18 weeks.

Colts have also asked Richardson for more stability in terms of preparation and in ownership of the quarterback role, some Richardson said that he has responded. Stechen confirmed equally, but said that he wants to see more development in that area. ,– Holder

If they move beyond Richardson, then what are the options of Colts in QB2?

Colts drafted former notre Dame standout Relay lionard In the sixth round. He gives figures to create a roster on the final cuts as number 3 quarterbacks, but he leads a long way from considering as a starter. Leonard has completed 19 out of 36 passes for 156 yards, with no touchdowns and two presence games have an interception, which is almost particularly playing against backup.

It is believed that the plan was to use 2025 as a growth year for Leonard. Therefore, in a Richardson trading’s fictional scenario, it is possible that colts will look somewhere else for number 2 quarterbacks. – Holder