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Anthony Richardson would have been 32nd in the NFL in completion % if he qualified. Coming off an injury, how confident are you he can become the Colts franchise QB? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by CoastShoreBlue@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community
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I see Richardson often lumped in with Stroud as rookie QBs who were balling out.

I disagree. Richardson showed some high end talent, but his Rams game was very ugly passing wise. He had 4 completion thru 53 minutes of the game

  • Richardson ranked 33rd in passing grade by PFF.
  • He had the 4th worst on target throws.
  • The Colts ran a very simple pass offense
  • He had the lowest pass yards per game.

Now coming off a shoulder surgery, it just doesn't seem like he is going to succeed.

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[–] Power_of_Atturdy@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

There is no confidence because there’s not enough of a sample set to determine anything.

[–] elonsmuskwastaken@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago
  • The Colts ran a very simple pass offense

Is this a good thing? Wouldn't a "very simple pass offense" also be much easier to defend?

[–] lowlifenebula@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Trolls will troll.

Really impossible to take anything remotely seriously when using an incredibly small sample size for a rookie qb and declaring them unable to succeed in the NFL.

[–] Competitive_Bar6355@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Why do so many people rush to label a player a bust? It's been half a season. Watery dune hair, b?

[–] ZachTrillson@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I miss the days where you gave a player at least two years before judging their entire future.

[–] Colts_1995@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

We came back from 23-0 dummy

WATCH THE GAMES

[–] Early-Retirement-22@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Young is likely a bust, not sure about Richardson.

[–] tugnuggetss@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You are a fucking moron

[–] allergic2URbullshit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

No

[–] polynomials@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Didn't he only play like 2 and a half games lol

[–] KuatoBaradaNikto@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If I were gonna mention only one statistic to summarize a QB’s performance, it would certainly not be completion percentage, like the title has.

I think if I was trying to figure out one number to eyeball whether a rookie’s 4-game season showed any promise (especially accounting for his rushing-heavy style), it would simply be points. Richardson’s offense put up a respectable 24.5 points per game, a bit above average. It was a low-volume pass offense though, and his future remains completely unknown for sure.

[–] Dorkamundo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He had 4 completion thru 53 minutes of the game

That's not even close to accurate. By the time 5 minutes of the 4th quarter had elapsed (the 50 minute mark), he was 8 of19 with a TD and a two point conversion.

That said, it's wayyyy too soon to answer this question, and his shoulder injury is not a concern.

[–] MazKhan@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I don't judge any qb based on rookie completion percentage, a lot of the current top qbs were also bad in their first year

Richardson had flashes of greatness and his passing will continue to improve, I do think he has to try playing in a safer way tho, nfl hits are much worse than college hits

[–] Jord4nnn@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You obviously didn’t watch any Colts games. Go watch the film in the Rams game before he got hurt. Proved he was the guy in that game.

[–] xGongShowJ03@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This might be a controversial take, but I personally think he's playing like a rookie.