Paul Kasabian Featured Columnist II August 23, 2024
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Thursday was an eventful night for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson.
The second-year player began the evening by leading the Colts on a 12-play, 80-yard drive capped by a nine-yard touchdown toss to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.
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However, Richardson then threw a 14-yard pick-six to Bengals safety Jordan Battle on the Colts’ ensuing drive.
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Indianapolis went three-and-out on its next two efforts.
On his fifth and final drive, Richardson found Kylen Granson for a 21-yard completion. However, Richardson fumbled on a scramble on the next play. The Colts recovered the ball but lost 10 yards and were soon forced to punt.
For the evening, Richardson finished 8-of-14 for 86 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He was 7-of-8 for 65 yards on the opening drive but just 1-of-6 for 21 yards afterward.
Thursday was his final tune-up before the regular season, but this was ultimately a night to forget and move past, especially considering that the Bengals were resting their starters.
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Anthony Richardson might be bad at football.
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Anthony Richardson Might Not Be Good Fr 🤦🏾♂️
jlaw @darealjlaw
Anthony Richardson… still a bit raw
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Anthony Richardson… looks really bad.
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Anthony Richardson stinking it up again 😂😂😂
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The Anthony Richardson experience pic.twitter.com/XjfBeVZp1q
Edgar @EdgarC_7
anthony richardson isn’t good
Kurt Benkert @KurtBenkert
I’ve seen enough, I’m out on Anthony Richardson.
J @S0NJordan
I have no idea what NFL scouts and twitter bloggers saw in Anthony Richardson
Skinsbackin24′ @FredHam71753742
I’m watching Anthony Richardson in his preseason game and I notice a red flag for me when I evaluate QBs. He doesn’t go through his reads quick enough. If defenses play Cover 2 a lot on him he could throw a lot of ints..
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Yeah Anthony Richardson looks exactly like he did at Florida
AngeloFF @angelo_fantasy
Anthony Richardson continues to look like he hasn’t played a lot of football because……. he hasn’t played a lot of football.
Has tools, needs reps.
The classic lack of patience in athletic development.
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This has been a pretty embarrassing outing from Anthony Richardson.
But necessary painful reps that if you weren’t prepared for now than you should start preparing yourself before the regular season
Richardson was limited to four games in his rookie season after suffering a Grade 3 AC joint sprain last October against the Tennessee Titans. He showed promise in limited action, accounting for seven touchdowns (three passing, four rushing) and 713 yards (577 passing, 136 rushing).
Now he’s back healthy and looking to make a big impact in year two.
Richardson, of course, is a tremendous talent capable of far better play, or at least what was shown on the first drive on a consistent basis.
He’ll look to get the regular season off to a good start on Sunday, Sept. 8 at home against the Houston Texans.
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