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In NFL insider Albert Breer's weekly mailbag, he was asked to pick who he thinks will be the Indianapolis Colts' Week 1 starter at quarterback: Daniel Jones or Anthony Richardson?
Breer selected Jones.
"I’d say Daniel Jones," wrote Breer. "Anthony Richardson has gotten a lot of leash over the past two years, as he should have, coming into the pros as a fourth pick with just 13 college starts on his record. And he hasn’t done nearly enough with the chances he’s been given. Which makes me think the leash will be considerably shorter this time around."
Once the Colts are able to hit the practice field, Shane Steichen has already said that Richardson and Jones will split the starting reps. The competition will go on throughout the summer as long as needed, and ultimately, consistency will play a key factor in determining who wins the job.
From that perspective, even with the ups and downs Jones has had in his career, at least given what we've seen up to his point, he has the advantage.
Richardson is coming off a season where he completed just 47% of his pass attempts. Jones, meanwhile, has a career completion rate of 64.1% and has never completed fewer than 61.9% of his throws in a season--and that came during his rookie year in 2019.
Richardson also had an interception rate of 4.5% last season, while Jones has been above 2.6% once in his career, and that was in 2023, when he appeared in only six games.
"As such," added Breer, "I think there’ll be a natural curiosity about what Jones can do with the team Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen have assembled—and my guess is a starting opportunity comes with that."
More consistency from Richardson begins with the fundamentals, said Steichen earlier this offseason, and then the reps that go with that. To help, Richardson is reportedly working out with the same quarterback mechanics coach who helped Josh Allen early on in his career.
Given the investment already made into Richardson, both in terms of draft capital and time, along with the sky-high potential that still very much exists, while Breer thinks Jones will win the job, long-term, it's in the best interest of the Colts that Richardson takes control of the competition.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Jones or Richardson? NFL insider predicts Colts' Week 1 starter at QB
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Breer selected Jones.
"I’d say Daniel Jones," wrote Breer. "Anthony Richardson has gotten a lot of leash over the past two years, as he should have, coming into the pros as a fourth pick with just 13 college starts on his record. And he hasn’t done nearly enough with the chances he’s been given. Which makes me think the leash will be considerably shorter this time around."
Once the Colts are able to hit the practice field, Shane Steichen has already said that Richardson and Jones will split the starting reps. The competition will go on throughout the summer as long as needed, and ultimately, consistency will play a key factor in determining who wins the job.
From that perspective, even with the ups and downs Jones has had in his career, at least given what we've seen up to his point, he has the advantage.
Richardson is coming off a season where he completed just 47% of his pass attempts. Jones, meanwhile, has a career completion rate of 64.1% and has never completed fewer than 61.9% of his throws in a season--and that came during his rookie year in 2019.
Richardson also had an interception rate of 4.5% last season, while Jones has been above 2.6% once in his career, and that was in 2023, when he appeared in only six games.
"As such," added Breer, "I think there’ll be a natural curiosity about what Jones can do with the team Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen have assembled—and my guess is a starting opportunity comes with that."
More consistency from Richardson begins with the fundamentals, said Steichen earlier this offseason, and then the reps that go with that. To help, Richardson is reportedly working out with the same quarterback mechanics coach who helped Josh Allen early on in his career.
Given the investment already made into Richardson, both in terms of draft capital and time, along with the sky-high potential that still very much exists, while Breer thinks Jones will win the job, long-term, it's in the best interest of the Colts that Richardson takes control of the competition.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Jones or Richardson? NFL insider predicts Colts' Week 1 starter at QB
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