Indianapolis Colts - Ryan Kelly talks about Anthony Richardson and the talk they had post tap out.

[@miket.1284]

AR deserves a lot of flack and the rest of the team deserves a lot of Flacco

[@billdailey6315]

@@miket.1284 Well said, lol.

[@Reggie717]

Clever, but not accurate

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@Reggie717 1284 is spot-on

[@Reggie717]

@@dabneyoffermein595 the coaching staff and the team, outside of downs and taylor, deserve alot of flack

[@artdaprophet]

@@miket.1284 😂😂😂 facts

[@CMDSR]

Quote “We had a conversation about it and you know I think he knows it’s not the standard that you know that he needs to play up to and the rest of the team holds him to and um I’ll kinda leave the conversation that we had um at that”. Ladies and Gentlemen , boys and girls and children of all ages. THAT right there is what a captain on a team does.

[@Reggie717]

So they dont trash the rookie qb in the comment section? Interesting

[@RalphKetchum]

I have never seen this in any era of the NFL after watching decades of football. This is akin to criticisms of Cam Newton not jumping on the football after a fumble in the SB or Donavan McNabb saying that his stomach was upset in the SB where both were accused of quitting on their teams. It will stick to AR his entire career because it is unforgivable as a leader or a competitor. The message was clearly sent to his teammates that if things get tough I will quit on you like a coward. Vince Lombardi said it best, "fatigue makes cowards of us all" so he made sure that his teams were in shape and had endurance. The kid is not even smart enough to lie and say he thought that he might have tweaked something or anything but the raw truth of how mentally and physically soft he is. I am ashamed for him because he has zero self awareness. Kent is right that because of his physical attributes he has jumped the line at every level never having to struggle to earn something and learn it's value. It is evident in his attitude like this was not a big deal. I watched Ronnie Lott give the go ahead to amputate a portion of his finger so that he could get back out there and Brett Favre endure all types of injuries in order to not miss a snap even getting addicted to pain killers in the drive to keep playing. Peyton Manning would not surrender even practice snaps and had to take every one on the first team. AR has none of that drive in him. The first signal was when he self reported his concussion last year. In the recent past players would do all kinds of things to hide the concussion to keep playing. None of them would ever self report. My point is he is missing something in the personal drive department that is essential to being great in this league. It is just not there and his behaviors scream it out to us.

[@JJ-qy8xu]

Well said!

[@mikeg-q6f]

no it isn't cam was a seasoned veteran ar is the greenest youngest QB

[@mikeg-q6f]

ar will be fine was shredding the Steelers he needs better play calling

[@deepaknambisan3251]

Ryan Kelly is hugely impressive in how he speaks and orders his thoughts.

[@armycolts]

I think AR needs to earn his starting spot, you just can't just tap out because you are tired

[@Reggie717]

Actually you can…basketball and hockey players do it all the time. But your right he shouldnt have done it….he needs to grow and he will

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@Reggie717 this is NFL Football quarterbacking

[@Reggie717]

@@dabneyoffermein595 oh the clever comeback 😞. Thanks capt obvious

[@THEYTHINKTHEYAREGODS]

​@@Reggie717 Last I checked this is Football

[@Reggie717]

@@THEYTHINKTHEYAREGODS ai bot

[@ronniehankins5485]

Love Ryan Kelly as a person, but Bortellini should be our starting center

[@antmass3]

Wow, I'm impressed with the way Ryan Kelly communicates. It's not hard to imagine him as a coach someday. Hell, he could probably be one NOW. .

[@MrTyeandrews]

"He keeps coming back and getting better" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ronniehankins5485]

Colts would have won yesterday if Flacco would have played the 2nd half

[@Reggie717]

And if goodson woulda caught the ball we woulda won the division last year…..what are you talking about?

[@ronniehankins5485]

@@Reggie717 yeah, if Minshew would have thrown a catchable ball would have helped a lot

[@Reggie717]

@@ronniehankins5485 it hit him in the hands, just like the ball he dropped for a td yesterday. But its all ARs fault, right?

[@ronniehankins5485]

@@Reggie717 Never said it was all Minshew's fault either, just saying that a little bit better of a pass would have been a little more likely to have been a catch, as far as yesterday AR threw a few very nice balls that should have been caught, Mallory, Pierce, Pittman all had drops as well, so no it was not all AR ''s fault

[@tommcnally3646]

​@@Reggie717AR is horrible. His stats prove it. You can't coach maturity

[@jimirsayssponsor5844]

Not exactly what I wanted to hear as far as what he thinks makes AR5 special & “the guy” but Thank you for a honest and transparent interview Ryan… what a breath of fresh air

[@Reggie717]

Your name lets me know nothing about you is special.

[@surfthejapstrat7010]

This guy will be a coach in the NFL

[@ThomasS-jf9kf]

Rex Ryan put his finger on it when he commented that Richardson felt OK tapping out because he knows the GM ordered Stiechen to play him.

[@Mike-.747]

Ballard still having a job this morning is a huge disappointment. Is anybody accountable on this team or accountable in the front office? I don’t believe so I think this team is a joke. I’m not spending any more of my time or money or energy on this team. I’m done. The Colts are brutal. The general manager is the worst in the league and Anthony Richardson is not a starting NFL quarterback at best, He’s a back up at best. Can you say JaMarcus Russell?

[@gearyderochea-bh2oh]

Ryan i hope you guys can pull it together,you got a good team just need a quarterback that can throw the ball 🏈

[@kevinbishop5722]

Ryan Kelly is a leader for a reason

[@mattb5949]

AR wears a nose ring, that tells you a lot.

[@paulwilson1193]

He is right, we don't know what goes on in the locker room, but i can promise you, Mr Kelly, you don't know the amount of time and money the fans put in either. It's a 2-way street.

[@Reggie717]

Your owed absolutely nothing. NOTHING!

[@paulwilson1193]

@Reggie717 i spend a lot of money going to games, ect. Without paying fans their is no nfl.

[@straightupnochasa]

@@Reggie717 You're. No problem. But anyway he's right. The fans pay to see a competitive team on the field. Especially those of us who travel from hundreds of miles away.

[@Reggie717]

@@paulwilson1193 ABSOLUTLY NOTHFING!! DID I SPEL IT WRIGHT?

[@paulwilson1193]

@Reggie717 i didn't spell check you. It was the someone else 😅. We agree to disagree, no big deal.

[@steventomlin1046]

He's been on the Bench more than he's played games ..It's time to move on

[@dabneyoffermein595]

he should have been on the bench as he cost us the division this year by throwing the most ridiculous pick I've ever seen while backed up into your own minus territory. Steichen should have his pay docked for the brain-less play-call.

[@steventomlin1046]

@@dabneyoffermein595 facts 💯

[@newlife3992]

What a great interview. Spoiled and entitled QB. Colts culture on display.

[@xtraxtra171]

Anthony Richardson should be on the bench or cut. He completes 44% of his passes,has 4 TD passes and 7 interceptions and he’s tired 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dabneyoffermein595]

If you haven't heard former Colt Donald Thomas talk about Richardson on a podcast, give it a listen. A very passionate discussion. You won't want to miss that. The disgust is real.

[@ronjaggers7756]

Colts would of won if Joe flacco would of played 2nd half crazy he needs to be bench

[@hermitcrabbot]

The question going forward is What is Stiechen's 'process' for Richardson, and is it better for him to learn by playing or sitting?

[@Reggie717]

Hes just a kid, a baby by comparison. Give him a chance to grow

[@jeffzeigler3434]

J Bean is the QB who needs to be the one who needs a chance to be developed

[@c.a.saunders2819]

@jeffzeigler3434 You're absolutely correct. Jason has the abilities, the drive and will to overcome and succeed. He should be moved to QB 2 immediately. He should be inserted into games at various points such as if we were to have a big lead, or the other team does, not to mention if it's clear we're out of the playoff race. Which seems it may be fast approaching. I see young Jason as a very worthy investment for development. Let him learn under Flacco about how to prepare, film study, and how to be a professional quarterback. If we'd have done this for this season there's no doubt in my mind we'd be seeing returns on that investment right about now. Kid is a winner, and has already led a team successfully, and had already overcome the battles of competition and won those battles. We were smart enough to bring him in because of the GM's son was a close friend of Jason's at Kansas but, is our management smart enough to see what they've actually got? I have to believe our entire scouting department missed him, and because he was Ballard's son's friend, he got to the Colts. Personally, I believe Colts management doesn't have the courage or smarts to move this young QB to the right position. They seem worried about protecting they're own perceived genius not realizing that this move would in fact be genius. He'll end up on another team, and we'll watch him become successful somewhere. That seems how we operate the roster. I get angry just thinking about it. Anyways, glad you spoke up about Jason. He's the most promising quarterback in the building. C A

[@c.a.saunders2819]

@jeffzeigler3434 You're absolutely correct. Jason Bean is the only quarterback on the team, or in the building that is worthy of the investment of developing. He should be QB2 right now, learning from Flacco, and getting inserted in games where possible. Ballard's son was apparently smart enough to convince his father to bring him in. I don't believe his father is smart enough to realize what he brought in though. Also, how did this kid get missed by our entire scouting department? As we sit right now he's the second best QB in the organization. Hands down, unequivocally. Thanks for posting about Jason Bean, I've saying this since the end of preseason. C A

[@ericlitts9917]

Heres a comparison: tua tagovaiola's brain will be mashed potatoes and wont quit. #5 will get a hangnail and want a sub. If im in that locker room, i want him on double probation. Earn your spot back, because other guys getting paid less are trying way harder. #5 is in over his head. I think thats on the coaches/ CB for starting a guy who is an avg of less than 50% of his throws. If im an OL, im not blocking for him. If im not the WR, im not going over the middle for him either.

[@marksherman8473]

Pure Spin… Manning played with a Broken Jaw!!! AR has Zero credibility and accountability!

[@davidporter7051]

Flacco played on a torn ACL

[@toddbrothers1520]

Trade this kid now!! He is showing his true colors, don’t invest another dime into a quitter

[@Ozai75]

This is the same dude who's offensive line that he "leads" gave up 65% pressure rate and 5 sacks to the Texans. Maybe he needs to look in the mirror and have a serious conversation on if his heart is in it, especially since Bortolini has outplayed him.

[@albundy7198]

AR hasn’t done anything to earn Kelly’s respect so why give it. Here’s the problem nfl players and coaches answer questions like a politician can’t someone one the team just be real and say what needs to be said so we can move on put Joe in and have a chance. Bc with Joe JT and the defense who’s played really good Sunday that at least gives us a chance. Bc AR we have no chance last Sunday we won in spite of AR not bc of AR dude went 10-24 last Sunday.

[@antmass3]

Joe MAY have given us a better chance to win. Or, with the pressure the Texans were bringing, he may have gotten sacked way more due to not being mobile. Maybe some of that pressure leads to interceptions. It's hard to say.

[@Mike-.747]

Bench his butt, he obviously doesn’t have the hunger for leadership role

[@TheJay-Mann]

Fans need to chill. Period

[@jhale003]

IF he was tired and needed a blow… we didn’t have the timeout for that. We ran out of time at the end. If we would’ve taken the timeout then we would’ve got the ball back with about 17 seconds left. Not that it mattered in the end anyway. I know I saw more than a couple passes you would’ve liked to see the WRs and TEs come down with. Not a great day for beating coverage and getting separation. Also not a great day for high pointing and attacking the ball on contested throws. Why didn’t we run the ball 35 times? Feed JT and make it easier to get over the top of the defense. The Texans were scared of the run for a reason in the beginning and we should’ve ran it down their throats. Make the game easier for the young QB. 5.3 yards per carry and JT only gets 20 carries?

[@peoplevsradio317]

Sounded like a super frustrated man to me who had a very serious conversation with anthony richardson. But at this point he was just trying to say the right things. When asked? What gives him hope about Anthony Richardson? All he said was his physical attributes. Sounded over it to me.

[@teedog427]

Do you honestly think Kelly is going to talk down about AR ......and he shouldn't..... leave it up to the fans we pay for the tickets and we all have are opinions

[@VulcanLogic]

I'm less concerned with being fatigued after a long run than I am with his abysmal 31% competion percentage in that game. Dude is dead last in completion percentage among qualified starters. 44% on the year. That's lower than even 2011 Tim Tebow's 46.5%.

[@antmass3]

To be fair, he had some on-target passes that were either dropped or else well-defended.

[@artdaprophet]

Somewhere Luck is laughing his tail off lol

[@tommcnally3646]

Luck played with a lacerated kidney. A serious shoulder injury he needed injections before every game!

[@daveb8449]

Richardson is horrible.

[@cameronhochstedler779]

Kent do you think taking the C off ARs chest would be enough accountability wise?

[@projoebiochem]

See “Jeff George” to witness what happens when the quarterback loses the respect of the offensive line.

[@ronniehankins5485]

The O line played like s**t against the Texans

[@unclerayrayleon]

I’m sorry I think he’s been doing what he was doing on the sidelines sun, upset n chilling🤷🏽‍♂️ I’m like where’s his pad at n conversation ya normally see like with Manning. I think Kent you said it before and he’s playing going through the game. He’s not being competitive enough. Like he’s in practice not a get game tryna win. I think if he was able to be competent consistently we’d see him really tryna win the whole freaking game not only 4th qr Qb time. Kent I really want to see him be Cam

[@RedsFan1995]

Run the GD ball at least 3/5 of the time.

[@Michaelkolb-hs6sl]

Yep

[@savygarnr9526]

Stop with the BS stop with the BS

[@phee-low]

Pls resign R.Kelly

[@Crankdat22]

He took one play off 😂😂 you guys act like he left the building calm the fuck down!!! 😅😅

[@jimirsayssponsor5844]

It’s not that he took the play off. It’s the fact he openly said he was tired and needed to sit. You can’t say that. Say you have a cramp or pulled a hamstring

[@zofrost8443]

Exactly

[@LordUhtred-v7y]

They need to keep hid same energy when JT checks out next time

[@sgriffin8739]

No NFL analyst on TV agrees with you at all and they are hall of Fame players.

[@terryreid6116]

AR needs to play better, but overall reaction. Taping out not a good look, but one play. The kid plays hard but needs to get better. Relax and give him time.

[@HolyDiverDio928]

He’s 22 years old and still a kid. Hopefully, he matures with some guidance. Let’s give him break how many stupid things did we all do or say in our early 20s.

[@MrJ567]

If you're 22 years old, you are not a kid, especially when you also make seven figures a year. No one should be cutting him a break.

[@neelmatches512]

​@@MrJ567I'm cutting him a break and my record is 10 years without any unscheduled PTO. Y'all sound like old men screaming get off my lawn.

[@davidporter7051]

@@neelmatches512 by 22 I deployed twice and buried my first born. Richardson isn't a kid and he needs to sit. He earned that by the merit of his play the first 8 weeks of the season. How he handles his benching determines if he earns an opportunity to become a starting quarterback.

[@MrJ567]

@@neelmatches512 cool story. Cut him a break if you want, none of the rest of us are going to.

[@imbradandyouarenot]

I think we need to move on from AR and Ryan Kelly.

[@jimirsayssponsor5844]

Lmao AND cryin Ryan Kelly Dude hops out of games so often who’s he to pep talk Richardson about it

[@Reggie717]

Trash take. Terrible

[@7741nhsq]

He lost me, ya don't quit as a professional period! Ballard sealed his fate and maybe Steichan did too. Read this guy wrong. Any faith I had in him succeeding is gone after quitting on his team mates.

[@RobertSommers-d8n]

TAP OUT TONY is not great, does not prepare properly, has not progressed, Ryan Kelly overstated his analysis. The Colts suck pure and simple.

[@tstephens333520]

This year if he dont improve , move on

[@keithnshel]

Kenny Kenny Kenny... as if we should give Kelly's feedback on AR in a presser any credibility. AR is a bust, Kelly knows it but has too much class to say it and as a team mate can't say it. Flacco should have been playing with AR watching from the bench, everybody's who knows anything about this game has said this. Only the lame Indy sports media and pod casters have been proping this kid up and can't see that he is an absolute bust.

[@Reggie717]

Why is it that he couldnt have just been winded? Everybody crying he quit, he didnt quit! Cry about him not being in shape, not that he quit

[@tommcnally3646]

I have watched football for 50 years and never saw a qb leave without an injury

[@Reggie717]

@@tommcnally3646 well now you have

[@MrTyeandrews]

I'm still standing by my statement that AR is a joke and should be moved to the cheer squad!