Rich Eisen’s Advice for Anthony Richardson after His “I Was Tired” Admission | The Rich Eisen Show

[@Fantasyremix]

This is something to admit on the Josh Downs Podcast in the year 2042

[@MrMrjkl]

????

[@carloscastro8046]

😂😂 what

[@MumpyMaceMincess]

​@carloscastro8046 they're saying Richardson should have kept it to himself and admitted to it years from now, not sure why Downs specifically was mentioned

[@MumblinGumby]

lol this guy does psychs

[@t22c]

I saw someone on twitter yesterday say Anthony Richardson is the Daniel Jones of Cam Newton's 😂😂

[@Nunya310]

Was born in Indy so of course I’m a Colts fan but that is fn hilarious

[@Chayliss]

Lul

[@gotoastal]

Cam Newtons* (apostrophes don’t make words plural)

[@daniel-eg2oq]

Daniel jones is a lot tougher than this dude

[@cookiemonster64]

Thats funny lol

[@revlo1557]

I appreciate the honesty. But you have 300 lb lineman battling on every play. You can’t use the excuse of being tired.

[@WoodyJ98]

They also get subbed out all the time

[@lemonsvcuts56]

@@WoodyJ98 no they don't it's not like Basketball. They'll sub out the RB sometimes but for OLine they want the starters the entire game.

[@WoodyJ98]

@@lemonsvcuts56 Richardson is like a quasi-running back because he takes a lot of hits and is running for his life every play

[@johnbox271]

@@WoodyJ98 At least in this game, the lineman played every snap. Chiefs vs Raiders Total Plays 68 Creed Humphrey (Center) Snaps Plays 68 Wanya Morris (Tackle) Snaps Plays 68 Jawaan Taylor (Tackle) Snaps Plays 68 Trey Smith (Guard) Snaps Plays 68 Joe Thuney (Guard) Snaps Plays 68

[@creamy_biscuits3693]

@@WoodyJ98how often you see Lamar, the guy doing all this at a higher level, not at 22 years old, tapping himself out of a game? Because that’s who he’ll be compared to if this is the QB he wants to be

[@kevstervegas]

The colts pulled a Raiders move, they drafted based on looks and physical attributes. Folks look at the tape, he struggled at UF 😂😂😂

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

That's why I'm not surprised. This is who he is, I watched every gators play

[@bl-ni1iu]

I'm not a colts fan but The kid hasn't played a full season yet everyone wants to crucify him for playing like a rookie. I guess the Bills should have taken a very serious look at Josh Allen because he played pretty bad in his first two full seasons

[@steve6513]

Teams keep drafting guys like him and Trey Lance thinking that they're going to be the next Lamar when Lamar is an anomaly.

[@ShimmyD-u7g]

@@steve6513 As the commenter above said, Josh Allen, he's the reason. Josh has had an amazing career, but was a bit raw, came from a small school, but had all the measurables. At first it looked like a bad draft, he struggled for a year and half, and then it just clicked. I get it, as a GM you have to take a swing at QB, and keep swinging until you hit. They were hoping he would turn into Josh or at least Cam. Still early but honestly it looks a bit bleak.

[@michaeldavid6284]

@@ShimmyD-u7g John Elway's first year, 1983, he started 10 games for the Broncos, with the team going 4-6. His season stats: Attempts: 259 Completions: 123 (47.5%) 1663 yds 7 TDs 14 Ints Of course I don't think Richardson's another Elway, but I don't think he should be replaced in midseason, either.

[@KWCline91]

He would've been better off saying he had the wind knocked out of him and he needed to come out for a play or two to recuperate.

[@calvinware7957]

He should have asked for oxygen. If you need to step away for a play as qb in the NFL you need oxygen even if you dont need oxygen.

[@neilopfer5687]

That's what I thought at first when I heard "out of breath" that it had been misunderstood as he actually got the wind knocked out of him. But no, he was just tired. The Colts need to amp up their conditioning program just a bit.

[@nothanksguy]

I'm a colts fan, and I think that Richardson should have just lied to the media and said he either got a stinger or got his elbow funny boned on the previous play. You can be honest with your teammates about it you can be honest with your coaches about it, but all of this media frenzy is not good for the team

[@lighteagle6092]

Fr like linemen do this all the time you just don't gotta air it out in the post game presser

[@oifvet2007ms]

Your QB is trash

[@ronaldmarbut8104]

No they don't actually pretty much most offensive lineman stay in for every snap they possibly can on defense people don't tap out their subbed out to keep the rotation fresh there's no excuse for what he did and people are just being soft trying to excuse it and find a way to make it be overlooked​@@lighteagle6092

[@nothanksguy]

@@oifvet2007ms your parents clearly were too

[@Intellectmatters2304]

It’s just the media use it as fuel to the fire, if he’s their superbowl qb he can handle some criticism 😂😂, if he can’t he ain’t gonna last long😂😂

[@Janthdanl]

Matt Stafford separated his shoulder and came back in the game to throw the winning TD.

[@jlateralus21]

Peyton finished the game with his broken neck too.

[@robogreek3157]

How about romo with cracked ribs and a punctured lung? Or Phillip rivers torn ACL in the playoffs?

[@sirripsalot420]

Wow it must have been an important moment when AR came out for one play

[@alanday7587]

Ronnie Lott had a finger segment amputated during a game, and got right back on the field--

[@Donivon13]

Also a colts fan here. I don't know how to react Rich. Not that I want guys to play through injury (i.e. Andrew Luck) but you want a guy who WANTS to play through..

[@kylem6370]

@Donivon13 worst part is that it wasn’t even an injury, he was tired.. you know how many guys are exhausted, hands on hips or kneeling on the ground and get up before the ball is snapped to give it their all to try and make a play to help their team.. extremely bad look for AR, and I’m a Gators fan and want to see him succeed, but this is inexcusable, either get in better shape conditioning wise or develop a stronger will to want to win cause there’s plenty of other guys on the team doing it

[@Ahtaht227]

I want to know how he’s tired and hasn’t played a full year of football yet?! How is he tired?!

[@edwinmoscoso9540]

@@kylem6370 centers are known for sometimes throwing up on the ball before a play. Unacceptable. Staying on the browns vs commanders game, Jayden Daniels was wincing after one of the plays and didn't skip a beat. Im sure his ribs hurt when threw that hail-mary.

[@GenerationalDisappointment]

@@Ahtaht227That's not really how being tired works

[@richardmitchamjr.6290]

Colts fan here. Disappointed he quit on the team

[@tylerh4262]

Flacco comes off the couch READY

[@Jason-cm6uh]

If he got that tired, he ain't in shape This reminds me of Donovan McNab playing in the Super Bowl. He got so tired on one of the last drives, that he was puking in the huddle. I remember thinking, "That dude can barely stand." He looked like he was gonna trip himself because his legs weren't working right. My point is, he played through it because he's a professional.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

@@mikethomas860 he threw up on live television for everyone to see

[@Thacitykg.]

At least Donovan denied it

[@Octobers1086Own]

@@callmeshaggy5166 He threw up because he had a concussion. Not because he was tired. The RBs and WRs had to call plays on the last few drives because Donovan couldn't hear the playcalls because his ears were ringing so bad.

[@russc788]

Unless he is the QB, another person who can walk properly needs to be in.

[@tinkdnuos]

​@@russc788do you not know who Donovan McNabb is?

[@DrumBum561]

Anthony Richardson had 'bust' written all over him from the jump. One year of subpar college play, that anyone with eyes saw when watching college football. Drafted purely based on size and what he could be in years, ignoring the fact that he is nowhere near the caliber of even a backup QB. 2-15 for 80 yards after the first half (of which 69 yards came on busted coverage) is just pathetic.

[@truthwithes6690]

Same thing I said

[@VvVT734]

It wasn’t a busted coverage lol also that’s literally what the draft is for to draft people based off of what they could be lol

[@CodyH88]

Very well said. I remember an article from a draft magazine (which I still have) waaaay back in 2004-ish explaining in detail the importance of a college QB starting for three full seasons. Two can work, but not as well. It outlined many examples of players from the '90s up to that point who played one to two and half seasons and it was a BAD list. So this info was known then and 20 years later it's still going on. I don't at all feel bad for the Colts organization but the fans I do feel for. It could be years to dig out now.

[@vegitosynsei]

​@VvVT734 There's no way a defense has plays where the receiver is wide tf open, it was busted coverage.

[@tengille]

Colts fell for the "looks good in drills, in gym shorts" meme, a la JeMarcus Russell, Zach Wilson, and many others.

[@LumpsIsHigh]

How about him not running out of bounds to stop the clock near the end of the game? This is not a NFL QB.

[@NN4MM]

AR is not the answer. QB's don't miraculously develop the litany of technical foundational mechanics he woefully lacks in addition to the inability to read NFL defenses at this stage in their development. The speculative play on his "freakish athletic" ability is a sunk cost.

[@TheNatewl777]

I'm not 100 percent sure that he can't read defenses. Many times, he makes the correct read and just over/under throws. His accuracy on short and mid looks like Tim Tebow throwing. Hot garbage. A lot of the INTs are just poor throws. People saying our WRs dropped a bunch of passes. Maybe a couple, but damn his accuracy makes me physically ill.

[@Jalreal]

Right!!

[@kentzepick4169]

Yes, freakish athleticism emphasized way too much. Very few elite quarterbacks have/had elite physical traits.

[@NN4MM]

@@kentzepick4169 Even Jayden, who will be the next baby GOAT is an elite passer of the football first and foremost. The job is to throw the rock at 50 MPH to other skill players substantially downfield by systematically identifying and attacking weaknesses in defenses, NOT to become a redundant running back. I was never sold on AR. Not to pile on the kid but I don't understand why anyone is surprised. All of this was diagnosed in the Draft Scout. As were Levis''s issues and CJ's potential. BY had the misfortune of being ruined by tire fire Carolina. That QB Draft Class is turning out to be quite the disappointment.

[@ericparker163]

@@NN4MM.....unless you're a Texans fan.

[@lastpme]

That was something he needed to keep with himself. The Colts media department needs to work with him and help him understand the media isn't his friend. Sometimes we forget these are young men learning to become professionals.

[@deaconfrost6229]

Richardson will NEVER pan out. He is just bad at reading defenses and his accuracy is poor. 50% so far in 10 NFL games & 54% in all of college.

[@gohardproductionzz]

44%

[@jordandennis6794]

Can't read a defense to save his life

[@MrJ567]

I'm not sure Colts fans really love AR that much right now.

[@DWoodsII]

He didn’t get many reps at Florida and was hurt last year. The colts should use this year for him to get his feet under him. Next year should be the true evaluation period. Teams are quick to dump these young QBs with no time to develop

[@chrisparson4542]

No we don't. He was booed at the dolphins home game. He is not a qb and never will be.😪😪😪

[@mindhunter8772]

​@@chrisparson4542 Just say you never really liked him, instead saying he willl never be Good QB. Thats just mean

[@casualarrogance]

AR has to go at the end of the season.

[@mindhunter8772]

@@casualarrogance What about Aaron Rogers?

[@imtheoneandonlybrad]

I wasn't upset he left, I was upset he came back.

[@joshel6059]

Correct!!

[@jchung1506]

That’s too good. 👍

[@byronthomas1559]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@2119Barry]

😎

[@gsf23]

Exactly. How does the coach even put him back in after that. The response should have been, oh you're tired..well, go over there and rest for the remainder of the game. Hell, we might even let you rest some more next week as well.

[@Clifford-Dad_98]

Thank you Rich. Very good commentary! I hope AR gets through this!

[@Nunya310]

Colts fan here, most everyone I talk to here in Indy is saying and has said he’s had bust written all over him since last season before he got hurt.

[@joemitchell9981]

I think Chris Ballard is a big part of the Colt's problems. His drafting/recruiting abilities are pretty subpar. He needs to go.

[@toddgaak422]

100%

[@cmcwilliams120]

He’s not ready! He had 10-12 starts in college. He’s an athlete playing QB. He’s undisciplined.

[@johnnymartinARTIST]

55 year Colts fan...I watched Unitas, Morrell, Harbaugh, Manning, Luck etc. AR doesn't even grip the ball correctly and throws worse than Cam Newton. No throwing motion, no footwork, no pocket presence. Fire the GM and the scout team...total embarrassment. When he "taps out" watch JT do a double-take...like wtf? What are we on our TENTH QB in 4 years? Fire Ballard please!

[@chrisparson4542]

I've been watching the colts since they moved to indy and they had a lot of bad qb's through the years and this guy is by far the worst I've seen. Lord help our colts.

[@toddgaak422]

Ballard HAS to go.

[@andrewkrahn3221]

Cannot agree more

[@imsnowedn]

When someone reveals who they are, accept it. Don't keep fooling yourself. He told you who he is. Find a quarterback who wants to play. Attitude is key.

[@tonye2400]

I agree. It does not matter what he says or does to try and fix this. You got a glimpse Into his DNA. Time to move on.

[@tinahouser4217]

Unacceptable. He's 22 years old. Stick it out and play for your team. There are no excuses.

[@jcreed09]

Anthony should say he was dizzy, felt nauseous, seeing spots whatever but never admit you're tired, that means he's not in shape, not eating right, not getting enough sleep

[@chrishayes4166]

It's nuts how the Colts are throwing the season leaving Rich in over the superior option in Flacco.

[@ShimmyD-u7g]

I understand why they want to play Ricardson despite Flacco being a better option to win. They spent the draft pick on him, they want him to play, and this is kind of his rookie year. I had my doubts about him, coming into the NFL with so little play time. I get the feeling were looking at a bust, but it did take Josh Allen a couple years, so wait and see. Fan base has to just accept it's going to be ugly.

[@videogames9829]

Flacco is 40, and he might retire after this season, so they're in a rough spot. Even though the dude can ball.

[@Whydoweneedhandles427]

We’re not going anywhere with Flacco….might as well have him “develop”

[@chrisparson4542]

​@@Whydoweneedhandles427Might as well take out all the starters and put backups and rookies in also. You know so they can develop for next year and years to come.🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@Whydoweneedhandles427]

@@chrisparson4542 Stop acting like the QB isn’t a special position

[@ericlitts9917]

Flaccos body language after that play said it all. He also said some cryptic stuff 2 weeks ago about the toughness of michael pittman jr playing through a back injury. He was calling out #5 but i dont think #5 understood.

[@colemilz]

As a Colts fan I feel like this is our punishment for not wanting another veteran qb on the carousel after Matt Ryan... Now we have Flacco who is that same role but plays it way better and AR who needs a ton of time to develop. But thats what we signed up for and knew the growing pains would be there. My hope is that it reminds me of rookie Josh Allen a lot and that he can piece it together

[@willemdaho3]

stuck between winning Now, or developing for the future. If Joe Flacco loses any game in the future, would they just swap AR for the needed reps?

[@colemilz]

@@willemdaho3 exactly. I'm not sure if we will bench AR yet. Our floor with flacco is so much higher than AR but if we can get him comfortable and confident in the pocket we can be a team to be feared for years to come. If there's a guy I'm willing to wait out and ride the ups and downs it's him.

[@chrisparson4542]

​@@colemilzIf my aunt had balls she would be my uncle.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@colemilz]

@@chrisparson4542 ?

[@gregputman]

Josh Allen was good in college and at least showed flashes in the pros. Richardson has not done any of that. He sucked in college and he sucks in the pros. He is not a NFL level QB

[@williamwinner4234]

Steichen mismanaged that game and not dealing with AR on the field was just one of the issues. If a player feels like he can do that in a game it's probably because he can do it in practice.

[@TheNatewl777]

Passing the ball before half. I thought Steichein was my new favorite coach. WTF was that? Looking more like Reich.

[@clint7210]

​@TheNatewl777 fans been calling him Shane Reichen thus while season

[@nnjjee1]

Richardson lost the locker room Sunday. Gonna have to claw back somehow

[@BigRaji1981]

He coming back from an injury and it's not like the oline is helping

[@scruffd0g193]

O-Line not blocking and 9 WR Drops don’t help.

[@VvVT734]

Lmao this is why players call fans stupid and say they don’t know football. You’re not in the locker room at all. You don’t know if he lost that locker room lol

[@BigRaji1981]

@scruffd0g193 exactly bro like what football they watching?

[@BigRaji1981]

@VvVT734 ikr

[@relaxingvibes3700]

Fire Ballard and move on

[@Paralyzedable]

literally hes gotta go. Same with richardson. Dude is just not good at playing qb

[@33corsaire]

Dude literally was 9/27 in his last college game… how he went in the first round is beyond me…

[@jordandennis6794]

He's big and tall

[@adgtheone]

It's obvious he's not ready. Sit him and let him learn from one of the best in the league right now in Flacco, no joke.

[@robertsessoms]

He was 50/ 50 at U. Of Fl...not a 1st round pick

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

Dude was cheeks

[@joePARKS]

That has go to be one of the weakest things I've ever seen from a QB in the NFL

[@Quinn37]

A large part of the fan base was very frustrated with both AR and Steichan. AR lost the fan base with the tap out. It will be very hard for him to come back from that. The Colts locker room is strong, but its virtually impossible for the team to be full behind him.

[@buckwild2474]

Rich your so right on everything you said. I lost something for AR yesterday as a fan...I could only imagine how teammates feel. I am sure its not good right now.

[@gotoastal]

you’re*

[@gotoastal]

it’s*

[@buckwild2474]

@@gotoastal ooh the grammar police. My bad lol

[@M3Vader]

Just got benched 😂

[@ju5t1n26]

I’s tired boss 😂

[@jgodoy_]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@2119Barry]

😂

[@BoltActionandtheMisfires]

🤣😂

[@maverick214]

This quote from the New Zealand movie Once for Warriors comes to mind "Too much weights, not enough speed work."

[@richardgale1287]

Strength & Conditioning Coach removing AR from his Christmas list right about now.

[@daveh4914]

He can't complete a decent percentage of his passes. Throwing bricks all day must be tiring.

[@jonathonhibbard]

I am a Colts fan and loved AR but man he needs to sit a few games for this.

[@fstlnj29]

Would rather he do some conditioning instead

[@edwardlamar3650]

Needs to sit for 2 more yrs. He is a bust😂

[@manitheman0806]

he's a bust and mgmt owns that.....its a total failure

[@RichardSchaefer-zx9ig]

You should send QB Richardson tapes of Tarkenton w the Vikings. I can remember his scrambling so wildly that D lineman would fall chasing him for 10+ seconds.

[@johnchedsey1306]

Rumor has it some of those defenders are still chasing Tarkenton even to this day

[@martyharless5097]

Tarkenton was the Barry Sanders of quarterbacks.

[@cifey]

Tarkentton also had 49% completions and 25 INT in his 2nd year.

[@martyharless5097]

@@cifey You can't judge player stats from back then on today's standards. You're comparing apples to oranges.

[@Jalreal]

AR5 was a horrific draft pick at QB. Dude can't hit the broad side of a barn, and never could in college. No idea what Irsay was on ... was he back on the snow?

[@madbaumer215]

There were no better QBs available and the colts needed one so they took a shot. Simple as

[@etmmlopez]

That’s is 25% on AR and 75% on coaching. They cultivated an environment in which he thinks it’s ok to tap out in a game. They’ve allowed to obviously miss conditioning and be out of shape. They are simply not coaching him hard enough. I can’t even begin to imagine a Nick Saban or Belichick player tapping out because he’s tired. To me it’s pure and simple poor leadership from the coaches.

[@jordandennis6794]

😂 Anthony Richardson should've kept that to himself. Huge mistake admitting that

[@IanSane]

Quarterback position has essentially been in place since Sid Luckman 80 years ago and I have never heard of a QB going off for a breather. If you're tired then audible to a play that doesn't involve the quarterback needing to do much to catch your breath. It isn't like a running quarterback is a new thing and somehow everyone else gets through the game no problem.

[@gsf23]

He was told the next play was going to be a hand off and STILL wanted to come out the game.

[@nicgara8781]

We should just start Flacco, could move Richardson into a tight end (sounds crazy? He has the talent to be a tight end) and draft a new QB.

[@bman6502]

To be fair, I played competitive ball back in 5th grade, and there were times I got tired..

[@Freddie7191]

Richardson could wipe the floor with a 12 year old. Aaron Rodgers on the other hand... It'd be close.

[@chrisparson4542]

​@@Freddie7191That's about the only team he can beat.

[@DeFyPhYsiiCs]

The only time i can remember a qb being "tired" was when donovan mc nabb had that 20 second scramble to buy time and threw the ball for a 1st down, i think it was on 4th down , but that was understandable atm, he was buying time for days. This just makes Richardson look bad imo, considering the next play was a handoff i believe

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

Also during super bowl 39

[@Axl_colts]

Colts made a mistake drafting Richardson. Time to admit it and move on. He’s inaccurate…. Injury prone…. And soft. Tapping out bc he was tired is unacceptable.

[@KennyWright-bv7sr]

Not ready for NFL

[@johnchedsey1306]

Richardson should have just said "Got a charlie horse" or something that makes sense to get to the sideline. Honestly, he's been bad this year. Really, really bad. He's very young and he seems like that kind of project QB that should be on the bench for three years before taking the field (like Jordan Love) while learning everything he can about being a pro, as well as learning in the film room. This desperation to win on rookie QB contracts is going to be bad for most teams, other than the occasional stars like Stroud or Daniels. Benching Richardson for the year, and possibly next year, might save his career. Right now he's Jamarcus Russell.

[@cwswriter]

I'm a Seahawks fan. I remember when the 2023 draft was happening there was so much talk about Seattle grabbing him at 5, you have no idea how relieved I was that the Colts took him. AR looked like a classic case of "Talent can be a curse" to me. I know the man is a monster athlete, but talent alone doesn't historically do so well in the QB position.

[@dreski83]

heart breaking...

[@karenhardie1132]

Similar to Trey Lance. Not enough college experience. Absolutely can't say you are tired and tap out. Everyone is tired. Grow up. You make millions for 3 hours a week. Flacco needs to play.

[@Jukeboxster]

There's such a thing as too much honesty. Say you're hurt right there, you pulled something, you're cramping up, and this is a complete non-story. Do it for your teammates if nothing else.

[@georgieboy_htown4eva4eva]

I've never heard a player say something like this...ever 😂.

[@jimmytwotimez]

The new generation of players. Don't forget Darnold saying, "I'm seeing ghosts"

[@Gungho73]

It's gotta be highly demotivating for Indianapolis players to be keeping games close in spite of their mechanically inept QB, knowing they have a capable veteran who can actually play football who isn't going to take himself out because he's tired. Sub 40% completion percentage. This coach better be careful, you can lose a locker room if you keep to a personnel decision like this. These are grown men whose livelihood depend on decisions like this. He's not ready. Putting him out there game after game doesn't magically make him mechanically better. I'm not as quick as people to say he's a bust and a lost cause, but I think for this season if you keep playing him you've effectively told the players around him your efforts are for not and we aren't interested in contending. Let him be a backup the rest of the year, have him focus on the details, let him show he's grown in next years preseason and have him earn the job back.

[@louieblalock7113]

He got benched.

[@manchetti8851]

Donovan McNabb obviously threw up on the last drive of the 2004 super bowl because he was either exhausted or the pressure was getting to him, either way he still won't admit it. The media would have crushed him in Philadelphia if he told them he was tired omg 😂

[@Mittens5044]

Terrell Owens accused him of being tired 😂

[@obihan_shinobi]

He may have well just said he was seeing ghosts. "I'm tired" isn't just a locker room issue, that's a career breaker.

[@chrisrogers3175]

The QB should be the last person to be tired

[@jordandennis6794]

Offensive/Defensive Lineman get to use the I'm tired excuse. They have to battle every down

[@chrisrogers3175]

@jordandennis6794 that's what saying they actually have to do something qb doesn't really

[@luisvaldez1459]

Im still waiting to see how we’re going to use his record breaking vertical from the combine.

[@1971kona]

I can’t help but think of Matt Stanford in the game against the brownies, had his shoulder separated and stayed in to throw the winning TD. That’s how you earn the respect of your Team. Richardson won’t ever have his team’s complete support, until he can show some toughness.

[@SunShine-xc6dh]

If I were the coach, Richardson just earned a week of cross country practice. Run around the stadium from the start of practice till the end no stops no breaks

[@nancypine9952]

Belichick bought several tons of dirt and had it plowed into hills at the end of the Patriots' practice field. Everyone ran up and down "the hills of Foxborough" on a regular basis to build up strength and endurance. Everyone hated it, they loathed it, but they ran it. And they admitted that it helped.

[@awakenthewoke1091]

Can't imagine this sat well with the offensive lineman who battle all game long.

[@waynetompkins3006]

I don't know the first thing about scouting quarterbacks, but I do know the second thing: When a college QB looks like crap on a game I'm watching as a casual viewer, that's not a first round NFL QB.

[@SandevistanSeanzo]

The only reason he got drafted so high was because scouts compared him to Cam Newton. As a Florida Gators fan, I never understood why he was a projected high first round draft pick the year he got drafted. Besides CJ Stroud, that 2023 NFL QB Draft Class was weird. CJ Stroud is QB1, and we could probably say Aidan O'Connell is QB2 from that draft

[@rounz1]

Heck. I appreciate the honesty😄

[@martintimmer8574]

You meant stupidity

[@earlmiles6334]

I'm in Indy. Lifetime fan. Our current GM would have selected Leaf over Manning. He's got to go.

[@bman6502]

Put the “honesty” aside, dude, you’re paired millions to play the game, which requires you to be in shape.. every other position on the field works harder that the QB spot.. what an embarrassment..

[@sirripsalot420]

JOE FLACCO DOESNT NEED A BREAK??????? HE DOESNT MOVE??!???!??!

[@kcnoise]

EVERYONE in the sports media was drooling over Richardson pre-draft and after four games into his career.

[@wrekk]

Hey AR... two words for you... Byron Leftwich.

[@creativeclectic]

How tired do you have to be to walk back to the huddle, and hand the ball off? He walked to the sidelines, could have walked right back to the huddle... Entitlement generation...

[@jeffreypaul2156]

Entitlement Generation indeed!!! Sit his sorry a$$ down for the rest of the year, then find him a new home.

[@1972dross]

In my 30+ years of watching all major sports, I have NEVER heard a player say, "I'M TIRED!!" WHAT?!?! Yeah you, and all the other players on the field!! 🤔 😂You are supposed to be their leader, their QB!! They drafted you to be their franchise QB!!! You know how many other players would absolutely love to be in your position!?!? Wow bro, WOW!! 😂

[@chrisanders713]

As a Texans fan they should honestly trade him for a big haul of picks and roll with Flacco. I was so nervous yesterday when it looked like Flacco was a bout to come in but I was never nervous when AR15 was out there.

[@Vevay1961]

What NFL team would give up ANY pick for this turd? How many teams are in the market for the NFL's WORST QB measured by ALL QB categories, who can't play more than a few games a year without injury, who takes himself out of games because 30 minutes of play is too much to handle, who gets exhausted after an 8 yard run, and who can't hit the side of barn when throwing 5 feet away from it?

[@CBarrett12]

ABSOLUTELY PISSES ME OFF!!!! Keeping him in, let alone keeping him on the team sets a terrible example. For both him and more importantly, his team.

[@BritonMediaGroup]

Rich why do we need your advice? he will be just fine this is a great thing.

[@bobbybecker6435]

If I were Flacco I would be like WTF?

[@nsn5564]

We berated a WR on the Chargers for not tapping out, who was unable to complete a goal line play because he was exhausted. I don't care that he said honestly he was tired, but he deserves all the condemnation for being so out of shape he can't go.

[@TheInfamousDJ1]

Colts fan since I was 12. I love how Rich just is like, "It's ok to lie next time. "😂. You have to let AR develop, but it wouldn't shock me if the Colts made a switch now. You have the NFL comeback player of the year. The season is only halfway over. At least AR and Flacco get along. Sometimes, a player needs time to develop. Remember, AR has only played in about 12 games thus far.

[@Bobtowngarden]

The have to buy him a bus ticket home.

[@leehampton9287]

True, he lost a lot of his teammate's confidence by taking himself out of the game for being "tired." But the worst thing was that with under 30 seconds to play he decides to scramble...picks up about 15 yards...but doesn't have the awareness to get out of bounds. Instead he tries to split the defenders and gain additional yards. 15 seconds ran off the clock because of that, and the time ultimately ran out after he committed another cardinal sin...he took a sack. A good high school QB knows to get out of bounds to stop the clock. He can do remarkable things, and in the next play do something really bone-headed...like throwing a pick at the end of the half that had zero chance of being a completion. He's got a long way to go. The Colts need to view this as a learning season and get used to the idea of more losses coming while he matures.

[@sirripsalot420]

It can break a team LMAO

[@danielvandusen5724]

Well if it's any consolation to the Colts fans, a lot of qb's are having their worst game ever against the Texans. Go look what the MVP from Buffalo put up against them.

[@ericparker163]

Texans combination of pass rush and coverage is very nice. It's too bad Lassiter missed the Packers game.

[@gotoastal]

QBs* (apostrophes don’t make words plural)

[@adotintheshark4848]

When he only completed 10 out of 34 throws, I can't blame him for removing himself. Anthony has talent, but I think he needs to sit and watch for awhile. He was never ready to start.

[@Ivmeister_]

I like to believe that he went off to the sideline to make sure he wasn’t severely injured. The play that occurred before was pretty bad and given his injury history I wouldn’t butcher him for taking precaution. His mistake was how he answered. He said he was tired instead of probably saying he thought he may have been injured. I don’t agree with the media’s take on this. If you put the average in a football game they’re all quitting after their first taste of contact.

[@ericparker163]

The NFL is not the land of average human beings. Every player that steps onto an NFL field is an exceptional athlete. If they weren't, they wouldn't be there. The sideline reporting from the game was hilarious though......"Any word on Richardson AJ.?"..........."They say nothing's wrong with him".......awkward silence 😂

[@TheKindredblades]

Colts' fan here. I'm completly done with Richardson. He's not it. He can't do it. 2/15 at the half!!!!!! Insane. Every game i watch is incredibly painfull. The only thing he had for himself was his "athlecism" and yesterday proved he doesn't even have that. Move on.

[@videogames9829]

Colts are in a rough spot. You can either go win now mode, and start Flacco, but he's 40, or try to continue to see what A rich has, despite the red flags that are popping up every week, and is playing worse than his backup. Whatever the case. This doesn't help lmfaooo.

[@MrFrmartin]

Colts should have given the bears the sink and everything else to get that first pick and get Shroud

[@Dadbot]

We get so many cookie cutter answers from athletes so often it was actually kind of refreshing to hear honesty. He’s wrong for it. But it was nice to hear.

[@michaelkest6160]

Narrator: "They did, in fact, bench Anthony Richardson."

[@rondavis3232]

Officials took 3 colts scores off the board.

[@facetiouslyinsolent8313]

Glad I'm not a Colts fan. That was pathetic!

[@ericparker163]

To a Texans fan? Hilarious but still.......tired? I'll take things CJ Stroud would never say for $500 Alex

[@TB12710]

The Colts GM Chris Ballard should be fired for drafting Anthony Richardson 4th overall at the 2023 NFL draft. At UF AR had 6 wins 7 losses as the Gators QB1. 6 wins 7 losses is a .461 win %. Make it make sense: how is a .461 win% at UF Gators and a NFL 44.4 completion % worthy of being the 4th overall pick of the 2023 NFL draft ?! WHY HOW did this happen Chris Ballard ?! At best AR should have been a late 5th round pick. He has no business being on an NFL field of play as a QB1. It’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. He sucks. Point blank reality fact: Anthony Richardson sucks, he is not a NFL QB1 and NEVER WILL BE. EVER!

[@jcsuperstar4646]

You are 100% correct.

[@mrdgenerate]

Tell that to your recievers who run down the field every play Tbh your break is starting now and lasting the rest of the season or till flacco is hurt if its me.

[@franklynnovaes]

I see no problem with him taking a breather. The Colts were facing 3rd and go from 23 after that play. It was going no where. The problem that everyone should have is his accuracy, or the lack of it