Anthony Richardson benched

[axl-69 2.0]

22 hours ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

Dude lost all respect from fans and teammates with that lazy crap in the last game. 
Cam ran constantly and never asked to be taken out. 

Dude, Cam would run all game then do laps around the stadium giving high fives and poo on a first down, then run around some more.

[philw5289]

We still should’ve drafted him over Bryce. He could’ve sat behind Andy for 2 years. 

[TLGPanthersFan]

8 minutes ago, axl-69 2.0 said:

Dude, Cam would run all game then do laps around the stadium giving high fives and poo on a first down, then run around some more.

One of my favorite moments is when we were blowing out the Skins and he ran back and forth doing the Hulk Hogan “I’m listening” thing. 
Dude never seems to lose energy. 

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, philw5289 said:

We still should’ve drafted him over Bryce. He could’ve sat behind Andy for 2 years. 

He wouldn't have. He would have started here, done as badly or worse, we would have started him even longer as he failed, got injured and worse.

He isn't a good QB but he would have been demonstrably worse here as this situation(especially last year) is LIGHT YEARS worse than in Indy.

He might be the only QB that could actually have fared worse here than Bryce. This would be a complete nightmare scenario for someone like AR.

[MRenshaw]

23 hours ago, Johnstonny said:

...I'm glad we didn't get a chance to ruin him...

Stroud is not a fragile flower like Bryce. He's made of far tougher stuff because he thrived against plenty of adversity growing up. Stroud would have been fine here. Yes, it would take a bit longer, but he would get there.

[PootieNunu]

25 minutes ago, MRenshaw said:

Stroud is not a fragile flower like Bryce. He's made of far tougher stuff because he thrived against plenty of adversity growing up. Stroud would have been fine here. Yes, it would take a bit longer, but he would get there.

People seem to forget that Reich got 27 tds to 7 ints out of a broken, discarded Carson Wentz.

Stroud would have been fine with Reich, he had no chance once he got handed Bryce. 

[kungfoodude]

53 minutes ago, MRenshaw said:

Stroud is not a fragile flower like Bryce. He's made of far tougher stuff because he thrived against plenty of adversity growing up. Stroud would have been fine here. Yes, it would take a bit longer, but he would get there.

You know....I would like to think that is true but we just don't know what this situation would have done to him. Maybe Stroud is struggling and Bryce is looking like early Mac Jones(decent comp, IMO). 

[strato]

Okay for one thing the defense wouldn't play us with Stroud like they play Bryce. The biggest thing gumming it all up was no stretching the field, almost none. Whatever they did to stretch it scared no one. 

That is still going on and it's a huge problem. Or a huge symptom of Bruyce's limitations, however it works.

It would have been much different with Stroud, the team might have thought they had a chance, too. Which affects things. 

Edited October 30 by strato

[Mr. Scot]

https://x.com/Colts/status/1851649968970387779?t=oAcjkHdLnQDvSzfqVaejjg&s=19

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Basically, the team is signalling that this isn't a "temporary" benching. Flacco is the starter "going forward".

Starting to wonder if they've soured on him.

[Johnstonny]

22 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

https://x.com/Colts/status/1851649968970387779?t=oAcjkHdLnQDvSzfqVaejjg&s=19

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Basically, the team is signalling that this isn't a "temporary" benching. Flacco is the starter "going forward".

Starting to wonder if they've soured on him.

When the whole team is out there workin hard putting in effort and gettin bloody....and he just walks off....no one respects him on the team after that stunt...I'd bench him indefinitely....thats some Kerry Collins level stuff there.

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, Johnstonny said:

When the whole team is out there workin hard putting in effort and gettin bloody....and he just walks off....no one respects him on the team after that stunt...I'd bench him indefinitely....thats some Kerry Collins level stuff there.

Minus the alcoholism 

[OneBadCat]

I don’t follow the Colts, but I wonder if the taking a play off thing is just scratching the surface. There must be some other poo going on. If the guy was totally was totally gassed; I mean I think it would ultimately be a forgivable as a one time, naive mistake.  

[MRenshaw]

5 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

You know....I would like to think that is true but we just don't know what this situation would have done to him. Maybe Stroud is struggling and Bryce is looking like early Mac Jones(decent comp, IMO). 

No way Bryce could ever look like an early Mac simply because he doesn't have the arm strength for it.

[kungfoodude]

5 hours ago, MRenshaw said:

No way Bryce could ever look like an early Mac simply because he doesn't have the arm strength for it.

I mean, Mac Jones has a below average NFL arm too. We are splitting hairs on that account. 

I meant looks like a valid 2nd/3rd string NFL QB like Mac Jones.