Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson was placed below former teammate Gardner Minshew II in a new ranking by NFL coaches and executives.
Minshew started in 13 games for the Colts last year but has recently taken over the starting job for the. His 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions left Indy just short of a playoff spot and weren't enough to take over the starting job from Richardson who recorded seven total touchdowns in four starts.to 50 NFL coaches and executives to grade the current starting quarterbacks across the league.
Both quarterbacks landed in Tier 4, a category for "an unproven player, or a veteran who ideally would not start all 17 games." Placing Richardson in the unproven tier is probably fair, and coaches still had high praise for Indy's starter.Carrying a combination of lethal arm power and strong legs, Richardson creates an incredibly rare quarterback prototype. "This guy can be a problem if it all comes together, because he has the athleticism," an offensive coach said.
10 voters placed Richardson in Tier 3, but the overwhelming majority see him as a player who still has a lot of development to go.The Colts believe in head coach Shane Steichen to have creative game plans with Richardson at the helm, running constant option plays and forcing opponents to respect every aspect of his game.in a massive Week 1 divisional showdown that could be an important playoff tiebreaker later in the season.
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