How they’re looking.
If they’ll start.
When they’ll start.
Which ones you should draft in Fantasy, all that.
CJ Stroud has obviously established himself, winning Rookie of the Year and making the Pro Bowl.
But the jury is very much out on No.
4 pick Anthony Richardson, who was lost for the season after just four starts.
Making 2024, for all intents and purposes, his rookie season’s reboot.
Like whenSuicide Squadflopped so the DC Cinematic Universe followed it up withThe Suicide Squad.
All his Indianapolis Colts receivers were covered, so the dual-threat quarterback tucked the ball and ran.
Throw the ball, bro!
Bengals defensive tackle B.J.
Hill yelled at Richardson, knowing Richardson had no one to throw to.
Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt quickly joined in on the trash talk.
Is that all he does is run?
Taylor-Britt said, directing his barb toward a few Colts fans in the crowd.
On Richardsons next snap in 11-on-11, he did throw the ball to the wrong team.
None of it looked good.
Hes just throwing to spots, Bengals safety Geno Stone yelled at one point.
He doesnt see his receivers.
Richardson ended the day 10-of-20 passing with one pick, one touchdown and a lot of frustration.
I get that joint practices aren’t dinner parties.
You’re not expected to be on your best behavior.
Fist fights break out at these things more often than in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium for good reason.
These guys don’t know each other.
Don’t work together.
And have no incentive to play nice with others.
But this was brutal.
If a quarterback ever took this level of verbal abuse at a practice, I certainly missed it.
The Bengals sensed weakness and then turned this into an NBA All Star Dunk Contest.
And while “Throw the ball, bro!”
and “Is that all he does is run?”
get a lot of points from the judges, I’m giving the title to Geno Stone.
Because Richardson is 6-foot-4.
By no means am I suggesting Richardson is a disaster that can’t be fixed.
How Richardson bounces back from getting teabagged this badly will matter.
So thanks are to get to the Bengals for making a third preseason game interesting for once.
The football world ought to be watching.
