My apologies, I know this is traditionally a Boston sports website.
But I’m a Colts fan.
And I’m sure there are Colts fans out there who read Barstool Sports as well.
There have to be.
You never know what’s going to happen when the Colts snap the ball on offense.
On the other hand, he could get sacked and break 4 limbs all at one.
Or he could throw a pass directly into Christian Gonzales' facemask.
Could have simply let the clock run down to zero.
Along with a 55.7 RTG.
On the other hand.. Anthony Richardson rushed for 48 yards & 1 TD on 9 carries.
And when the game mattered most, Richardson led the Colts on an 19 play 80 yard TD drive.
That’s an incredible asset to have at QB.
Additionally… if you watch the games… his receivers simply refuse to catch the god damn football sometimes.
If either of those balls are caught, at minimum they’re down by the goal line.
But it didn’t matter.
Richardson stuck with it.
And thankfully, on 4th & goal, the third pass hit for 6.
He’s playing nowhere close to perfect.
He’s still going to make mistakes.
But he does deserve more help from his receivers.
He’s a little injury prone.
But he’s a physical specimen.
There’s no throw on the field he can’t make.
No bad situation he can’t use his legs to escape from.
Colts fans have every reason to be hopeful about him blossoming into their quarterback of the future.
The game itself was pretty ugly all around for the Colts.
Probably the worst defensive performance they’ve had all year.
The Patriots should have had at least 30 points.
Even after the Colts took a 1-point lead with 12 seconds left.
That was ALMOST enough time for the Patriots to get in field goal range and win the game.
The Colts were a stiff breeze away from losing on an NFL record setting field goal.
Thank god it was cold outside.
Just another game of Anthony Richardson looking very hopeful and very unpolished all at the same time.
He got WAY more help from the opposing team than he did his own.
The man is the definition of a project quarterback.
But I believe in him.
I see the vision.
The number of mistakes will gradually diminish.
And maybe even a new coaching staff.
And a new GM.
Jury is still out on those guys.
