After that moment, themightyandpowerful, Colts Nation ripped apart at the seams.
Regardless of who exactly made the call, I thought it made some sense at the time.
I thought Flacco had shown some flashes of beinggood.
I thought the offense moved better with him starting.
Maybe they could even win a playoff game.
I thought Flacco might have enough left in the tank.
There’s something to be said for making the playoffs.
If you think you have a chance to make them, then you should go for it.
That’s why you play the game.
And who fucking knows.
Anything can happen in the NFL.
And I definitely didn’t think it meant Anthony Richardson’s career was over either.
He could come back next season and still be younger than half the QB’s drafted next year.
He’s got a whole career ahead of him.
Flacco has been nothing short of flaming hot garbage the last two weeks.
Flacco threw for less than 200 yards, and completed just 16 passes.
It was a humbling moment for Flacco believers everywhere.
This week vs. the Bills, Flacco threw two interceptions in the first 6 minutes of the game.
Do you know how hard that is to do?
The Colts didn’t even receive the opening kickoff.
Most quarterbacks couldn’t do that if they tried.
Most quarterbacks wouldn’t even get the chance.
But Flacco did it.
It didn’t get much better from there.
The Colts did move the ball down the field much more so than last week.
But that was primarily due to Jonathan Taylor and the run game.
Flacco went on to throw another interception.
The Bills dropped another 2 should-have-been INT’s.
Flacco was stripped sacked by a man who was dead just a couple years ago.
The Colts' managed to stay in the game WAY longer than they should have.
They even had a 13-10 lead at one point in the 2nd quarter.
But that all happened in spite of Flacco.
Not because of him.
If you watched the game, you know Flacco stunk out loud.
And Colts fans are fucking pissed.
It’s an ugly scene in The Nation.
Everyone is calling for Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard to be fired.
Colts fans are demanding Anthony Richardson.
Whether he’s going to “give the Colts a better chance to win” than Flacco is irrelevant.
The team is now 4-6.
Nobody gives a shit about a playoff run.
If the Colts stick with Flacco for the rest of the season, then these people are right.
Maybe once every few games or so he can back the clock and win the Colts a game.
But what’s the point of that now?
Let’s do the Anthony Richardson thing again.
What are we doing here?
Is it Irsay in the front office with a gun?
I can see that Steichen has eyes.
He must be watching the same games we are.
How on earth could he not see that continuing to play Flacco is a complete waste of time.
I was honestly with him until right now.
You gave Flacco 2 weeks.
That was reasonable to me.
But after those 2 weeks, it is very evident that Flacco is not the answer.
I’m not sure why Steichen seems intent to die on this hill.
You don’t have to.
you’ve got the option to still fix it.
But you haven’t “ruined his chance at development” in 2 weeks.
But I think he’s got a better head on his shoulders than that.
But you have to put him back in now.
If you put him back in now, he’ll get to start 7 more games.
On the other hand, if he cuts back on the mistakes.
If he continues running the ball effectively without breaking every bone in his body.
If he throws a few less out routes into the rafters.
Then maybe the Colts will go into next season with something to build on.
Maybe I shouldn’t have berated that small child at Walmart who was wearing a Flacco jersey.
Maybe she wasn’t a racist little cunt.
Maybe she just got the jersey for her birthday."
Then they’ll have wasted the entire season.
Then everybody is going to be right about them completely wasting this season.
Especially when you have nothing else to play for.
So scrap the playoffs idea, Shane.
It was a cute thought.
A Joe Flacco playoff run moves the needle in this country.
Maybe not for Colts fans who are thinking about the future of the franchise.
But America fucking loves the guy for some reason.
It’s no longer happening though.
At this point you have to do what’s right for the Colts.
Honestly does Flacco even want to be out there?
You’d probably be doing him a favor.
I’m really starting to feel bad for Flacco at this point.
Colts' fans are cheering his interceptions.
They boo him every time he runs onto the field.
He didn’t ask for this shit.
For the love of god, start Anthony Richardson for the rest of the season.
it’s possible for you to still salvage this situation.
But you have to act now.
