I see Richardson often lumped in with Stroud as rookie QBs who were balling out.

I disagree. Richardson showed some high end talent, but his Rams game was very ugly passing wise. He had 4 completion thru 53 minutes of the game

  • Richardson ranked 33rd in passing grade by PFF.
  • He had the 4th worst on target throws.
  • The Colts ran a very simple pass offense
  • He had the lowest pass yards per game.

Now coming off a shoulder surgery, it just doesn’t seem like he is going to succeed.

  • Jord4nnn@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You obviously didn’t watch any Colts games. Go watch the film in the Rams game before he got hurt. Proved he was the guy in that game.

  • ZachTrillson@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I miss the days where you gave a player at least two years before judging their entire future.

  • elonsmuskwastaken@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago
    • The Colts ran a very simple pass offense

    Is this a good thing? Wouldn’t a “very simple pass offense” also be much easier to defend?

  • lowlifenebula@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Trolls will troll.

    Really impossible to take anything remotely seriously when using an incredibly small sample size for a rookie qb and declaring them unable to succeed in the NFL.

  • KuatoBaradaNikto@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If I were gonna mention only one statistic to summarize a QB’s performance, it would certainly not be completion percentage, like the title has.

    I think if I was trying to figure out one number to eyeball whether a rookie’s 4-game season showed any promise (especially accounting for his rushing-heavy style), it would simply be points. Richardson’s offense put up a respectable 24.5 points per game, a bit above average. It was a low-volume pass offense though, and his future remains completely unknown for sure.

  • Dorkamundo@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    He had 4 completion thru 53 minutes of the game

    That’s not even close to accurate. By the time 5 minutes of the 4th quarter had elapsed (the 50 minute mark), he was 8 of19 with a TD and a two point conversion.

    That said, it’s wayyyy too soon to answer this question, and his shoulder injury is not a concern.

  • MazKhan@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I don’t judge any qb based on rookie completion percentage, a lot of the current top qbs were also bad in their first year

    Richardson had flashes of greatness and his passing will continue to improve, I do think he has to try playing in a safer way tho, nfl hits are much worse than college hits