Shane Steichen shares exactly what Anthony Richardson must do in order to win the Colts starting QB battle vs. Daniel Jones
Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard announced at the scouting combine that the team wanted to have an open competition for their starting quarterback job in 2025. They later made it known what that meant by signing Daniel Jones to a sizeable one-year contract to compete with Anthony Richardson. Head coach Shane Steichen spoke with the […]
Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard announced at the scouting combine that the team wanted to have an open competition for their starting quarterback job in 2025. They later made it known what that meant by signing Daniel Jones to a sizeable one-year contract to compete with Anthony Richardson.
Head coach Shane Steichen spoke with the media on Monday at the NFL annual meeting. Of course, one topic brought up was the team's upcoming QB competition. He shared exactly what the team is looking for and what either Richardson or Jones must do to be named the winner.
Shane Steichen shared what we all already knew about the Colts upcoming QB battle between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones
Steichen's answer didn't provide any actual new information, but it is notable that he shared what we all already knew out loud. He said that the "most consistent QB will be the regular season, " which, if you ask me, was a direct message to Anthony Richardson.
This is what the team has been asking Richardson to do even before the signing of Daniel Jones. So, I don't think it's a coincidence that these were the words he chose to use. The team can say this is an open competition all they want, but it only becomes that if Richardson allows it to. I think a more appropriate way to describe this situation is that the Colts left the door cracked for a QB competition to occur; Richardson has the upper hand to slam it shut by showing up in camp and showing necessary improvements.
If he can't slam that door shut and allows Jones to slowly push it open throughout training camp and create a legitimate QB battle, the team will essentially know Richardson doesn't have what it takes to be their franchise QB. Steichen went on to share that Richardson and Jones will split the starting reps beginning in OTAs, which some may take as a sign that this battle is a true coin flip. In reality, I think it's all a mirage to motivate and push Richardson to rise to the occasion. If I had to put a number on it, I'd give Richardson an 80% chance to be the starter come Week 1. And if he ultimately loses the job, he will have no one but himself to blame.
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