I think the only way this makes sense is if you are sitting Richardson for Flacco with the understanding that you want him to work on his throwing mechanics right now. I could get on board with that- some of those throws just need to be made at a NFL level.
If you can't take what the defense is giving you underneath (one of those clips is a 7 yard out FFS), then the best coaching staff in the world isn't going to make a difference. I do think the entire situation has been mishandled though. [Reply]
I don't know how he got drafted that high after reading all the dumb shit he says. He legitimately has a fridge temp football IQ. How does he get through the myriad of interviews during the pre draft process and this not show up as a flashing neon sign [Reply]
It’s hard to say for certain he’ll be a bust because he does have some good physical traits, but it’s beyond obvious now just as it was when this thread was started that he is nowhere close to ready to start games.
He should have sat all last season behind Minshew or maybe brought in a more established veteran last year like Flacco or Wentz to let him sit behind. But after screwing that chance up last season, if you are going to throw him out there again this season then you just have to live with the chaos and losing and hope he improves.
That said, surely they knew he still wasn’t ready this season, but because they already bypassed the sit behind a veteran option last year, it’s really hard to restart that process from the beginning of this season. So now they are forced to bench him because he’s completely unplayable and they appear to have no idea what to do with him. [Reply]
I watched the 2-15 from the Texans game and came away feeling like accuracy wasn’t the issue. Most of those were within the catch radius of the receiver - problem is, many were also in the DB’s catch radish. Seems like timing and bad reads were the bigger issues there.
The other clips are more difficult to defend. [Reply]
It's easy to get enamored by big armed QBs but when it comes down to it accuracy matters more. Chad Pennington could probably barely throw 40 yards and he had a very good career. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Matt Cassel looks at that and cringes...
I really don't know that you can fix that. It's just too far out of whack.
Consistent over throws are fixable. He needs to get with the right guy in the offseason and create all new muscle memory, which is doable, but he has to be willing to put in the work.
Fixing his brain can take a lot longer and may not happen. Again, a lot of work in the film room and he has to be willing. [Reply]