“There are two ways you can handle this: as you can go to the dump, or you can accept the challenge and agree to the challenge of continuing to get better,” Colts manager Chris Ballard said earlier this week. “Get ready. Continue to work on your basics. Continue to work on the daily play schedule that needs to happen as a team manager, to work with the other team leaders in your game schedule and then be ready to go because you are one click away.”
10 rush TDS from Richardson since 2023 in third place among QB, after only Jalen Hurts (29) and Josh Allen (27).
Jones is mobile, so distributing Richardson for his rushing skills is not necessary. Still, his presence could force opposing defenses to prepare for different looks if Steichen uses him as a change in pace. It could also reduce the number of hits that Jones takes based on his own injury history.
It is noteworthy that Colts did not use Richardson as a short garden in two games that Joe Flacco started last season following the Young QB is a benefit.
“Every year is different,” Steichen said. “I want him to crush his new role, be a pro every day, come into the building, work and we will see where it goes.”
Obviously, “crushing his new role” is Steichen’s corporate building for Richardson. If the former selected in the first round plays that part, he may see some snapshots here and there.