Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles
(Post 311141)
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(ANTHONY RICHARDSON'S FUTURE)
With my blue-shaded glasses, I believe that Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard are very much on the Anthony Richardson bandwagon. It appears that they are vacillating, and cannot make up their minds ...... I suspect that that is not the case. I think that what they are doing is trying to keep him grounded, and trying to prevent him from believing that he is beyond reproach because of the fact that he was a 1st-round draft-pick ...... it reminds me a little bit of a movie called "Youngblood" that I saw a while ago, about a young, hot-shot ice-hockey player. When he scored his first goal, the crowd went wild and he had a smile on his face like he couldn't be happier. The head coach immediately subbed in for him. I asked my older brother why he did that, and he said that it was because he did not want the young, budding star to start thinking that all he needed to do was lace up his skates and show up for the game ...... the coach knew that the kid was good, and had the potential to be great, but he wanted to keep him grounded and remind him that there is a lot of effort to put in at practices, a lot of teamwork to consider when thinking about how to play the game, and how to give your team the best chance to win over the long haul, not for just for a few games.
And that is what I am hoping that is happening now, that they are not punishing and/or disrespecting Richardson, but rather that they want him to take a step back, watch from the sidelines for a few games, and then go back in as a re-energized quarterback ......absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Richardson will certainly appreciate starting and playing the game after being benched for a few games.
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