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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory
Haven't seen that guy before. He do any longer form stuff?
As for the tape... Granted that it's only preseason week 1, Richardson did a lot to make me feel better about about the mental portion of his game. I don't mean intelligence so much, but more like decisiveness and calmness overall.
His big panic was the INT, but that looks fixable... Richardson had it right, but between two rookies (Hull and Freeland) not picking up the CB and DE properly and McKenzie not running the right route, it broke down and he Wentz'd. It'll look good in the future. But if things do break down, I hope they're hammering home the idea that he has to send the ball to the stands.
Aside from that, most of his negatives were technique and footwork causing errant throws. I really hope Steichen can clean that up because that was my biggest concern with AR coming out... just placing the ball on the "regular" NFL throws. Seems to have a good head on his shoulders that will take to coaching.
I think my favorite play from Richardson was the PI on Pierce. As pointed out by O'Sullivan, he showed good anticipation throwing before Pierce broke. Pierce beat his guy and had a ton of space towards the middle of the field, so he got desperation held.
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I don’t know. First time I’ve seen him. @Theoashnfl. They have a podcast too.
The mechanics won’t get fixed this season. The processing and speed is what I was worried about. But he looked good I thought. Game didn’t seem to bug or fast for him. He took a shot on the int, but he will learn not to do that. The throw with anticipation was great. The runs were solid. He looks a lot like Josh Allen when he was a rookie. He has a good feel for the game, a natural feel for angles and leverage. He throws to spots favoring the receiver and away from the defender (when accurate). He knew where to go on the blitz. Now it’s just about reps and growth. It will be ugly at times, but I think he will be ok.