AR benched - Flacco to start next game

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Why is everybody pointing to the tap out ??? The audible and interception at the end of the 1st 1/2 are IMO much more egregious.

In fact knowing now that Richardson audibles to that play in that situation, he should've been benched then and Flacco would've won us the game.

The tap out is bad, then he compounds that worse by saying he was just tired and needed a break just shows how bad this kid's decision making is. But I don't believe for a minute that the tap out is the reason for his benching. I believe that it a disciplinary and performance related benching.

Also, I'm tired of hearing all of these former players and analysts saying that in all of their years in football that they have never seen this in an NFL game.

Harbaugh did it in the 1st game of the '97 season in loss to the Dolphins. The difference is that Harbaugh pulled himself from the game and never went back in. This was a big deal then and I believe led to the fight Harbaugh had with Jim Kelly after Kelly questioned his toughness.

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I agree completely that Richardson's most egregious mistake, by far, was throwing that pass that resulted in an INT deep in Colts territory with seconds remaining in the first half ...... and that if anything, that ought to be the reason why he is being benched.

However, Steichen called for a pass play in the first place, with Goodson in the backfield. Richardson audibled out of Steichen's pass play, and into another pass play with Goodson going wide instead of lining up behind Richardson.


So it would be quite ironic if the head coach was benching the quarterback primarily for throwing the INT in that situation when the coach himself wanted to "stay aggressive" and throw a pass in the first place.

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