Quote from: Philosophers on November 15, 2024, 04:16:03 AM1st round picks cant be developmental players IMHO. That's what the 5th round is for.
It can be a little earlier, but I agree with you in principle. Malik Willis was a 3rd Round selection. Green Bay is starting to see the rewards of having some patience and a long term plan for the QB position while Tennessee is trying to exercise some patience now that Levis is their QB. It is easy for us to talk about, but if you are the coach under the Tennessee headset, you don't get paid to be patient. It didn't take long for Shanahan to decide Trey Lance wasn't going to be the guy and turn to the last pick in the draft as the starter. It feels like The Coach at Indy got some direction from above regarding Richardson.
It is hard to call plays for a guy who has only completed more than 50% of his passes once in 6 games. Steichen is probably going to,
1. tell Richardson to do the work and get his a$$ in shape
2. have Richardson take some accountability by addressing the team, perhaps even apologize for his immaturity, and tell his teammates how things will be different.
3. dumb down the game plan to allow Richardson to complete more passes, rely his legs to get him out of bad plays, and gain some confidence. He has weapons.
Some of those have probably already happened.