Shane Steichen names Daniel Jones starting QB over Anthony Richardson
Colts head coach Shane Steichen discusses the organization’s decision to make Daniel Jones the starting quarterback in Indianapolis.
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Cameron Turner, Colts quarterback coach, was asked whether the coaching staff failed Anthony Richardson or vice versa.”I just think, right now, the consistency is not where we wanted it to be,” Turner said.Daniel Jones has been named the Colts’ starting quarterback.
Was Anthony Richardson just consistently inconsistent? According to one Indianapolis Colts coach, that might have been the case.
With the former No. 4 overall selection being passed up on the Colts QB1 job in favor of Daniel Jones, Cameron Turner, Colts quarterback coach, was asked whether the coaching staff failed Richardson or vice versa.
“I feel like I’ve tried everything I can do and I feel like he’s giving great effort in that aspect, too,” Turner said. “I don’t think either way, one or the other. I just think, right now, the consistency is not where we wanted it to be.”
Turner’s comments add a bit more context surrounding head coach Shane Steichen’s explanation regarding the benching. Steichen referenced Jones’ 2022 season with the Giants – which resulted in a wild-card round playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings – as a reason the passer has showcased enough talent to warrant another shot at a starting gig.
Jones hasn’t quite had the same success since that playoff victory, throwing 10 touchdowns to 13 interceptions in the two seasons (16 games) since, resulting in his 2024 release from the New York Giants, and later, his signing with the Vikings.
Richardson’s road with the Colts has been winding. The 2023 No. 4 overall pick has shown flashes on the field, but has also been the subject of various criticisms, including from teammates, off of it.
Jones signed a one-year, $14 million contract with the Colts during free agency. That number potentially indicated a quarterback competition with Richardson for Indy’s starting job. As it turns out, the competition may not have been much of one at all.
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