{"id":304588,"date":"2025-08-21T00:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/304588\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T00:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:47:12","slug":"colts-qb-coach-explains-how-consistency-issues-led-to-anthony-richardson-benching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/304588\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts QB coach explains how ‘consistency’ issues led to Anthony Richardson benching"},"content":{"rendered":"

Was Anthony Richardson<\/a> just consistently inconsistent? According to one Indianapolis Colts<\/a> coach, that might have been the case.<\/p>\n

With the former No. 4 overall selection being passed up on the Colts QB1 job<\/a> in favor of Daniel Jones<\/a>, Cameron Turner, Colts<\/a> quarterback coach, was asked whether the coaching staff failed Richardson or vice versa.<\/p>\n

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“I feel like I\u2019ve tried everything I can do and I feel like he\u2019s giving great effort in that aspect, too,” Turner said<\/a>. “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.”<\/p>\n

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<\/a> \u2013 which resulted in a wild-card round playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> \u2013 as a reason the passer has showcased enough talent to warrant another shot at a starting gig.<\/p>\n

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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<\/a>, and later, his signing with the Vikings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

Jones signed a one-year, $14 million<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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