Anthony Richardson Replaces Joe Flacco as Colts' QB

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00:00Let's flip it over to the AFC because I want to talk quarterbacks as well.

00:06Aaron Rodgers is playing in the game today for the New York Jets.

00:08He's not even the focal point for us.

00:10Why?

00:11Because we're taking a look at Anthony Richardson coming back in now starting for Joe Flacco.

00:13Adam, anything behind the scenes that you heard why he was benched and why he's back

00:18today?

00:19All right, Johnny.

00:20Look, first of all, they had to bench him when they did A. He was playing poorly.

00:23People forget.

00:24They want to point out, tap it out, and check it out of the game for a play.

00:29That's enough to get you benched, but he was playing poorly before that.

00:33In fact, the last competitive football he played was to start last season.

00:36You guys were talking about that in the previous segment, and then he hurt his shoulders after

00:40the season.

00:41Now, what I find interesting is Shane Stike was very definitive.

00:44Joe Flacco, when he benched Richardson, would be the start of the rest of the season.

00:49Now he's reversed course.

00:50He's now saying Anthony Richardson will be the start of the rest of the season.

00:54It's because A, Flacco did not play well.

00:56Let's call it like it is.

00:58Flacco did not play well.

00:59They were hoping he would.

01:00They were hoping to get back in the playoff race, but they're really—think about it.

01:04When you look at this situation, the Chargers are 5-5 right now—excuse me, the Broncos

01:08are 5-5.

01:09They're number 17.

01:11Getting a little juice here with Richardson, now that he's learned his lesson, Anthony's

01:15been very public about it, taking that step back.

01:18Sometimes you know guys that when a quarterback, a young quarterback, takes a step back, he

01:24can learn from the sidelines, and that's what's happened here.

01:26So why are they doing this going forward?

01:29They want that energy.

01:30They want that juice.

01:31He's a dynamic player, but he had to get his head right.

01:35And listen, folks, that jet defense—what has happened to the jet defense?

01:38It's not dominant.

01:39It's very average.

01:40This is actually a good play to do.

01:41Fired Salah.

01:42Well, you could say that, Kevin, but it hasn't been good since Salah's left.

01:46Call it like it is.

01:47Yeah, that's my point.

01:48That's my point.

01:49They fired Salah, and we're like, oh, well, Jeff Albrecht's there, and it's been a disaster.

01:54And again, the accountability in that room is embarrassing, Cap.

01:59Both sides of the football.

02:01The Jets—I'll admit it.

02:02I throw my hands up.

02:03I got that team wrong.

02:04Okay?

02:05When we gave on coast-to-coast with Pharrell, we gave our teams and picked divisions and

02:08so forth.

02:09He always looked for an upset.

02:10I was with the Jets for two days, and I asked point-blank about Aaron Rodgers.

02:13Looks great.

02:14Better than we expected.

02:15Looks great.

02:16We're ready to rock and roll here.

02:17But what you—and we could talk about their offense, how disappointing it's been.

02:21I cannot believe, Kevin, how disappointing the defense is.

02:23Who saw that?

02:24Certainly not I.

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