Shane Steichen hints at preseason plans for Colts' QBs Anthony Richardson, Daniel Jones
We don't know the full details of the Indianapolis Colts' Week 1 preseason plan at quarterback, but Shane Steichen hinted at what things could look like.
When speaking to the media after Sunday's practice, Steichen wasn't ready to reveal who will be starting against Baltimore on Thursday; he first wants to discuss that with Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson, but he did mention that both would play.
Along with that, from the sounds of it, whoever starts in Week 1 of the preseason will see the majority of the snaps in that game, while in Week 2, the other will then start and take the bulk of the snaps.
"They'll play a good amount," Steichen said of Jones and Richardson's playing time in the preseason. "One will play a good amount this game and the next one will probably play a good amount in the next game."
Richardson had strung together multiple positive performances in practices over the last week before taking a step back on Saturday. However, bad days are going to happen; what's important is being able to rebound, which Richardson did during Sunday's practice.
Overall, Richardson has been much more efficient on the shorter to intermediate throws, which was an area of emphasis for him this offseason.
'Everything's cleaner right now,' Steichen said after Thursday's practice, via Colts.com. 'He's playing at a high level, he's making good decisions with the football, taking the completions when needed, so it's been really good to see.'
Jones has had his ups and downs as well, but was "solid" in Sunday's practice, as Nate Atkins of the Indy Star put it. However, Atkins also added that he would like to see Jones "rip one" as well. Jake Arthur of Horseshoe Huddle echoed similar sentiments, posting that Jones "could use some more flash."
While Jones has been relatively efficient in his career, completing 64% of his throws, he and the Giants' offense struggled to generate explosive plays.
As Steichen has said on numerous occasions, consistency is what he's searching for at the position. That doesn't only revolve around completion percentage, but everything that goes into playing quarterback.
While every practice performance matters, these preseason games are going to carry more weight when it's decision time.
Prior to Thursday's preseason game with Baltimore, the Ravens are hosting the Colts for a joint practice on Tuesday.
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