Richardson or Jones, who wins the QB battle for the Indianapolis Colts?

Kyle Crabbs discusses the ongoing quarterback battle happening for the Indianapolis Colts between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones

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00:00The Indianapolis Colts are home to the league's best quarterback battle this summer,

00:05and I don't think Anthony Richardson's shoulder injury is going to change a thing

00:09about the looming outcome.

00:14I'm Kyle Krabs with A to Z Sports, and the Colts are holding a quarterback battle royale

00:19this summer between former top draft choice Anthony Richardson and free agent signing

00:24Daniel Jones. Richardson standing in this quarterback competition has been put under

00:30the microscope with the latest revelation that yet another injury is preventing him

00:35from collecting the one thing that he needs perhaps more than any other quarterback in

00:42the league. Reps. Anthony Richardson, going back to his freshman year of college, has

00:48collected just over an average of 350 live snaps per season over the last five seasons,

00:56and that lack of playing time and lack of consistent opportunities to play, learn, and develop

01:03has him on the hot seat as the Colts' starting quarterback.

01:07And for my opinion, when the Colts put Jim Ursa in the ring of honor in week one with their

01:13home opener against the Miami Dolphins, whether Richardson's back in time for the

01:18start of training camp or not, it doesn't matter. Daniel Jones has the inside track to this job.

01:24And for Daniel Jones, I think his path and how it's changed from New York to Indianapolis

01:29has him well-equipped. The fact that he's now collecting and building chemistry in the

01:36off-season program with names like Tyler Warren and Josh Downs only gives him more momentum.

01:43Daniel Jones, once upon a time, had to be a top 10 draft choice and go play in the new

01:48York market, which is absolutely vicious. Sometimes a change of scenery can go a long

01:55way in a player taking that pressure off and living up to their potential. Richardson has

02:01been in Indianapolis as their marquee investment, but hasn't been able to stay healthy or keep

02:07himself conditioned to not remove himself from a game or whatever goofy incidences have happened

02:13for Richardson over the course of his first two seasons. That all weighs on Anthony Richardson.

02:19And as a player who is grossly under-repped at the position, when you are going against a player who

02:26had to go from the big market of New York to a smaller market in Indianapolis, has a fresh start,

02:33has more experience, and is now collecting your reps with the pass catchers to build chemistry,

02:38it all seems to be building towards Anthony Richardson running out of time. It's an unfortunate

02:45set of circumstances, but it is the gamble that the Colts signed themselves up for when they drafted

02:50Richardson in the first place. The selling point was a Josh Allen type of raw passer with elite

02:57physical tools, but Josh Allen had almost as many snaps as Richardson had the last five years during

03:05Allen's last two years at Wyoming only. And in his first two years in the NFL, Josh Allen collected

03:12more snaps than Richardson has in the last five years. So if you're going to take the raw quarterback

03:17with the elite tools and needs to play, that quarterback then needs to play. And we're at the

03:24tipping point where people's jobs are going to be under the microscope in Indianapolis. And that's

03:29general manager Chris Ballard. That's head coach Shane Steichen. They cannot afford to wait

03:35any longer on that investment or else all of these parties are going to be out. And because of that,

03:42I think Daniel Jones is going to be behind center when the Colts open in week one against the Dolphins.