{"id":424099,"date":"2023-04-30T18:16:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=424099"},"modified":"2023-04-30T18:43:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T18:43:45","slug":"nfl-draft-2023-colts-owner-irsay-explains-why-picking-anthony-richardson-was-a-great-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-draft-2023-colts-owner-irsay-explains-why-picking-anthony-richardson-was-a-great-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft 2023: Colts Owner Irsay Explains Why Picking Anthony Richardson Was A Great Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 NFL Draft&#8217;s first round is now in the past. Three quarterbacks were selected in the first four rounds, as many had predicted: Bryce Young of Alabama, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State, and Anthony Richardson of Florida. Colts Owner Irsay Explains Why Picking Anthony Richardson Was A Great Strategy.<\/p>\n<h2>NFL Draft 2023: Colts Owner Irsay Explains Why Picking Anthony Richardson Was A Great Strategy<\/h2>\n<p>In their approach to the quarterback position during this year&#8217;s NFL draft, the Indianapolis Colts were at a fork in the road.<\/p>\n<p>The team, which had previously been headed by traditional pocket passers like Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck, took a fresh turn when the fourth overall choice went to Florida&#8217;s Anthony Richardson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anthony Richardson starting in the first week of the regular season is reportedly a \u201creal\u201d possibility.<\/p>\n<p>When Colts owner Jim Irsay was asked about the idea of Richardson potentially getting to start from week one, he said this.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think it&#39;s important. You get better by\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ylpvJGVtPQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ylpvJGVtPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Rookie Watch (@NFLRookieWatxh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLRookieWatxh\/status\/1652703933423386624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jim Irsay, the owner of Indianapolis, offered an intriguing alternative scenario that may have happened if Richardson hadn&#8217;t been available at position four.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colts said: NO MORE POCKET STATUES<\/p>\n<p>Jim Irsay wanted a mobile QB and was tired of watching these feet-in-concrete statues kill drives by taking sacks<\/p>\n<p>Matt Ryan<br \/>Carson Wentz<br \/>Philip Rivers<br \/>Jacoby Brissett<br \/>Bryan Hoyer<\/p>\n<p>ENTER ANTHONY RICHARDSON <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uhLaaUM0Pq\">pic.twitter.com\/uhLaaUM0Pq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SharpFootball\/status\/1651750195531509760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThis is why the Colts were so excited to get him, according to owner Jim Irsay. Irsay desired a dynamic, mobile quarterback since the NFL was dominated by players like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and Jalen Hurts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CONGRATS to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boom_McGinty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Boom_McGinty<\/a>, who correctly guessed DesJuan Johnson! $10,000 + Anthony Richardson signed jersey! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ic7FZYaqSN\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ic7FZYaqSN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimIrsay\/status\/1652468710400049154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This game is going more to the athletic quarterback,&#8221; Irsay said. &#8220;The days of (Tom) Brady and Peyton, I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;re ever going to return.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mobility is reasonably essential. I always felt Richardson was going to be the guy we went with, as I learned more and more. He is a superhero. No quarterback has brought those skills in athletic testing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We kind of felt like if we had the first pick in the draft, we&#8217;d probably take Anthony,&#8221; Irsay said. &#8220;That&#8217;s how much we liked him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Colts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Colts<\/a> owner Jim Irsay: We provably would&#39;ve taken Anthony Richardson at No. 1 overall.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1652500132837900289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Colts&#8217; general manager, Chris Ballard, made it quite clear that the team is not pressuring Richardson for quick results and that they are not promising him instant playing time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s got to come in and earn his way like every player we bring in,&#8221; Ballard said Thursday. &#8220;Let&#8217;s not expect him to be Superman from day one. I think history has shown there&#8217;s not many of them that are Superman from day one. Some of them it takes two, three years for them to become a really good player. I think you all know well enough, we&#8217;re excited, we&#8217;re excited to get Anthony. Now we&#8217;ve got to go play. Now you&#8217;ve got to go prove it. Damn right I&#8217;m excited. Then you sober up and say, &#8216;OK, now we&#8217;ve got to go play and make it work.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Ballard on Anthony Richardson. \u2018We drafted him for what he can be in the future.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QPD8aMxYcG\">pic.twitter.com\/QPD8aMxYcG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mchappell51\/status\/1651752376129273864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Richardson is dazzling with his right arm, but he also has lethal legs. Richardson was by far the most physically dominant quarterback prospect in this year&#8217;s class, weighing in at 6-4 and 244 pounds, while also completing the 40-yard sprint in 4.43 seconds and clearing a 10&#8217;9&#8243; broad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mHro2Ui7fa8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Steve Kerr Appreciates Antetokounmpo\u2019s Post Game Comments After Bucks Loss: \u2018lucky to have Giannis in the league\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/steve-kerr-appreciates-antetokounmpos-post-game-comments-after-bucks-loss-lucky-to-have-giannis-in-the-league\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Steve Kerr Appreciates Antetokounmpo\u2019s Post Game Comments After Bucks Loss: \u2018lucky to have Giannis in the league\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 NFL Draft&#8217;s first round is now in the past. Three quarterbacks were selected in the first four rounds, as many had predicted: Bryce Young of Alabama, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State, and Anthony Richardson of Florida. Colts Owner Irsay Explains Why Picking Anthony Richardson Was A Great Strategy. NFL Draft 2023: Colts Owner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":383473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,48],"tags":[3025,3388,7743,6826],"class_list":["post-424099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indianapolis-colts","category-nfl","tag-anthony-richardson","tag-jim-irsay","tag-jim-irsay-anthony-richardson","tag-nfl-draft-2023"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424099"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424099\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}