Colts rookie Anthony Richardson may be the most athletic QB of all time. Those who know him say he's more than that — smart, curious, driven and a leader.
Editor's note: Anthony Richardson has been named as the Indianapolis Colts' Week 1 starting QB. This story was written in July, before his first NFL game action.Anthony Richardson'sThe Eastside High School football team had been in a seven-on-seven period. Richardson threw a pass that sailed incomplete. The intended receiver was supposed to bring the ball back, but the nearest defensive back kicked the ball and walked away.
It will be a critical component in transforming his inexperience and inconsistency at Florida into a quality NFL starter; to turning his tantalizing upside and rare physical abilities into the franchise quarterback Indianapolis has craved since Andrew Luck's stunning departure from football. For instance, Richardson would be told that he was over-rotating through his pelvis and rolling out to his front foot on his throws, impacting his accuracy. He wouldn't say anything in response, just nodding to acknowledge the criticism. But then on the ensuing reps, he'd make a conscious effort to keep his foot on the ground. He'd run through dry reps before and after a throw, mirroring the correct motion.
Richardson went through his Florida film extensively with Will Hewlett, a private quarterback coach who spearheaded Richardson's draft prep. Richardson didn't show embarrassment over his mistakes. He willingly talked through the ‘how' and the ‘why' of the mishaps that weren't his own. Richardson was put through teach-backs to prepare him for the pre-draft process and interviews. Here's how it worked: a quarterback from another program would put one of their plays on the whiteboard. Then it got erased. Next, some conversation would take place — general chatter about the play concept or something slightly off-topic — before the signal caller had to re-teach what he had just learned.
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