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There were things Shane Steichen and the Colts knew about Anthony Richardson before they drafted him at No. 4 back in April. Then, there were things they would have to see for themselves later on. And one of those, serendipitously enough, showed itself in the first quarter of Indianapolis’s first preseason game, on the road against the Bills, three weeks ago.
On the Colts’ fourth play of the game, and their third throw, the rookie took a shotgun snap, and the Bills’ Greg Rousseau came unblocked into the backfield. Richardson leaned back and pump-faked to freeze Rousseau, then threw the ball off his back foot in the direction of slot receiver Isaiah McKenzie. The problem: Richardson was off-balance enough for the ball to sail inside and high, and into the hands of Buffalo corner Dane Jackson.
