If there’s one lesson that every quarterback can take from the Colts benching Anthony Richardson after he “tapped out” for a breather on Sunday, it is this: You can play horrible football and keep your job, but you can’t show signs of being weak, out of shape, and unmotivated to play until your last breath and still keep your job.
There is constant talk about the Rams parting ways with Matthew Stafford by 2025 and that may be in best interest of both sides depending on how the season goes. But at least L.A. knows that they have one of the toughest quarterbacks in the NFL despite being so physical and taking so many hits and Stafford didn’t have to “win the combine” to be this good.