That’s somewhat reassuring, I guess. I just don’t project Anthony Richardson as being more productive than Justin Fields on the ground
And for all of the criticism of Fields as a passer, he has clearly been far more accurate than AR, who had better weapons to work with to date (behind a better OL)
tl;dr - I don't think the counting numbers do ARich justice, and even if he doesn't find success in Indy, I'm still buying that he will find it in his next stop
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Unpopular take, but I’m not sure Anthony Richardson even finishes the year as the starter
Trey Lance: 56.6% completion pct., 7.4 YDS/ATT, 6.87 Air Yards/ATT in 12 games
AR: 50.6% completion rate, 6.9 YDS/ATT, 5.82 AY/A in 15 games
Similar draft capital
And for all of the criticism of Fields as a passer, he has clearly been far more accurate than AR, who had better weapons to work with to date (behind a better OL)
I don't want to rehash all the numbers on ARich that I dug into earlier this offseason, but I did write about it here if you're so inclined: https://www.draftbuddy.com/what-to-do-with-anthony-richardson-for-fantasy-football/
Two different OCs for Fields, same one for AR
You saw the list of Bears WRs from 2022, a room that only the Arena League could love
AR has a high ceiling, but so does Justin; I just see Fields as more likely to approach his