The Horseshoe Faithful have spoken on the biggest question that faced the Indianapolis Colts this very late offseason regarding who should be the team’s 2025 Week 1 starting quarterback.
In what was publicly declared as an open offseason competition by the Colts’ top leadership between 3rd-year pro Anthony Richardson and veteran free agent addition Daniel Jones, it was the latter who ultimately won out.
Somewhat surprisingly, 51% of Colts fans here actually agreed with 3rd-year head coach Shane Steichen’s
controversial decision to name Jones as his new starter over Richardson.
Perhaps, those Colts fans have given a lot of credence to the ‘reading between the lines,’ where Richardson doesn’t appear to have mastered this Colts offense nearly enough entering Year 3, and there are still some lingering questions regarding his off-the-field habits.
At any rate, the Colts have to be hoping that Jones finds a career resurgence in Indianapolis, as the latest former first round quarterback ‘reclamation’ project to do so, joining both Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold as of late.
Still, the buck may realistically stop well before that. And no, I’m not talking about Colts All-Pro DeForest Buckner!
Only 37% of Colts fans believe that Indianapolis will make the playoffs this season:
While this realistically could be closer to a 7-9 total team next year with Jones under center—and falling short of the playoffs sticks again, you never know. For what it’s worth, the Colts have not made the playoffs since 2020, and it’ll be interesting to see whether that playoff drought for Indianapolis only continues in 2025.
