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Anthony Richardson has all the potential in the world, and he has some tape that is mind-blowing, there is no denying that. Now, can he lead a team? Can he do so consistently? Bryce Young is taking his second chance and running away with it, so seems like it could be done. Will the benching do him any good? Who on earth knows what version of AR5 we will see on Sunday...
Since Fries went down with season-ending injury, Tucker has been the weak link of the Colts’ offensive-line, allowing 15 pressures on 211 pass blocking snaps. For comparison’s sake, Nelson has allowed 10 on 364 snaps, and Fries was at 6 allowed in 153 snaps. Veteran defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is among the best in the NFL, and could cause plenty of issues from the interior. Colts will probably have to resort to double teaming him otherwise Williams could be in AR’s face a lot.
Bradley’s defense has been having a surprising resurgence recently, and were more than adept against the Bills. This time out they will have to face in my opinion the type of offense that can hurt them the most. An accurate quarterback with receivers that can make things happen after the catch, and an above-average running back.
If you would have told me after last season ended that Sam Womack and Jaylon Jones would be our starting cornerbacks Week 11, and that they would actually be solid I would not have believed you. They did struggle against Jefferson and Addison a couple of weeks ago, and this time it is an even tougher matchup on their hands facing Davante Adams and Garrett Wilson. I am not particularly high on the Colts’ cornerbacks coming out of this matchup looking good, but hopefully they can at least contain them.
It looks like veteran left tackle Tyron Smith will miss Sunday’s game against the Colts, so the Jets will be forced to resort to backup Fashanu, who has allowed 13 pressures in 170 snaps. Latu and Dayo have been solid at times, and Dayo definitely has the capacity to take over games on his own, so Bradley would be wise to put them against the backup. The Jets will not be able to double team them because of the threat of interior pressure by Buckner and Stewart, so Rodgers could be in for a tough day.
