Dissecting the Colts' Failed Anthony Richardson Experiment With Steven Ruiz

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz to share their first reactions to the news of the Indianapolis Colts naming Daniel Jones their starting QB over Anthony Richardson heading into the 2025 season. They start by breaking down Richardson’s career timeline with the Colts organization and debating whether the player or the team are to blame in the debacle. After the break, they speculate on Jones’s 2025 season and talk about what the future holds for Richardson. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Steven RuizProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.
0:03.3	Shield Capadia here, joined by Stephen Ruiz, and we had some breaking news in the NFL,
0:09.5	the Colts naming Daniel Jones, their starting quarterback for the 2025 season.
0:14.9	It is not Anthony Richardson.
0:17.5	We're going to get into all aspects of this move.
0:20.1	What it means for Anthony Richardson's
0:21.6	future are the Colts a poorly run franchise? Do they have any hope with Daniel Jones in 2025?
0:29.2	We're going to get into all that, Ruiz. But first, just, were you surprised? We talked about
0:35.3	this quarterback competition in the offseason. When you heard the news, were you surprised at the announcement?
0:40.4	I was definitely surprised by the timing. It was one of those situations where you get the text, the tweet alert, and you have to double check and make sure you weren't getting like fooled by a fake account or anything.
0:50.1	I had to check Schefter's account, rapid force account, all the insider accounts.
0:54.7	But yeah, the timing of it is what threw me off the most.
0:58.6	Yeah, you know, they were hinting a little bit about it, but I wasn't sure until they announced
1:02.7	it that they were actually going to go with Daniel Jones.
1:05.1	So we're going to take a quick break.
1:06.4	When we come back, we are going to hit on every angle of this story.
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