Shane Steichen Raves About Daniel Jones
The Indianapolis Colts have lastly discovered their quarterback, or so it appears.
They’ve been looking ever since Andrew Luck shockingly introduced his retirement simply earlier than the beginning of the 2019 season.
However that revolving door has stopped, because of Daniel Jones, of all folks.
Following the Colts’ Week 2 win in opposition to the Denver Broncos, head coach Shane Steichen tipped his hat to his new QB.
“I believe the consistency that he brings, his preparation, and it’s coming to life on the sphere on Sundays. He works at it,” Steichen stated. “I believe he’s doing a very nice job of going by means of his reads. If the primary learn shouldn’t be there, he’s attending to his second, third reads. The offensive line is doing a [heck] of a job for him. I believe he’s speaking nicely with the receivers all through the week, totally different appears to be like that would come up, route changes, all these various things all through the course of every week of preparation. Then to see it occur on Sundays has been good, so we’ve received to proceed that.”
Jones flashed glimpses of sturdy play with the New York Giants, and he boasted the arm power, measurement and pace to play the place.
Nonetheless, aside from his first 12 months with head coach Brian Daboll, Jones hardly ever appeared like a starting-caliber quarterback.
That speaks volumes about Steichen’s teaching and system.
The Colts have been in playoff rivalry in his first two seasons, regardless of counting on underwhelming quarterbacks Gardner Minshew and Anthony Richardson.
They made a giant gamble after they signed Jones this offseason.
He had been lower by the Giants and completed final season with the Minnesota Vikingss, and there was no assure that he would beat out Richardson for the beginning job.
Not solely did he accomplish that, however he might have shut the door on any risk of Richardson reclaiming the job.
The Colts opened the season with 10 consecutive scoring drives, and whereas “Indiana Jones” nonetheless must show himself in high-stakes conditions, the early outcomes of this new partnership are promising.
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