[GQ Sports]
“For Richardson, being a bust isn’t an option.
Not after he endured injuries and coaching changes and nights where he didnt have enough to eat.
“Instead, Richardson imagines a future in which he has a bust.
‘I’m gonna be in the Hall of Fame one day,’ he says.
‘I already know it.
I’m going to grind until I am a Hall of Famer.
I’m going to confirm of it.
Just making it to the NFL, that’s not enough.
I gotta be one of the best to ever do it.
That’s just how I am.'”
An anonymous AFC coordinatordescribed Anthony Richardson as having a “fucking ham cannon” for a right arm.
Apparently he has one between his legs too, because DAMN.
That is one bold proclamation to make before you even play a down in the NFL.
Might give you pause on swinging for the fences for Richardson near the top of Thursday night’s draft.
Makes it even trickier to figure out where he’ll wind up.
This quote might shock you if you only read the headline and take it at face value.
Get by on natural skill.
Don’t think that’s the case.
Richardson wants to be great and understands it won’t come without tons of work.
He’s setting the highest bar possible for himself to clear, because he believes he can do it.
It doesn’t come off as weird, super cocky or off-putting.
As opposed to, say, Josh Rosen.
I’d say it’s working.
Look at this motherfucking throw:
Get the absolute fuck out of here.
I’m an alien…I don’t think I can be compared to anybody.
As a person, I’m normal – just a fun-loving guy who likes to make people smile.
“[…] Nobody wants a quarterback with a 53 percent completion percentage.
I don’t want to be that guy either.
I know I have to get better…But I promise, I will work relentlessly to improve.
And I will improve.
All you oughta do is watch the tape to know my best is still yet to come.”
Anyone who box score scouts Anthony Richardson ain’t doing it right.
Then, you know, he runs a 4.43 40, and has…Not good.
You have not watched Richardson anywhere near closely enough.
Richardson’s intermediate accuracy in 2022 was almost to NFL standards without the immense mechanical cleanup he obviously needs.
His deep accuracy already is at the level of a top professional.
OK. Go nuts with that take.
Selfishly I want to see Richardson flourish, because I’ve been stumping for this guy for months now.
If it means he falls in the draft, so be it.
He’ll likely be going to a better situation in that scenario.
Sorry to the surface-level judges of Richardson.
It ain’t there.
Can’t wait to see where Richardson lands.
Anywhere but Baltimore to replace Lamar Jackson!
TUNE IN FOR THE EN EFF EL DRAFT SHOW BAY-BEEEEEEE.
