AFC Notes: Shad Khan, Anthony Richardson, Colts, Jaguars, Titans

Colts

Colts QB Anthony Richardson noticed his first sport motion within the preseason since injuring his shoulder early in his rookie season. Indianapolis GM Chris Ballard isn’t involved in regards to the inconsistent play to this point and is aware of it’s part of the training course of.

“To play profitable soccer,” Ballard stated, through Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. “There’s going to be some rollercoaster moments. I received’t say all, however most quarterbacks, after they’re younger, undergo these moments. There’s going to be. However be taught from them, develop, and maintain transferring ahead.”

Ballard believes Richardson is simply going to enhance with reps and has been impressed together with his lack of hesitation in the case of questions for HC Shane Steichen and OC Jim Bob Cooter.

“The extra he performs, the extra he sees, the higher it’s going to get. I do assume he’ll do a greater job defending himself. I do assume that’s one space that you will note. However look, ultimately the sport begins and the instincts activate, and so that you’ll see.”

“However simply his understanding of the offense and what he likes — like that’s a giant level of this now. You need the quarterback to have some perception in what he’s operating and be a bit extra opinionated about, ‘Hey, I like — Shane, I like this. Jim Bob, that is one thing I really feel comfy with.’ And I feel the extra he performs, the extra he’ll turn into vocal about that.”

Jaguars

Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan says the 2024 workforce is one of the best roster that has been assembled in Jacksonville and has excessive expectations for what they will accomplish this season. He let or not it’s identified to the group and the media in the beginning of coaching camp that he’s in search of the workforce to win now.

“A couple of month in the past we celebrated the town’s partnership with the Jaguars and the approval of funding for the brand new stadium of the long run. So I met with the reporters and the dialogue clearly shortly turned to soccer and I used to be quoted. “For us, profitable now could be the expectation.” So actually I’ve been wanting ahead to tonight to set the document straight,” Khan informed the workforce in The Hunt sequence. “I used to be not misquoted. And let me simply repeat. Successful now could be the expectation. Make no mistake, that is one of the best workforce assembled by the Jacksonville Jaguars, ever. Finest gamers, and one of the best coaches. However most significantly, let’s show it by profitable now.”

“We’re sitting in a state-of-the-art facility proper right here. We’re going to have a state-of-the-art stadium. I imply, there’s completely no fricking motive we shouldn’t be aggressive each sport we exit. We anticipate to win,” Khan continued. “It’s actually been sort of a pleasure with Trevor [Lawrence], Josh Allen. We drafted them. They love the town. I feel these are gamers who’re simply woven into the material of Jacksonville. They will inform you that. You’re going to say, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah.’ However they actually wish to be right here. I imply, we’re relying on these gamers offering the management and representing the town, assist us transfer ahead.”

Titans

Tennesse traded QB Malik Willis to the Packers after they didn’t wish to roster three quarterbacks. Titans HC Brian Callahan pleaded his case for the NFL so as to add yet one more roster spot for quarterbacks and cited QB Mason Rudolph‘s consistency as why he received the backup job. 

“I’d like it if they only made it a 54th spot or a forty seventh spot on sport day or no matter that’s, and you’ll simply carry a 3rd quarterback they usually can enter the sport in case you want them to enter the sport, that might be nice, however that’s not the best way it really works,” Callahan stated, through Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “I do know they don’t essentially wish to pay a forty seventh spot on sport day. I get how all of it really works and it sounds interesting, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a roster spot on the finish of the day.”

“Malik actually confirmed effectively for himself. Mason simply sort of continues to be the epitome of consistency.”

• In response to Paul Kuharsky, Callahan stated different gamers within the group handed up former CB Elijah Molden earlier than they traded him to the Chargers.