With all regards, the Indianapolis Colts‘ 2024 season can be classified as a swing and a miss. The team missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season and had a record of 8-9.
There were a lot of expectations heading into year two of head coach Shane Steichen and quarterback Anthony Richardson, but the team fell short and wasn’t efficient on any side of the football.
This is why Bryan DeArdo of CBS Sports blasts the Colts with a brutally bad grade about their 2024 season.
Ultimately, the Colts’ D grade is accurate and reflective of the dysfunction the team displayed last year even though their record wasn’t awful.
Indianapolis’ season was largely defined by Anthony Richardson’s controversial benching and continued struggles. The 2023 first-round pick went 6-5 as the Colts’ starter in 2024 despite completing just 47.7% of his throws and having more interceptions (12) than touchdown passes (eight).
– Bryan DeArdo | CBS Sports
DeArdo mentions some of the struggles came from Richardson’s inaccuracies and lack of ball security. Richardson’s 47.7 completion percentage and twelve interceptions doomed drives, he also coughed up the ball with nine fumbles.
Richardson has been heavily criticized for such a rough season after showing promise in his rookie year before sustaining a season-ending AC…
