Anthony Richardson, back as the Colts’ starting QB, showed improvement after attention-grabbing benching

Steichen this week explained the highlighted points to Richardson.

“What I mean by that is the attention to detail in everything he does, from the classrooms, to the walkthroughs, to the practice, to the weight room, all the little things just have to be at a higher standard,” Steichen said. “That’s what was talked about and that’s where we went with it. It was discussed with him two weeks ago and those were the conversations that took place and in the last two weeks he’s made progress .”

Richardson is only 22 years old and is in his second year in the NFL. He started 12 games during his career at the University of Florida and has started 10 games for the Colts after a shoulder injury prematurely ended his rookie season.

The Colts knew there would be up-and-down moments in Richardson’s development, and there certainly have been. They are willing to go along with that, sources say, provided the process and preparation is right.

The team’s brass and coaching staff believe they have Richardson’s attention when it comes to preparing off the field and in meetings. Essentially, Richardson needed to embrace how intense it needed to be.

And sources underscored what Steichen said publicly about Richardson: The change in preparation during his two weeks away was noticeable.

Today, the Colts hope that starts to translate on the field.