The article repeatedly emphasizes the need to be patient with rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson, insinuating that he may not get the job until later in the season -if at all during the rookie campaign.
GM Chris Ballard is quoted as saying, "not to crown him" just yet, while Assistant GM said, "We drafted him not for what he is,” he said, “but what he could become.”
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Get ready for an offseason of quotes just like this. We'll need to read between the lines in this, and the many subsequent articles that are sure to touch on this exact subject. Here in mid-May, it looks like Gardner Minshew may be starting the season behind center, yet Richardson is coming off the board in the ninth round of Underdog drafts.