The Colts went back to Anthony Richardson because a slim chance is better than none

Joe Flacco’s unlikely career revival is over. It lasted approximately 11 months and 10 games.

Flacco’s emergence as the quarterback capable of taking the Cleveland Browns to the playoffs in 2023 made him Anthony Richardson’s mentor, then successor, for an Indianapolis Colts team built to win in 2024. He was one of few veteran free agents to join a nine-win roster mostly intact from the season prior. He was supposed to help push Richardson to a place of stability behind center and, barring that...