The bizarre Anthony Richardson saga in Indianapolis took another unexpected turn on Wednesday as coach Shane Steichen announced his intention to bench Joe Flacco and give Richardson the starting quarterback job again.

It’s easy to play ‘Monday Morning Quarterback here,’ but if the Colts had just been initially transparent about Richardson’s benching, then a lot of the national media speculation and angst among the Horseshoe faithful could’ve been reasonably mitigated from the get-go.

Quarterback Anthony Richardson’s two-game benching is expected to come to an end this weekend as the Indianapolis Colts prepare to face the New York Jets.