With offseason programs now having wrapped up for the Indianapolis Colts, head coach Shane Steichen is pleased with what he’s seen from quarterback Daniel Jones over the last several weeks when the team has been on the practice field.

“Very pleased with what we got right now,” Steichen said of Jones’ play after Thursday’s practice, via Locked on Colts. “He’s been doing a hell of a job. Really smart football player. Learned the offense very quickly. Making really good decisions out there through OTAs. Obviously want to carry that over to training camp, but he’s done a really good job. Great command of the huddle, ultimate pro.”

With Anthony Richardson sidelined for most of OTAs and all of minicamp with a shoulder injury, Jones has no longer had to split the first team reps, but has instead been able to take all of them.

“He’s a veteran player, obviously,” Steichen added. “Like I said, very intelligent. He works at, grinds at it. So not surprised on how he’s picked up the offense. Obviously, in those meetings we have in the quarterback room with those guys, the conversations that we have, they’ve been really good. I’ve been very pleased with him.”

As Steichen has described previously, what he is looking for in this quarterback competition is consistency, and from the sounds of it, Jones was able to provide that.

His performance in practice over these last few weeks certainly hasn’t won him the job, but Jones very well could have the upper hand going into training camp.

This isn’t to say that Richardson can still seize control of the starting job either, but after missing time, he’ll have to make up ground quickly once the Colts are back on the practice field in late July.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts minicamp: Shane Steichen ‘very pleased’ with QB Daniel Jones