INDIANAPOLIS – We’re in that fuzzy phase where it’s necessary to sift through the coachspeak and decipher what a player might be saying when he’s standing in front of his locker and answering delicate questions. Got it? First, the coachspeak. The topic: Will Anthony Richardson be full or limited at practice this week? The level of a player’s participation usually is a reliable barometer to whether a team (the Indianapolis Colts) expects their starting quarterback (Richardson) to be available for the upcoming game (Sunday in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans). Shane Steichen: “He’s going to be out there practicing.’’ Richardson practiced on a limited basis last week but didn’t play in the loss at Jacksonville. His rehab from an oblique injury hadn’t advanced far enough. “Honestly, it was just a feel thing that day,’’ Richardson said. “We didn’t even know I was going to be able to even do what I was able to do out there, so that was a plus for us. “We felt good about that going into this week.’’ And? More coachspeak, of course. “He’s attacking it,’’ Steichen said. “Shoot, we’ll see how the week goes. But if he’s ready to go and he feels good and the doctors feel good about it, he’ll be out there.’’ In other words, stay tuned. Coaches seldom share pertinent information with the media, and that’s especially true when it involves injuries. And that increases a thousandfold when it involves an injury to a quarterback. In a sport/business where there’s a fine line between winning and losing, every competitive edge should be embraced. It’s an advantage for the Colts forcing the Titans to wonder whether they’ll face Richardson or Joe Flacco, just as the Titans don’t mind keeping the Colts in the dark about Will Levis (shoulder) or Mason Rudolph. Sometimes, more is gleaned from players. How is Richardson feeling? “Good, I guess. Yeah, that’s my answer,’’ he said with a smile prior to Wednesday’s practice. “Way better compared to last week. I was able to move a little better, able to get going, start running and throwing.’’ Better able to play a very demanding position? “Yeah, for sure,’’ he said. “I can run. I can throw. I can do the stuff they want me to do in the offense. “We’re just going to take it day-by-day and see what the rest of the week in.’’ Richardson admitted he’s not 100% - which player is after five weeks of body trauma? – but “I’m going to try to be the best version of myself. “Just making sure I’m putting myself in the best position, putting the team in the best position. Try not to force anything. Try to rush anything.’’ That’s clearly a more expansive response than Steichen offered, but it still leaves Richardson’s status in doubt. He did, however, reveal starting against the Titans is “the plan. That’s what I’m hoping. Hopefully, everything just keeps progressing and I’m able to be out there Sunday.’’ Day-to-day. Hopefully. That’s the plan. We’ll see.  No one should have expected clarity from the Colts, or Richardson. Or Flacco. The veteran backup might have given the best progress report on Richardson. “This week might be a little bit different than last week,’’ Flacco said. That was in reference to Richardson taking zero reps with the No. 1 offense in the days leading up to Jacksonville. Those were reserved for Flacco, who started his first game with the Colts and passed for 359 yards and three touchdowns. Apparently, Steichen will divvy up first-team reps this week. Flacco possesses the wisdom gathered as the NFL’s second-oldest quarterback (39, trailing only Aaron Rodgers). He’s appeared in 190 games, 186 as a starter, in 17 seasons with five teams. He knows what to say, and what details not to share with an inquiring media. He was asked if he must be careful about not “spilling the beans’’ regarding the Colts’ plans at quarterback. “I don’t think there’s any beans to spill, which makes it easy,’’ he said with a laugh. Also, the Colts’ PR staff is adept at informing a player if a touchy subject might be broached. It doesn’t get any touchier than: Who’s the starting QB? “I’ve never been a guy that, ‘Hey, prepare me on 20 different things,’’’ Flacco said. “If that was the case and I was thinking about it too much, then I would definitely mess up and who knows what I would say? “I try to answer as honestly as I can. I know honesty in this atmosphere is probably somewhat a questionable thing. Like, you obviously can’t be 100% truthful because then you’d be beating yourself up. You’d probably be throwing people under the bus left and right. “I’m sure I did things when I was younger that I don’t do now, and maybe they made sense and maybe they didn’t. Who knows? You kind of learn your way.’’ The bottom line? “You try to be as honest as you can,’’ Flacco said. “Even when you have to skirt around it, as long as you’re just straightforward and you try to do a good job answering the question, I think that’s my strategy in doing these things.’’ Injury update It’s risky to draw conclusions from mid-week injury/participation reports, but the Colts’ first report of the week is interesting. Along with Richardson, defensive end Kwity Paye (quad) and cornerback Kenny Moore II (hip) were limited. Paye and Moore have missed the past two games. Center Ryan Kelly, who has missed the last two games with a neck injury, was a full participant. Players who didn’t practice: Wideouts Michael Pittman Jr. (back) and Josh Downs (toe), running back Jonathan Taylor (ankle), tackle Braden Smith (knee/ankle), running back Trey Sermon (collarbone). That means the Colts’ top two receivers, top two running backs and starting right tackle were held out. Steichen remains upbeat regarding Taylor, who missed the Jacksonville game. “He’s working through it,’’ he said of Taylor’s sprained right ankle. “He’s looking good. So, we’ll see how the week goes with him. “Hopeful that he’ll be out there.’’ You can follow Mike Chappell on Twitter at @mchappell51.