The Trent Richardson Thread (1 Viewer)

[Holy Schneikes]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

 

[Jrodicus]

Man oh man. Just watched the condensed game. It's the Redskins defense and it's selling out in a futile effort to cover all of Luck's targets.

You just gotta get >4.0 ypc in that setup. Even Herron looked borderline decent. With the glut of decent RBs available for pennies on the dollar, how can Trent not be cut in the offseason or, at best, traded for a conditional late pick?

What would it take to salvage this train wreck? Lose weight? Hire a conditioning specialist? Move to a team with a tradition of coaching RBs?

He will be waived. They will got nada for him. Absolutely nada. I bet you a worn out broken down Willis McGahee could come in and do a better job that what this kid has done. It's down right offensive he is being paid for his work.

His contract is fully guaranteed, and he's due almost $3.2 million next year. Not sure if that will play a factor or not.

 

[RBM]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

 

[Holy Schneikes]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

That's easy to say now, and I don't doubt some believed it all along. But Ingram was a dead-man walking fantasy wise not so long ago. in 2012, people were screaming about how he should never touch the ball because every other option on the team was doing a LOT more per touch than he was.

I agree that he didn't look AS bad as Richardson does now, but he did look bad, both on film and stat-wise.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

agreed

I think a lot of people are just looking at production and not the actual play

it's not like I've seen a lot of saints games over the last few years, but I was an ingram owner way back in one of his first couple years, so I had a rooting interest, and I never thought the guy was terrible, just in a terrible situation for fantasy.

richardson is like the anti-ingram --- looks terrible in great situation

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

That's easy to say now, and I don't doubt some believed it all along. But Ingram was a dead-man walking fantasy wise not so long ago. in 2012, people were screaming about how he should never touch the ball because every other option on the team was doing a LOT more per touch than he was.

I agree that he didn't look AS bad as Richardson does now, but he did look bad, both on film and stat-wise.

that's just really not true --- I remember seeing some great running, but the stats will never be there if the opportunity isn't.

if he got this year's opportunity back then he would've produced like this year, which is why this whole 'running angry' thing this year is so ridiculous, although if I remember right there were various nagging injuries along the way.

this is apparently an assortment of his rookie runs ---- go ahead and tell me he looks like richardson to you.

the only reason these 2 guys get compared is they went to the same school.

 

[stbugs]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

That's easy to say now, and I don't doubt some believed it all along. But Ingram was a dead-man walking fantasy wise not so long ago. in 2012, people were screaming about how he should never touch the ball because every other option on the team was doing a LOT more per touch than he was.

I agree that he didn't look AS bad as Richardson does now, but he did look bad, both on film and stat-wise.

that's just really not true --- I remember seeing some great running, but the stats will never be there if the opportunity isn't.

if he got this year's opportunity back then he would've produced like this year, which is why this whole 'running angry' thing this year is so ridiculous, although if I remember right there were various nagging injuries along the way.

this is apparently an assortment of his rookie runs ---- go ahead and tell me he looks like richardson to you.

the only reason these 2 guys get compared is they went to the same school.

Agreed. I always hated the comparisons to Lynch earlier in this thread (not so much anymore) and Ingram is similar although Lynch actually had 2 good first years (4.0+ ypc, 1000+ yards and 1 pro-bowl). Ingram even with averaging 3.9 ypc his first two years, has a career 4.2 ypc compared to Richardson's 3.3 ypc.

Richardson should be getting better at this point and is getting worse. RBs have bad games, look at Lacy early in the year against tough Ds, but Richardson has Luck to take off all the pressure (like this week) and faces bad rush D's like NE and Jax and puts up 27 carries for 54 yards.

Herron comes in and in one game and in ONLY 8 carries does the following:

1. Has a 49 yard TD run, which is 17 yards longer than any touch in Richardson's career of 698 touches.

2. Has 1 more yard rushing than Richardson has in the past 4 games with 34 carries, i.e. is 4x as effective as Richardson behind the same OL with the same QB against the best run defense that the Colts faced in the last 4 games.

3. Now is sitting at 5.4 ypc in 2014, reminiscent of Donald Brown's 5.3 ypc in 2013, again 64% more yards than Richardson on every carry.

Ingram has showed so much more talent and flashes than Richardson ever has. I could only imagine how great a season Ingram could be having with the Colts right now.

 

[Sabertooth]

So are we thinking steroids or something here?

 

[packersfan]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

That's easy to say now, and I don't doubt some believed it all along. But Ingram was a dead-man walking fantasy wise not so long ago. in 2012, people were screaming about how he should never touch the ball because every other option on the team was doing a LOT more per touch than he was.

I agree that he didn't look AS bad as Richardson does now, but he did look bad, both on film and stat-wise.

that's just really not true --- I remember seeing some great running, but the stats will never be there if the opportunity isn't.

if he got this year's opportunity back then he would've produced like this year, which is why this whole 'running angry' thing this year is so ridiculous, although if I remember right there were various nagging injuries along the way.

this is apparently an assortment of his rookie runs ---- go ahead and tell me he looks like richardson to you.

the only reason these 2 guys get compared is they went to the same school.

Agreed. I always hated the comparisons to Lynch earlier in this thread (not so much anymore) and Ingram is similar although Lynch actually had 2 good first years (4.0+ ypc, 1000+ yards and 1 pro-bowl). Ingram even with averaging 3.9 ypc his first two years, has a career 4.2 ypc compared to Richardson's 3.3 ypc.

Richardson should be getting better at this point and is getting worse. RBs have bad games, look at Lacy early in the year against tough Ds, but Richardson has Luck to take off all the pressure (like this week) and faces bad rush D's like NE and Jax and puts up 27 carries for 54 yards.

Herron comes in and in one game and in ONLY 8 carries does the following:

1. Has a 49 yard TD run, which is 17 yards longer than any touch in Richardson's career of 698 touches.

2. Has 1 more yard rushing than Richardson has in the past 4 games with 34 carries, i.e. is 4x as effective as Richardson behind the same OL with the same QB against the best run defense that the Colts faced in the last 4 games.

3. Now is sitting at 5.4 ypc in 2014, reminiscent of Donald Brown's 5.3 ypc in 2013, again 64% more yards than Richardson on every carry.

Ingram has showed so much more talent and flashes than Richardson ever has. I could only imagine how great a season Ingram could be having with the Colts right now.

Makes you wonder if the Colts will pursue Ingram as a FA in the offseason.

 

[stbugs]

So are we thinking steroids or something here?

You mean in college?

I honestly think that the Alabama OL must have made him look way better than he really was. Lacy and Ingram have shown that they are solid RBs, so maybe they just have vision/instincts to be able to do well even when their teams don't severely outclass their opponents (like Alabama in college).

That said, maybe there was something else there. When you watch him in the NFL, he looks bad. He is in an ideal situation where other RBs have flourished, almost consistently averaging close to 5ypc. He just has to be that bad.

 

[cpd90]

So are we thinking steroids or something here?

like...he should start taking them?

 

[stbugs]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

That's easy to say now, and I don't doubt some believed it all along. But Ingram was a dead-man walking fantasy wise not so long ago. in 2012, people were screaming about how he should never touch the ball because every other option on the team was doing a LOT more per touch than he was.

I agree that he didn't look AS bad as Richardson does now, but he did look bad, both on film and stat-wise.

that's just really not true --- I remember seeing some great running, but the stats will never be there if the opportunity isn't.

if he got this year's opportunity back then he would've produced like this year, which is why this whole 'running angry' thing this year is so ridiculous, although if I remember right there were various nagging injuries along the way.

this is apparently an assortment of his rookie runs ---- go ahead and tell me he looks like richardson to you.

the only reason these 2 guys get compared is they went to the same school.

Agreed. I always hated the comparisons to Lynch earlier in this thread (not so much anymore) and Ingram is similar although Lynch actually had 2 good first years (4.0+ ypc, 1000+ yards and 1 pro-bowl). Ingram even with averaging 3.9 ypc his first two years, has a career 4.2 ypc compared to Richardson's 3.3 ypc.

Richardson should be getting better at this point and is getting worse. RBs have bad games, look at Lacy early in the year against tough Ds, but Richardson has Luck to take off all the pressure (like this week) and faces bad rush D's like NE and Jax and puts up 27 carries for 54 yards.

Herron comes in and in one game and in ONLY 8 carries does the following:

1. Has a 49 yard TD run, which is 17 yards longer than any touch in Richardson's career of 698 touches.

2. Has 1 more yard rushing than Richardson has in the past 4 games with 34 carries, i.e. is 4x as effective as Richardson behind the same OL with the same QB against the best run defense that the Colts faced in the last 4 games.

3. Now is sitting at 5.4 ypc in 2014, reminiscent of Donald Brown's 5.3 ypc in 2013, again 64% more yards than Richardson on every carry.

Ingram has showed so much more talent and flashes than Richardson ever has. I could only imagine how great a season Ingram could be having with the Colts right now.

Makes you wonder if the Colts will pursue Ingram as a FA in the offseason.

If they have the cap, I would think about it. It will depend on how they do in the playoffs. If they lose to NE because NE is able to take Hilton and other WRs out of the game, don't be surprised if they do. Their running game is their offensive weakness and is honestly where teams like Cincy, KC and NE are weaker (not sure about Denver).

 

[Todem]

I bought him a few weeks ago on the cheap. He looks bad. Really bad. Beyond bad. My only thought is that Mark Ingram looked pretty bad too, and now he doesn't. Bush was another one who was AWFUL and then was OK for a while. Both very high profile guys who maybe had it a little too easy in college.

Now I'm not saying Richardson is going to turn it around like they did. I think the odds are VERY slim after the workload he has gotten and failed with. But I do still think it's possible.

Ingram never looked as bad as Trent. He always flashed potential if used correctly.

That's easy to say now, and I don't doubt some believed it all along. But Ingram was a dead-man walking fantasy wise not so long ago. in 2012, people were screaming about how he should never touch the ball because every other option on the team was doing a LOT more per touch than he was.

I agree that he didn't look AS bad as Richardson does now, but he did look bad, both on film and stat-wise.

that's just really not true --- I remember seeing some great running, but the stats will never be there if the opportunity isn't.

if he got this year's opportunity back then he would've produced like this year, which is why this whole 'running angry' thing this year is so ridiculous, although if I remember right there were various nagging injuries along the way.

this is apparently an assortment of his rookie runs ---- go ahead and tell me he looks like richardson to you.

the only reason these 2 guys get compared is they went to the same school.

Agreed. I always hated the comparisons to Lynch earlier in this thread (not so much anymore) and Ingram is similar although Lynch actually had 2 good first years (4.0+ ypc, 1000+ yards and 1 pro-bowl). Ingram even with averaging 3.9 ypc his first two years, has a career 4.2 ypc compared to Richardson's 3.3 ypc.

Richardson should be getting better at this point and is getting worse. RBs have bad games, look at Lacy early in the year against tough Ds, but Richardson has Luck to take off all the pressure (like this week) and faces bad rush D's like NE and Jax and puts up 27 carries for 54 yards.

Herron comes in and in one game and in ONLY 8 carries does the following:

1. Has a 49 yard TD run, which is 17 yards longer than any touch in Richardson's career of 698 touches.

2. Has 1 more yard rushing than Richardson has in the past 4 games with 34 carries, i.e. is 4x as effective as Richardson behind the same OL with the same QB against the best run defense that the Colts faced in the last 4 games.

3. Now is sitting at 5.4 ypc in 2014, reminiscent of Donald Brown's 5.3 ypc in 2013, again 64% more yards than Richardson on every carry.

Ingram has showed so much more talent and flashes than Richardson ever has. I could only imagine how great a season Ingram could be having with the Colts right now.

Makes you wonder if the Colts will pursue Ingram as a FA in the offseason.

If they have the cap, I would think about it. It will depend on how they do in the playoffs. If they lose to NE because NE is able to take Hilton and other WRs out of the game, don't be surprised if they do. Their running game is their offensive weakness and is honestly where teams like Cincy, KC and NE are weaker (not sure about Denver).

I can confidently say the Colts have Duke Johnson in their cross hairs for the upcoming draft. He would be a perfect fit for this offense. Blazer, great pass catcher, monster big play ability, tough inside as well.

 

[Faust]

Trent Richardson won't have reduced role with Colts

 

[Fariq]

So are we thinking steroids or something here?

like...he should start taking them?

He is already too big. He should lose 15 pounds for next season.

 

[Jerry Curl]

Nate Ulrich ‏@NateUlrichABJ 7m

7 minutes ago
#Colts RB Trent Richardson: A lot of people are saying I'm a mistake. What I'm telling folks now is watch the next four weeks.

I've seen the previous 45 weeks, I wont hold my breathe.

 

[miqws]

Sure is talking a lot...

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11973867/trent-richardson-indianapolis-colts-looking-forward-facing-cleveland-browns

 

[miqws]

"I'm going to go into this game like it's my last one." - T. Richardson

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000438305/article/trent-richardson-on-browns-they-gave-up-on-me

 

[humpback]

You guys are leaving out the best part:

"A lot of people are saying, 'He's a mistake. He's this. He's that,'" Richardson said. "Well, watch these next four weeks, because it ain't like I've been playing bad football."

 

[Jerry Curl]

Nate Ulrich ‏@NateUlrichABJ 7m

7 minutes ago
#Colts RB Trent Richardson: A lot of people are saying I'm a mistake. What I'm telling folks now is watch the next four weeks.

I've seen the previous 45 weeks, I wont hold my breathe.

You guys are leaving out the best part:

"A lot of people are saying, 'He's a mistake. He's this. He's that,'" Richardson said. "Well, watch these next four weeks, because it ain't like I've been playing bad football."

Why is it people never read before they post?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

From what I've heard I think he has more of a career in porn.

 

[humpback]

Nate Ulrich ‏@NateUlrichABJ 7m

7 minutes ago
#Colts RB Trent Richardson: A lot of people are saying I'm a mistake. What I'm telling folks now is watch the next four weeks.

I've seen the previous 45 weeks, I wont hold my breathe.

You guys are leaving out the best part:

"A lot of people are saying, 'He's a mistake. He's this. He's that,'" Richardson said. "Well, watch these next four weeks, because it ain't like I've been playing bad football."

Why is it people never read before they post?

Say what?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 4h 4 hours ago

#Colts RB Trent Richardson: You walk into the #NFL with first-round draft pick money, you can get lost. You've got to be grown.

Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 4h 4 hours ago

#Colts RB Trent Richardson: Rob Chudzinski "was shocked (about the trade) like I was. He didn't know. He didn't understand it at all."

Nate Ulrich ‏@NateUlrichABJ

#Colts RB Trent Richardson said he was shocked by #Browns' trade last year, had no clue or heads up.
Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 4h 4 hours ago

#Colts RB Trent Richardson: I needed to learn how to humble myself. I'm still that RB. I'm still that guy they chose with No. 3 overall pick

Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 4h 4 hours ago

#Colts RB Trent Richardson: A lot of people are saying I'm a mistake. What I'm telling folks now is watch the next four weeks.

Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 4h 4 hours ago

#Colts RB Trent Richardson: If the #Browns gave up on me, they gave up on me. I'm going into this game like it's my last one.

Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 4h 4 hours ago

Ex-#Browns RB Trent Richardson: Coming back to CLE is big. Excited to see fans, some friends met here. Will be hard to stay in it mentally.

Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 5h 5 hours ago

#Colts HC Chuck Pagano on T-Rich: Trent's a great kid, hard worker, does what he's supposed to do. Has had productive days and tough days.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Nate Ulrich @NateUlrichABJ · 4h 4 hours ago

Ex-#Browns RB Trent Richardson: Coming back to CLE is big. Excited to see fans, some friends met here. Will be hard to stay in it mentally.

this has to be the winner

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

"I'm going to go into this game like it's my last one." - T. Richardson

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000438305/article/trent-richardson-on-browns-they-gave-up-on-me

wouldn't surprise me if it was

 

[Zdravko]

The guy is saying broadly the right things despite the #### storm he is in - gotta respect that. Don't think he has a "I-am-too-good-to-be-working-hard" attitude problem.

Kudos also to Pagano for doing his part to preserve any ounce of self-confidence left. Compare with Gruden and RGIII.

 

[stbugs]

The guy is saying broadly the right things despite the #### storm he is in - gotta respect that. Don't think he has a "I-am-too-good-to-be-working-hard" attitude problem.

Kudos also to Pagano for doing his part to preserve any ounce of self-confidence left. Compare with Gruden and RGIII.

Actually, I disagree that he is saying the right things. IMHO, he is saying the same stuff he has been all year, including pre-season. I posted plenty of replies about his statements and I even remember saying in the off-season that he wasn't saying the right things. Then as he is now, he is saying things about how well he thinks he has been playing. That set off flags to me in pre-season when he discussed last season. You want to hear the "I'm working hard" ethic, but he always seems to drop the "I'm the same guy as I was in Alabama" and "I have been playing well/I haven't been playing bad" comments at the same time. This to me says that he doesn't really think he needs to change anything that he will just break out at any time and get some good luck. He probably still thinks that when he is in that defenses are concentrating on stopping him.

ETA: By the way, what do you mean by the #### storm he is in? Do you mean the #### storm of the OL that allowed Bradshaw to average 4.7 ypc or Herron 5.4 ypc this year or do you mean the #### storm of the #1 scoring offense in the NFL in spite of him?

 

[stbugs]

The guy is saying broadly the right things despite the #### storm he is in - gotta respect that. Don't think he has a "I-am-too-good-to-be-working-hard" attitude problem.

Kudos also to Pagano for doing his part to preserve any ounce of self-confidence left. Compare with Gruden and RGIII.

Actually, I disagree that he is saying the right things. IMHO, he is saying the same stuff he has been all year, including pre-season. I posted plenty of replies about his statements and I even remember saying in the off-season that he wasn't saying the right things. Then as he is now, he is saying things about how well he thinks he has been playing. That set off flags to me in pre-season when he discussed last season. You want to hear the "I'm working hard" ethic, but he always seems to drop the "I'm the same guy as I was in Alabama" and "I have been playing well/I haven't been playing bad" comments at the same time. This to me says that he doesn't really think he needs to change anything that he will just break out at any time and get some good luck. He probably still thinks that when he is in that defenses are concentrating on stopping him.

ETA: By the way, what do you mean by the #### storm he is in? Do you mean the #### storm of the OL that allowed Bradshaw to average 4.7 ypc or Herron 5.4 ypc this year or do you mean the #### storm of the #1 scoring offense in the NFL in spite of him? One other question, do you think he will average 139 yards rushing per game the last four weeks to get to your prediction of 1000 yards. One more question, based on your optimism of a PPR RB2, how many times did you actually start him this year?

 

[Jerry Curl]

Does he score against his former team, or not? Pagano may try to force one to him.

I think he gets all the GL work against his former team because Indy has to try to prove they got the better end of the deal. Even though now we know they didnt. Ego is huge in football. Boom is the better player, but Trent can get in the endzone if they are within the 5.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Does he score against his former team, or not? Pagano may try to force one to him.

Did the Browns really do Richardson such a disservice by trading him to the Colts? I'd say that was a favor. Not to mention that the GM and coaching staff that traded Richardson away is gone as well.

 

[mr roboto]

Yeah, I love TRich being pissed he got traded. From the Browns and Hoyer to Colts and Luck. He's clueless.

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

The concerning thing with the Colts is how they have stuck with Richardson far too much. In 7 of the 11 games this year he has received double digit touches. When watching a game it is painful seeing him run into the line over and over. He also offers zero big play ability. I have never seen such a team so good on O force touches to a guy that is sucking so bad.

 

[Jerry Curl]

Does he score against his former team, or not? Pagano may try to force one to him.

Did the Browns really do Richardson such a disservice by trading him to the Colts? I'd say that was a favor. Not to mention that the GM and coaching staff that traded Richardson away is gone as well.

Did you even read what I said?

I said nothing about a disservice or anything, I said does he get a TD against his former team and Pagano may force him one.

 

[Macdaddy_2004]

He needs to lose like 10lbs and I heard all this talk in his rookie season about him having great vision - someone needs to work with him on that as well.

His career can be resurrected but yeah he looks turrible right now.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Yeah, I love TRich being pissed he got traded. From the Browns and Hoyer to Colts and Luck. He's clueless.

this is definitely a revenge game, but it's indy getting revenge on cle for that trade

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

"People have just been stacking the box," he said. "I haven't been getting the look I was getting earlier in the season. Now that Ahmad (Bradshaw's injured) people have just been counting on me to run the ball. I haven't been getting all the same looks as everybody else.

"When it comes down to it, I want to say I've been doing my job because every time I go in and (we) play-action, somebody's wide open. If they're trying to stop me and Andrew Luck is having a good day or Boom (Herron) is having a good day, I'm doing good because they're distracted by me and they can't stop the other guys. I'm doing my job."

Richardson didn't say much publicly about the hamstring over the next several weeks, and surely it's been a nuisance. He didn't play against the Steelers and has mustered only 87 yards on 34 carries, a meager 2.6-yard average, in the four games since then.

"I'm still fighting a little soreness," he said Wednesday. "My leg is almost feeling 100 percent, my body is getting healthy, my immune system is trying to adapt to this cold up here and it's a good feeling, especially going to Cleveland. It's time."

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2014/12/03/colts-coach-chuck-pagano-stands-behind-struggling-trent-richardson/19851079/

Stephen Holder , Tampa Bay Times, Bucs Beat Writer
I've known for a couple weeks Trent Richardson's hamstring was still sore. Can't dismiss it. He def looks slower: t.co/cpxtpbPwjG

 

[RBM]

I'll give this to him, I'm going to be glued to the early part of that game Sunday. I'm fascinated by this guy.

 

[everydayj]

I'll give this to him, I'm going to be glued to the early part of that game Sunday. I'm fascinated by this guy.

Me, too. I might even start the guy. Sure, I could lose the first round of my playoffs, but if I start him, I'm VESTED.

 

[Otis]

I'll give this to him, I'm going to be glued to the early part of that game Sunday. I'm fascinated by this guy.

This.

 

[amnesiac]

it will be interesting to see if the Colts try to feed him the ball.

it would give the Browns a fighting chance in this game.

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

I'll give this to him, I'm going to be glued to the early part of that game Sunday. I'm fascinated by this guy.

This.

Ya, it is hilarious watching it unfold. You see him get the ball and are amazed if he goes over 2 yards on a carry. It actually looks like a 15 yard carry if he has a 4 yard carry during the game.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Does he score against his former team, or not? Pagano may try to force one to him.

Did the Browns really do Richardson such a disservice by trading him to the Colts? I'd say that was a favor. Not to mention that the GM and coaching staff that traded Richardson away is gone as well.

Did you even read what I said?

I said nothing about a disservice or anything, I said does he get a TD against his former team and Pagano may force him one.

So there's no implication in saying that he'd be playing against his "former team"? Why even mention it then?

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

My projections for Richardson. 10 carries for 31 yards and 1 td, with 1 catch for 7 yards.

 

[RBM]

I'll go 12-45-1

 

[need2know]

Herron will outplay him. Again.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I'll go 12-45-1

think he'll be that fired up or cle d is that terrible?

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Donte Whitner with the BUURNNNNNNNNNNNNN on Trent Richardson!

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Vic Travagliante @Trav923 · 45m 45 minutes ago

#Browns Whitner on T-Rich jumping into crowd "Not really worried about it. How many times did he jump into the dawg pound when he was here"

 

[RBM]

Donte Whitner with the BUURNNNNNNNNNNNNN on Trent Richardson!

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Vic Travagliante @Trav923 · 45m 45 minutes ago

#Browns Whitner on T-Rich jumping into crowd "Not really worried about it. How many times did he jump into the dawg pound when he was here"

He did have 11-12 tds his rookie year didn't he?

How the hell did that happen actually?

 

[steelerfan1]

"People have just been stacking the box," he said. "I haven't been getting the look I was getting earlier in the season. Now that Ahmad (Bradshaw's injured) people have just been counting on me to run the ball. I haven't been getting all the same looks as everybody else.

"When it comes down to it, I want to say I've been doing my job because every time I go in and (we) play-action, somebody's wide open. If they're trying to stop me and Andrew Luck is having a good day or Boom (Herron) is having a good day, I'm doing good because they're distracted by me and they can't stop the other guys. I'm doing my job."

It's not just a river in Egypt, Trent

 

[cstu]

"People have just been stacking the box," he said. "I haven't been getting the look I was getting earlier in the season. Now that Ahmad (Bradshaw's injured) people have just been counting on me to run the ball. I haven't been getting all the same looks as everybody else.

"When it comes down to it, I want to say I've been doing my job because every time I go in and (we) play-action, somebody's wide open. If they're trying to stop me and Andrew Luck is having a good day or Boom (Herron) is having a good day, I'm doing good because they're distracted by me and they can't stop the other guys. I'm doing my job."

It's not just a river in Egypt, Trent

Time to give Trent a random drug test because he's high as hell.