The Trent Richardson Thread (7 Viewers)

[flapgreen]

So the Browns basically trade the #3 overall pick in 2012 for a pick in the 20s in the 2014 draft.

-QG

Thats the part I dont getsomething has to be going on with Trich that we dont know about. This makes no sense on any level

Ever considered they were just dumb? Why would Indy trade for a hurt rb?

 

[QuizGuy66]

Looks like the Browns have joined the battle, Jaguars - your move.

-QG

Game of the year week 13.

no kidding - I already thought this might produce the league's first 0-0 in the post-merger era now it's almost a lock!

What's the over-under going to be on that game - 29?

-QG

 

[Wingnut]

Jesus. As a browns fan, this hurts.

That is all.

Eh...they should have a top 5 pick now for sure (not that they wouldn't have already)....and a late 1st rounder...maybe they trade up to get a franchise QB...That's all I got.

 

[ebsteelers]

everything improved for t-rich

better qb

better other weapons

easier division

 

[pollardsvision]

Pathetic franchise :X

Yeah, I expected more of the Colts.

 

[DirtyCashDylan]

So Ogbonoyouyyoyuoyoy or McGahee?

 

[steveski]

Better team. Equally bad offensive line. Expect his usual 3 YPC but with less carries. Bump Colts passing game.

 

[msudaisy26]

I hope this actually worries some teams and we see some more moves like this.

 

[Donnybrook]

Lombardi could turn around and give Indy's pick to the Pats for Mallet. ;-)

 

[ebsteelers]

if your a t-rich owner your cheesed up right now

 

[QuizGuy66]

Price for RBs has gone down over the last 26 years:

http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/01/sports/dickerson-traded-to-colts.html

-QG

 

[Houston turmOiler]

as a Richardson owner I'd think he obviously warrants a benching for this week....anyone care to hazard a guess as to how long it takes for him to get up to speed to be playable in fantasy?

This week, I'd play him this week....

I find that hard to believe, and he's at SF....

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Drop Snelling for McGahee?

was pondering the same, but i dunno. that offense will be bad and trent wasnt even that productive while there.

 

[Coach3K]

Happy Luck owner here! Great to see some action...everyone discounted Irsay's jabber last week about getting active in the trade market. Guess he silenced some doubters. Big fan...great move!

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Looks like the Browns have joined the battle, Jaguars - your move.

-QG

Game of the year week 13.

no kidding - I already thought this might produce the league's first 0-0 in the post-merger era now it's almost a lock!What's the over-under going to be on that game - 29?

-QG

 

[msudaisy26]

Looks like the Browns have joined the battle, Jaguars - your move.

-QG

Game of the year week 13.

no kidding - I already thought this might produce the league's first 0-0 in the post-merger era now it's almost a lock!What's the over-under going to be on that game - 29?

-QG

Jaguars trade Cecil Shorts to the Patriots for a 3rd round pick, and Blackmon to the Rams for the Redskins first. Your move again Cleveland! That would be awesome

 

[pollardsvision]

So the Browns basically trade the #3 overall pick in 2012 for a pick in the 20s in the 2014 draft.

-QG

Sure, and it was a bad pick at the time but that's not really the point.

They got a 1st round pick for a RB, which is highway robbery. Most teams don't get to get bailed out of wasted first round picks.

Wow, you're dumb.

You really think this was a bad move for the Browns?

 

[Raider Nation]

I think Twitter just broke.

 

[RBM]

Not a good sign for Trent. 2 coaches who know a thing or two about rbs, 2 games into their tenure, cut ties.

Studs don't get traded two games into their second season.

 

[zandbak]

Pathetic franchise :X

Yeah, I expected more of the Colts.

We get it. You're trolling. Give it a rest.

 

[Somebody]

The good thing for CLE fans is that now they are pretty much a lock to get Bridgewater or Clowney with their own 1st round pick.

 

[ebsteelers]

I like the move if I am an Indy fan..

your backfield just got 10x better..

so your pairing the number 1 and 3 picks from the 12 draft great move

and if it puts him over the hump in the division it puts their pick around 26 or later..

Besides the Broncos not one stand out team in the AFC if your gonna go for it, go for it, big splash

 

[just_want_2_win]

Rotoworld now has its analysis posted:

Per FOX Sports' Jay Glazer, the Browns felt Richardson "didn't fit Chud's (coach Rob Chudzinski's) offense," which doesn't make a lick of sense. Moving on. The deal leaves Chris Ogbonnaya or potential free agent pickup Willis McGahee as the favorite for touches in Cleveland's backfield as new GM Mike Lombardi essentially punts away the 2013 season. In Indianapolis, Richardson joins an offense with high-scoring potential that wants to play smash-mouth football with a heavy dose of power running. He'll eventually be an every-down back, even if Richardson probably won't be usable in Week 3 at San Francisco. Ahmad Bradshaw's fantasy value will soon vanish, limited to handcuff status. Particularly after losing TE Dwayne Allen for the season, aggressive Colts GM Ryan Grigson felt he needed an additional offensive playmaker. He's got one. Richardson will carry top-five fantasy running back potential in Indianapolis.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7462/trent-richardson

 

[Bigboy10182000]

This reeks of something being wrong with Richardson

No, actually it reeks of something being really wrong with Weeden. Can't wait until the medical reports come out in a few days indicating he's gone for 8 games or more.

This is as blatant a case of throwing in the towel as I've seen in a long time.

Star plays aren't just given away. They saw a deal they couldn't pass up and it was for one draft pick. I'm thinking us fantasy guys had a much higher opinion of Trent then real life people.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Here's a handy breakdown of what the picks turned into in that Rams-Colts-Bills blockbuster that landed Dickerson with the Colts.

http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1980s/eric_dickerson.aspx

The Rams got 2 RBs and then proceeded to use 2 of the 6 picks they received on RBs as well - they were pretty much the biggest loser in that trade it seems pretty clear.

-QG

 

[Raider Nation]

The good thing for CLE fans is that now they are pretty much a lock to get Bridgewater or Clowney with their own 1st round pick.

I'm not sure about this. Their D is solid enough to nail down a few wins.

 

[pollardsvision]

Pathetic franchise :X

Yeah, I expected more of the Colts.

We get it. You're trolling. Give it a rest.

Call it what you like. It just shocking to me that anybody could think the Browns screwed up here.

Trent's a nice RB, but very few RB's are worth a 1st round pick.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Amazing.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Not a good sign for Trent. 2 coaches who know a thing or two about rbs, 2 games into their tenure, cut ties.

Studs don't get traded two games into their second season.

You think Norv had a say in this?

 

[OG_GF]

Startable this week?

 

[The Flying Elvis]

So which QB do the Browns want... Bridgewater, Mariotta, Hundley, or Boyd. Bridgewater looks to be the #1 QB prospect but Mariotta is interesting.

 

[mikel0254]

Pick up McGahee...he's going to sign with CLE

McGahee to sign with the Browns might be the least sexy fantasy transaction in recorded history.

Maybe, but he could be the starter on one of 32 teams. Deserves a roster spot

 

[ebsteelers]

Well it makes sense when ya think how he was been used in Browntown..

every guy on the colts just got a big boost..

the gm expects to be playing late into january

 

[Bigboy10182000]

@ESPNStatsInfo: Trent Richardson averaging 1.6 rush yards after contact in his NFL career (averaged 2.8 yards after contact in last season at Alabama)

 

[Coach3K]

Surprised at no FBG email blast yet.

 

[Raider Nation]

Pat Kirwan on Sirius just now: "If you had told me Richardson would be traded, I would have guessed that Cleveland got a 3rd which could become a 2nd. Never would I have imagined they could get a 1st."

FWIW

 

[Buckna]

I would riot if I was a Cleveland fan.

I would rejoice. Richardson will be done by the time Cleveland is a winner. You don't build around a RB. You build around a QB. Now they have ammo if they don't have the #1 outright.

7 years from now? Trent is only 23. And with the offense they've been running its not like he's going to win them games and hurt their draft position on so few touches. They spent the 3 on him last year and only one year later trading him for a mid-to-late pick 2 drafts later, what a waste.

They are packing it in after week 2 and giving up on a season for some uncertain outcome hoping for a miracle savior in the draft that's more than 6 months from now. That may be fine for fantasy football but thats a big middle finger to the fanbase.

 

[Bigboy10182000]

@ChrisHansenNFL: Trent Richardson is in elite company...only three rookie RBs ever with 250+ carries and 3.6 ypc or less. (Ricky Williams, Errict Rhett)

 

[GoBirds]

So which QB do the Browns want... Bridgewater, Mariotta, Hundley, or Boyd. Bridgewater looks to be the #1 QB prospect but Mariotta is interesting.

Good thing they used a 1st on a 29 year old QB last year. What a joke.

 

[EBF]

 

[massraider]

Like the trade for both, not sure I LOVE it for anyone.

Cleveland gets another building block, and gets good value for a player that plays a position that is eminently replaceable, there are lots of backs that can help the Browns down the road. Heck, Ben Tate and DMC are free agents next spring. Forget about which player next year, the Browns will be players in that draft, for sure.

Colts trade a mid to late 1 for a 'right now' player, that immediately helps just about everyone on offense. How many late 1st rounders do nothing for their new team? Lots of them.

Good for both, I think.

 

[ebsteelers]

seems like the t-rich haters are jelly they dont have him. cause there is no way you can tell me its a downgrade for him to go to a better team better offense, easier schedule etc

 

[ZigZagMan]

Looks like the Browns have joined the battle, Jaguars - your move.

-QG

Game of the year week 13.

no kidding - I already thought this might produce the league's first 0-0 in the post-merger era now it's almost a lock!What's the over-under going to be on that game - 29?

-QG

Jaguars trade Cecil Shorts to the Patriots for a 3rd round pick, and Blackmon to the Rams for the Redskins first. Your move again Cleveland! That would be awesome

As a Rams fan, yes. Yes that would be quite awesome, though it'd have to be a second or worse. He is a headache after all.

 

[ebsteelers]

Like the trade for both, not sure I LOVE it for anyone.

Cleveland gets another building block, and gets good value for a player that plays a position that is eminently replaceable, there are lots of backs that can help the Browns down the road. Heck, Ben Tate and DMC are free agents next spring. Forget about which player next year, the Browns will be players in that draft, for sure.

Colts trade a mid to late 1 for a 'right now' player, that immediately helps just about everyone on offense. How many late 1st rounders do nothing for their new team? Lots of them.

Good for both, I think.

great post

 

[Bigboy10182000]

@ESPNStatsInfo: Trent Richardson has two 20-plus yard runs among 298 career rushes.

That rates tied for 2nd-fewest among those w/ 200+ rushes since 2012

 

[cstu]

Worst trade in history?

 

[Tony Jabroni]

Wow.

 

[hagmania]

This reeks of something being wrong with Richardson

No, actually it reeks of something being really wrong with Weeden. Can't wait until the medical reports come out in a few days indicating he's gone for 8 games or more.

This is as blatant a case of throwing in the towel as I've seen in a long time.

This is correct.

 

[The Dude]

I'm sure the phone call went something like this:

Irsay: We'll give you a first round pick for TRich

Whoever in CLE: Well, we have thought about dealing him - but I think we'll shop around and see what we can get.

Irsay: If you hang up this phone, this deal may not be available tomorrow.

CLE: Okay, we'll take it

 

[Raiderfan32904]

Great news for T-Rich owners to get a clean break from the Norvster.