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Ingram is a solid yet not spectacular prospect who will go mid/late 1st round.Trent is an explosive stud who will be a top 10 pick.Ingrams come along every year, richardsons don't.I take it you've never seen him, he is extremely explosive. Are you confusing him with ingram? Were talking about trent richardson.
I think both backs will be pretty damn good...
I love trent but ur way underselling ingram to make some kind of point.
while ingram isn't very explosive that doesn't mean he can't be great. All that was meant is that richardson defines explosion, ingram is more of a grind it out type rb. Both can be successful with different skill sets. It was just weird to see someone define richardson the way the poster i replied to did, it made no sense to knock him in that area.I love trent but ur way underselling ingram to make some kind of point.
No, I'm not.Darren McFadden was explosive. L.T. was explosive. Chris Johnson was explosive. Trent Richardson reminds me of Ronnie Brown, not sure if he's even as fast as Ronnie.This happens every year in the pool, people always overestimate college players, particularly RBs. No Show Moreno got the same ridiculous hype.
I agree about the over hyping but moreno isn't a very good example. He ran like a 4.6 and the last word used to describe him was explosive. He wasn't all that hyped anyway.Ronnie brown i can see somewhat and without his constant injuries he would have been a lot better.whether or not richardson succeeds is up in the air, but his explosiveness is not in question.
I originally thought he was more of a Barry Sanders/Earl Campbell hybrid, but then I remembered he only plays in the SEC. Had to knock him down a notch for that.
Marion Barber's mind in Jonathan Stewart's body
To be clear I wasn't comparing him to AP or CJ in style. Just that he has the tools to be an elite top 2-3 RB in the league.
I actually like this description of him. There's little doubt that Richardson has elite physical qualities: speed, size, strength, lateral agility. But when I watch him, there just seems to be something missing, and I think it has to do with his mental intangibles. First off, he's not very good at recognizing and deciding which hole to run through in the line, and I think the reason for this is because of his physical qualities. If he doesn't immediately see a hole to run through, he just tries to create his own with his strength/size/speed by running through or over defenders. That may work in high school and the NCAA, and it may even work at times in the NFL but it's not a good way to achieve consistent success imo. He's just too willing to take on defenders head on, if he does that in the NFL he's just asking to be injured. He has the quickness, lateral agility required to juke tacklers and get away from defenders, but I'm afraid his current running style is going to be so ingrained in him it's going be hard for him to change. Even though I recognize that Richardson has better measurables than Ingram, I'd rather have Ingram if given a choice (plus I think Ingram has better skills to stay on the field for 3rd downs).
That is called cherrypicking information sir...
No Richardson didn't declare. 2012.
Richardsan CANNOT declare. He's a true Sophomore.
What about when he started? San Jose St- 13 touches for 112 and 2 tdsPenn St.- 26 touches for 210 and 1 td.He's the most athletic RB to ever play for Alabama. He stepped onto campus bigger than linebackers at a SEC school. So no, he isn't CJ, lol. He isn't slow either, he's a freak.And edit. Since you don't know anything, nobody is telling him to leave. He is a true junior in 2011.
Poor comparison.Moreno was a guy that most bigtime college football pundits on here didn't really like. He was simply one of the better backs in a down year for backs. The board was split on whether he'd even amount to an average back.
From my eyeball test - Shaun Alexander was better - Bobby Humphrey maybe as well. Richardson may have some "stats" to back up the athleticism but I just have it seen it play out on the football field yet. Not sure I would whip up a lot of platitudes with a performance against SJST - the Penn State performance was good. But in a big game when they had the lead he wasn't helping extend drives against Auburn. He has trouble hitting the hole and he also needs to work on catching the ball out of the backfield. I knew he wasn't draft eligible - I am just hoping no one is telling him to even consider leaving after next year - he has a lot of football to learn in my opinion. He may become that awesome back - but Ron Dayne went wild in college and when he got to the NFL he couldn't get through a hole. Richardson so far is reminiscent of Ron Dayne in my eyes - not Tony Dorsett.
Not to be rude but if you are in any way comparing Richardson to Ron Dayne then you have no idea what you are talking about
Kinda remind me of Jonathan Stewart when he came out of Oregon U. They said he is a genetic freak in his size, speed, strength, and athletic ability (SPARQ?).
Made me laugh too. Talent/athleticism wise. We've never had a back like TR. Not even close.
Love Richardson, but this is just wrong. Brown ran in the 4.3's at the combine...Richardson won't be doing that.
