Trent Richardson (1 Viewer)

[Hang 10]

Did Donald motherf*CKDNSFKD brown just run for a 3 yard touchdown?

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was Trent's 3 yard carry.

 

[Coeur de Lion]

Did Donald motherf*CKDNSFKD brown just run for a 3 yard touchdown?

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was Trent's 3 yard carry.

Trent only would have gotten 2.7 of that.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Did Donald motherf*CKDNSFKD brown just run for a 3 yard touchdown?

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was Trent's 3 yard carry.

it'd take him 4 runs to get that.

drop richardson for brown?

 

[thehornet]

lol at all the scouts in here.

 

[az_prof]

Did Donald motherf*CKDNSFKD brown just run for a 3 yard touchdown?

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was Trent's 3 yard carry.

it'd take him 4 runs to get that.

drop richardson for brown?

Wondering... Brown being used heavily late in a close game.

 

[need2know]

for as bad as he looked for most of the game, he did start to show some good things in the 4th qtr...

 

[RBM]

Now that 3rd down run to get the first....that was impressive. But seriously this guy needs to start running like a 230lb bull. Ridiculous.

 

[SproutDaddy]

Lots of dumb in here. This place has gone to ####.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Lots of dumb in here.

And we thank you for helping make that happen

 

[Biabreakable]

Wow, so a guy who was just traded to a new team less than 2 weeks ago is struggling. How is this surprising to anyone? This is in no way a validation of Richardson's talent, or lack there of, depending on what camp you're in. These are normal learning curve issues. Richardson is learning on the go. No matter how talented you are, that will slow you down on the field. If you aren't confident in you're assignment you will not complete it to your full potential.

Lets talk about this in 4 more weeks. Right now everyone is just spinning their wheels.

Because Richardson is now 20 games deep with 4 games played this season but he does not look any better than he did last season.

He does not have injured ribs anymore. At some point I cannot continue to make excuses. 20 games seems like a good time to re-evaluate.

2012

19ra 39yds 2.05ypc 0 1ca 5yds 5.00 0 20touch 44totyds
19ra 109yds 5.74ypc 1TD 4ca 36yds 9.00 1 23touch 145totyds
12ra 27yds 2.25ypc 1TD 6ca 24yds 4.00 0 18touch 51totyds
14ra 47yds 3.36ypc 1TD 4ca 57yds 14.25 0 18touch 104totyds
17ra 81yds 4.76ypc 1TD 5ca 47yds 9.40 0 22touch 128totyds
14ra 37yds 2.64ypc 0 2ca 17yds 8.50 0 16touch 54totyds
8ra 8yds 1.00ypc 0 2ca 11yds 5.50 0 10touch 19totyds
24ra 122yds 5.08ypc 1TD 1ca 12yds 12.00 0 25touch 134totyds
25ra 105yds 4.20ypc 0 6ca 31yds 5.17 31touch 136totyds
28ra 95yds 3.39ypc 0 6ca 49yds 8.17 34touch 144totyds
29ra 85yds 2.93ypc 1TD 4ca 27yds 6.75 33touch 112totyds
20ra 72yds 3.60ypc 1TD 3ca 23yds 7.67 0 23touch 95totyds
18ra 42yds 2.33ypc 2TD 1ca 9yds 9.00 0 19touch 51totyds
11ra 28yds 2.55ypc 2TD 3ca 4yds 1.33 0 14touch 32totyds
9ra 53yds 5.89ypc 0 3ca 15yds 5.00 0 12touch 68totyds

2013

1 CLE MIA 13ra 47yds 3.62ypc 0 2ca 30yds 15.00 15touch 77totyds
2 CLE BAL 18ra 58yds 3.22ypc 0 5ca 21yds 4.20 23touch 79totyds
3 IND SFO 13ra 35yds 2.69ypc 1TD 0 0 0.00 13touch 35totyds
4 IND JAC 20ra 60yds 3.00ypc 1TD 1ca 6yds 6.00 21touch 66totyds

That is pretty craptastic.

Amen.

No more excuses. First it was the ribs (plausible) - then it was the Browns offense, now it's a new system.

He's run out of excuses - the guy can't even average four yards a carry.

He is also second in the league this year in missed tackles behind Adrian Peterson. If you watched any of the Indy games this year and the browns game earlier, they either show run and stack 9 in the box because it is so obvious, or he is the only weapon on the field (Like in the Browns game) and they stacked 10 with 1 deep safety. Like others have said, let him learn a new system. If he fails to improve by the end of the season, call him a bust. But right now, its premature.

He isn't a bust. He just isn't a elite RB like myself and many others have expected/hoped he would be. I have crow coming out of my ears on this guy expecting him to be similar to Edgerrin James. Maybe at some point he will perform up to that level but he has not done so thus far, with a large enough sample for me to not be able to realistically expect him ever to. He needs to be able to break some long runs after those broken tackles for it to really matter.

But yes he is not a bust. People calling him that are just being hyperbolic. I see folks talking about dropping him and trading him away for peanuts. That is also a gross over-reaction.

Just looking at the situation for what it is. He has not performed like an Elite RB. He has performed as a good to above average RB which is below expectations for him.

 

[GreenNGold]

Wow, so a guy who was just traded to a new team less than 2 weeks ago is struggling. How is this surprising to anyone? This is in no way a validation of Richardson's talent, or lack there of, depending on what camp you're in. These are normal learning curve issues. Richardson is learning on the go. No matter how talented you are, that will slow you down on the field. If you aren't confident in you're assignment you will not complete it to your full potential.

Lets talk about this in 4 more weeks. Right now everyone is just spinning their wheels.

Because Richardson is now 20 games deep with 4 games played this season but he does not look any better than he did last season.

He does not have injured ribs anymore. At some point I cannot continue to make excuses. 20 games seems like a good time to re-evaluate.

2012

19ra 39yds 2.05ypc 0 1ca 5yds 5.00 0 20touch 44totyds
19ra 109yds 5.74ypc 1TD 4ca 36yds 9.00 1 23touch 145totyds
12ra 27yds 2.25ypc 1TD 6ca 24yds 4.00 0 18touch 51totyds
14ra 47yds 3.36ypc 1TD 4ca 57yds 14.25 0 18touch 104totyds
17ra 81yds 4.76ypc 1TD 5ca 47yds 9.40 0 22touch 128totyds
14ra 37yds 2.64ypc 0 2ca 17yds 8.50 0 16touch 54totyds
8ra 8yds 1.00ypc 0 2ca 11yds 5.50 0 10touch 19totyds
24ra 122yds 5.08ypc 1TD 1ca 12yds 12.00 0 25touch 134totyds
25ra 105yds 4.20ypc 0 6ca 31yds 5.17 31touch 136totyds
28ra 95yds 3.39ypc 0 6ca 49yds 8.17 34touch 144totyds
29ra 85yds 2.93ypc 1TD 4ca 27yds 6.75 33touch 112totyds
20ra 72yds 3.60ypc 1TD 3ca 23yds 7.67 0 23touch 95totyds
18ra 42yds 2.33ypc 2TD 1ca 9yds 9.00 0 19touch 51totyds
11ra 28yds 2.55ypc 2TD 3ca 4yds 1.33 0 14touch 32totyds
9ra 53yds 5.89ypc 0 3ca 15yds 5.00 0 12touch 68totyds

2013

1 CLE MIA 13ra 47yds 3.62ypc 0 2ca 30yds 15.00 15touch 77totyds
2 CLE BAL 18ra 58yds 3.22ypc 0 5ca 21yds 4.20 23touch 79totyds
3 IND SFO 13ra 35yds 2.69ypc 1TD 0 0 0.00 13touch 35totyds
4 IND JAC 20ra 60yds 3.00ypc 1TD 1ca 6yds 6.00 21touch 66totyds

That is pretty craptastic.

Amen.

No more excuses. First it was the ribs (plausible) - then it was the Browns offense, now it's a new system.

He's run out of excuses - the guy can't even average four yards a carry.

He is also second in the league this year in missed tackles behind Adrian Peterson. If you watched any of the Indy games this year and the browns game earlier, they either show run and stack 9 in the box because it is so obvious, or he is the only weapon on the field (Like in the Browns game) and they stacked 10 with 1 deep safety. Like others have said, let him learn a new system. If he fails to improve by the end of the season, call him a bust. But right now, its premature.

He isn't a bust. He just isn't a elite RB like myself and many others have expected/hoped he would be. I have crow coming out of my ears on this guy expecting him to be similar to Edgerrin James. Maybe at some point he will perform up to that level but he has not done so thus far, with a large enough sample for me to not be able to realistically expect him ever to. He needs to be able to break some long runs after those broken tackles for it to really matter.

But yes he is not a bust. People calling him that are just being hyperbolic. I see folks talking about dropping him and trading him away for peanuts. That is also a gross over-reaction.

Just looking at the situation for what it is. He has not performed like an Elite RB. He has performed as a good to above average RB which is below expectations for him.

If you drafted him in the first round this year then yes, he is a bust. Is he completely irrelevant? No, but he is certainly not living up to his ADP.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

He isn't a bust. He just isn't a elite RB like myself and many others have expected/hoped he would be. I have crow coming out of my ears on this guy expecting him to be similar to Edgerrin James. Maybe at some point he will perform up to that level but he has not done so thus far, with a large enough sample for me to not be able to realistically expect him ever to. He needs to be able to break some long runs after those broken tackles for it to really matter.
But yes he is not a bust. People calling him that are just being hyperbolic. I see folks talking about dropping him and trading him away for peanuts. That is also a gross over-reaction.

Just looking at the situation for what it is. He has not performed like an Elite RB. He has performed as a good to above average RB which is below expectations for him.

He has not performed as an above average running back. He has the 2nd worst YPC in the entire NFL over the last two seasons amongst guys with at least 150 carries.

ETA: From a fantasy standpoint, he's currently on pace to finish with 640/6 rushing and another 180 receiving. Heck, Rashard Mendenhall is generally considered a bust as a 6th round pick right now and by the end of today he'll likely have more fantasy points on the season than Richardson, who was a 1st rounder.

 

[meyerj31]

He isn't a bust. He just isn't a elite RB like myself and many others have expected/hoped he would be. I have crow coming out of my ears on this guy expecting him to be similar to Edgerrin James. Maybe at some point he will perform up to that level but he has not done so thus far, with a large enough sample for me to not be able to realistically expect him ever to. He needs to be able to break some long runs after those broken tackles for it to really matter.
But yes he is not a bust. People calling him that are just being hyperbolic. I see folks talking about dropping him and trading him away for peanuts. That is also a gross over-reaction.

Just looking at the situation for what it is. He has not performed like an Elite RB. He has performed as a good to above average RB which is below expectations for him.

He has not performed as an above average running back. He has the 2nd worst YPC in the entire NFL over the last two seasons amongst guys with at least 150 carries.

ETA: From a fantasy standpoint, he's currently on pace to finish with 640/6 rushing and another 180 receiving. Heck, Rashard Mendenhall is generally considered a bust as a 6th round pick right now and by the end of today he'll likely have more fantasy points on the season than Richardson, who was a 1st rounder.

100% a complete bust so far. Zac Stacy looked better running the ball today. I'd have scored more points grabbing him and spot starting him instead. Absolutely a bust. He's not startable, and borderline rosterable for those with short benches. For a guy being taken top 10 that's a complete joke.

 

[grtwhtsk]

I don't understand why Indy isn't throwing to him out of the backfield. That was at least something he was doing well in Cleveland, getting those PPR totals.

 

[SproutDaddy]

Lots of dumb in here.

And we thank you for helping make that happen

Pfftt. That's the best you got? We can tak:e: this elsewhere.

 

[SproutDaddy]

Lots of dumb in here.

And we thank you for helping make that happen

Oh yeah.......who dat?! mother ####er!!!

 

[Biabreakable]

When I say he isn't a bust I was referring to Richardson as a NFL player not for FF.

If you all think he is a bust for FF that is another thing. But I am enough of a sucker that I would be looking to buy if that is how folks feel about him.

 

[DreamTheater]

Foster owner offered me Foster/Tate for Trent/Bolden

seriously considering.

 

[fruity pebbles]

Foster owner offered me Foster/Tate for Trent/Bolden

seriously considering.

see ya trent

 

[Limp Ditka]

Lots of dumb in here.

And we thank you for helping make that happen

Pfftt. That's the best you got? We can tak:e: this elsewhere.

 

[meyerj31]

Foster owner offered me Foster/Tate for Trent/Bolden

seriously considering.

lolwut? And you haven't accepted yet? Failsauce.

That trade could have been an accept before the season started, let alone with him playing like crap.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Colts OC Pep Hamilton admitted he has not been satisfied with his usage of Trent Richardson, and reexamined it during the Week 8 bye.
The Colts have been banging Richardson between the tackles behind poor run blockers, with very little success. It's promising that Hamilton recognizes the issues. "I have to do a better job of finding ways to get Trent out in space," Hamilton said. "I have to do a better job coming up with schemes that not only give our offensive line a chance to be successful, but of course create holes for Trent and create schemes that complement his wealth of talent. That's one of the things that we spent time as an offensive staff looking at during the bye week." Because Richardson's perceived value is so low at the moment, he's worth targeting in trades on the cheap. He's still going to get the ball a lot in a productive offense, and has a chance to pay serious stretch-run dividends for forward-thinking fantasy owners.

Source: ESPN.com

 

[PinkydaPimp]

Rotoworld:

Colts OC Pep Hamilton admitted he has not been satisfied with his usage of Trent Richardson, and reexamined it during the Week 8 bye.
The Colts have been banging Richardson between the tackles behind poor run blockers, with very little success. It's promising that Hamilton recognizes the issues. "I have to do a better job of finding ways to get Trent out in space," Hamilton said. "I have to do a better job coming up with schemes that not only give our offensive line a chance to be successful, but of course create holes for Trent and create schemes that complement his wealth of talent. That's one of the things that we spent time as an offensive staff looking at during the bye week." Because Richardson's perceived value is so low at the moment, he's worth targeting in trades on the cheap. He's still going to get the ball a lot in a productive offense, and has a chance to pay serious stretch-run dividends for forward-thinking fantasy owners.

Source: ESPN.com

MY LINK

 

[RBM]

Projection time. I'll go with 15-57

 

[Faust]

Colts will regret Richardson trade

By Jeffri Chadiha | ESPN.com

Despite better talent surrounding him, Trent Richardson continues to disappointJust over a month ago, the sky was supposedly falling in Cleveland.

That's because the Browns had traded running back Trent Richardson, the third overall selection in the 2012 NFL draft, to the Indianapolis Colts in a move that many deemed sheer lunacy. The belief at the time was that Cleveland was giving up its best offensive weapon, a player who should be the bedrock of the franchise

.

Now the only criticisms that can be heard are coming from Indianapolis, where Richardson remains the disappointing talent the Browns had the good sense to deal.

It's not that Richardson is a bad player. It's just that he's not an exceptional one.

He has yet to gain more than 60 yards in any of his five games with the Colts. He's had 75 carries during that time and produced all of 228 yards, which is a worse yards-per-attempt average than he generated in his first two games with Cleveland this season (3.04 compared to 3.39). Richardson scored the first two touchdowns of his season while in Indianapolis, but more people likely recall his critical fumble late in the Colts' upset win over Denver on Oct. 20.

As much as optimists in Indianapolis preach the importance of patience when faced with these facts, it's becoming hard to see the upside in a player who was supposed to be special and cost the Colts a first-round pick.

"We were getting killed when we made that deal, but now people are seeing the same things we saw in him," one Browns source said. "There is a lot to like about Trent. He's solid, dependable, hard-working. The problem is that he's not explosive."

That final indictment is the biggest reason Colts fans should be concerned about their new franchise running back moving forward. Richardson has logged 373 carries in his two-year career. Only 20 of those rushing attempts have ended in a run longer than 10 yards, which ranks him 32nd among all running backs since the start of the 2012 season. Richardson also has failed to be the perfect counterpart to quarterback Andrew Luck on a team that was hoping to balance its offense with a dominant power-running component.

The Colts had the idealistic notion that Luck -- who threw 627 passes last season as a rookie -- would make life easier for Richardson. All of those Browns fans who balked at the trade believed that Richardson wasn't becoming a star in Cleveland because the team had nothing else around him. They didn't see a running back who rushed for 950 yards last season because that was the best he could do. They viewed Richardson as a promising talent who had the misfortune of facing eight- and nine-man fronts every time he lined up for the Browns.

Well, Richardson isn't seeing too many stacked boxes in Indianapolis these days. He's also not the only player in this league who has to deal with defenses designed to stop him. Minnesota's Adrian Peterson has seen that throughout his seven-year career, and he ran for 2,097 yards in 2012, less than a year after he underwent reconstructive surgery for a torn ACL. Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew hasn't had much of a supporting cast around him, either. He wound up leading the league in rushing in 2011 with a career-high 1,606 yards.

The issue with Richardson is that he's mostly effective in situations where his team needs tough yards. As the Browns source said: "I saw him score on a 1-yard touchdown in his first game there (a 27-7 win over San Francisco) and the announcer said that was why the Colts traded for him. And all I could think was that play was right in Trent's wheelhouse. He'll make those plays for you all day. But when you need seven yards, he'll still get you three."

There already have been several theories offered as to why Richardson has continued to struggle on a better team. Some have suggested that he's trying too hard to make something happen. Others suspect he's overthinking things or simply struggling to fit in with a new offensive line. Those people still think of Richardson as the same talent he was touted to be after leaving Alabama. They don't want to believe they possibly could be wrong.

In reality, it's hard to think Alabama didn't make Richardson look better than he really was. He played with three offensive linemen in college who were selected in this year's draft – including first-round picks D.J. Fluker and Chance Warmack – and it's not like he's the first Crimson Tide runner to disappoint in the NFL. Richardson split time with Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram at Alabama. That would be the same Mark Ingram who has 1,107 career rushing yards since the New Orleans Saints selected him with the 28th overall pick in the 2011 draft.

The only defense Ingram has at this stage of his career is opportunity. The Saints have enough talent in their backfield -- with Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles in the mix -- one could argue that a crowded depth chart has factored into Ingram's lack of production. On the other hand, another former Alabama runner, Green Bay rookie Eddie Lacy, has gained 446 yards this season and launched himself into the early conversation for offensive rookie of the year honors. He's already proven what some scouts thought about him when he entered the draft -- that he could be better than both Ingram and Richardson in the long run.

The big question the Colts now face is whether Richardson can elevate his game in the second half of this season. Indianapolis already lost one huge offensive weapon when Pro Bowl wide receiver Reggie Wayne tore his ACL against Denver, so it's fair to assume the Colts will need more from their running game. If Richardson really does have star potential, this is the time to start showing it. But if what we've seen so far is any indication, nobody in Indianapolis should be raising their hopes too high.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Colts OC Pep Hamilton reiterated he wants to get Trent Richardson's season kick started.

This is falling on deaf ears a bit now after Richardson handled only ten touches in last Sunday night's loss to the Texans. The Colts seem intent on keeping T-Rich in a committee with Donald Brown. "I just have to find ways to creatively get the ball to Trent," said Hamilton. "A lot of different ways, not just out in space, but do a better job with run schemes that feature his instincts. But he’s gotten better each week, and we expect that he’ll continue to make big plays for us."

Nov 8 - 5:54 PM

Source: ESPN.com

Trent Richardson had another disappointing game in Indianapolis' Week 10 loss to the Rams, carrying the ball five times for two yards.
Richardson saved a little face with three catches for 33 yards, but it was another monumentally underwhelming effort from a player the Colts surrendered a first-round pick for. T-Rich's carries went for zero, -3, zero, zero and five yards. The Colts even sent him around the edge on his first two totes, but it didn't make any difference. T-Rich remains far too hesitant at the point of attack. He was out-gained 63-35 by Donald Brown, though all of Brown's yardage came through the air. In the game for a 1st-and-goal from the Rams' one-yard line in the second half, T-Rich didn't get the rock, with the Colts instead losing nine yards on play action. T-Rich will be a borderline FLEX option until he shows some signs of life.

 

[JustinHawkins]

Treating him like Wilson, Cobb, or Julio, no value this year but expect it next year.

 

[fruity pebbles]

Treating him like Wilson, Cobb, or Julio, no value this year but expect it next year.

Why? What has he shown you to think that? Cobb and Julio were studs pre-injury.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Trent Richardson - RB - Colts
Coach Chuck Pagano emerged from Sunday's blowout Week 10 loss to the Rams saying the Colts need to run the football more.
Instead of putting the ball in their elite franchise quarterback's hands. "We got to run better," Pagano said. "We got to be on the same page. Somehow, some way we have to be able to run the football. … It makes it difficult because you become one-dimensional. ... Our inability to run the football of late, it hurts your football team." It's hard to remember a 6-3 team over the past decade or so with more suspect coaching than the 2013 Colts.

Related: Andrew Luck

Source: ESPN.com

 

[donkshow]

LET LUCK MAKE PLAYS.

####!

/disgruntled Colts fan

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

You would think with Wayne out the Colts would want to thrown to Trent more, just to spread it around, take some heat off Luck, get the short game moving, whatever.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Colts would "absolutely" still surrender a first-round pick for Trent Richardson if they could do things over.

Per RapSheet, Indy still loves T-Rich's "violent running style." There's likely an element of coachspeak to this — there's no way the Colts haven't had some second thoughts — but the handwringing over Richardson's struggles has been somewhat overwrought. Richardson has been a massive fantasy bust, but it's not as if his physical gifts simply disappeared overnight. He's also still been on the Colts' roster for less than two months, and these things take time. T-Rich's 2013 will almost certainly go down as a lost season, but he'll be a legitimate bounce-back candidate in 2014.


Source: Chris Wesseling on Twitter

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

ima call them and offer a first rounder and see if they bite

 

[need2know]

How many holes this turd going to hit tonight?

 

[amnesiac]

Rotoworld:

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Colts would "absolutely" still surrender a first-round pick for Trent Richardson if they could do things over.

Per RapSheet, Indy still loves T-Rich's "violent running style." There's likely an element of coachspeak to this there's no way the Colts haven't had some second thoughts but the handwringing over Richardson's struggles has been somewhat overwrought. Richardson has been a massive fantasy bust, but it's not as if his physical gifts simply disappeared overnight. He's also still been on the Colts' roster for less than two months, and these things take time. T-Rich's 2013 will almost certainly go down as a lost season, but he'll be a legitimate bounce-back candidate in 2014.

Source: Chris Wesseling on Twitter

it's not just a river in Egypt.

 

[amnesiac]

Rotoworld:

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Colts would "absolutely" still surrender a first-round pick for Trent Richardson if they could do things over.

Per RapSheet, Indy still loves T-Rich's "violent running style." There's likely an element of coachspeak to this there's no way the Colts haven't had some second thoughts but the handwringing over Richardson's struggles has been somewhat overwrought. Richardson has been a massive fantasy bust, but it's not as if his physical gifts simply disappeared overnight. He's also still been on the Colts' roster for less than two months, and these things take time. T-Rich's 2013 will almost certainly go down as a lost season, but he'll be a legitimate bounce-back candidate in 2014.

Source: Chris Wesseling on Twitter

it's not just a river in Egypt.

 

[SproutDaddy]

At least he has 5 catches, but 1 carry in the first half?

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Rotoworld:

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Colts would "absolutely" still surrender a first-round pick for Trent Richardson if they could do things over.

Per RapSheet, Indy still loves T-Rich's "violent running style." There's likely an element of coachspeak to this there's no way the Colts haven't had some second thoughts but the handwringing over Richardson's struggles has been somewhat overwrought. Richardson has been a massive fantasy bust, but it's not as if his physical gifts simply disappeared overnight. He's also still been on the Colts' roster for less than two months, and these things take time. T-Rich's 2013 will almost certainly go down as a lost season, but he'll be a legitimate bounce-back candidate in 2014.

Source: Chris Wesseling on Twitter

it's not just a river in Egypt.

The Pelusiac? Really more of a distributary.

 

[TheStig]

Wow, so a guy who was just traded to a new team less than 2 weeks ago is struggling. How is this surprising to anyone? This is in no way a validation of Richardson's talent, or lack there of, depending on what camp you're in. These are normal learning curve issues. Richardson is learning on the go. No matter how talented you are, that will slow you down on the field. If you aren't confident in you're assignment you will not complete it to your full potential.

Lets talk about this in 4 more weeks. Right now everyone is just spinning their wheels.

Because Richardson is now 20 games deep with 4 games played this season but he does not look any better than he did last season.

He does not have injured ribs anymore. At some point I cannot continue to make excuses. 20 games seems like a good time to re-evaluate.

2012

19ra 39yds 2.05ypc 0 1ca 5yds 5.00 0 20touch 44totyds

19ra 109yds 5.74ypc 1TD 4ca 36yds 9.00 1 23touch 145totyds

12ra 27yds 2.25ypc 1TD 6ca 24yds 4.00 0 18touch 51totyds

14ra 47yds 3.36ypc 1TD 4ca 57yds 14.25 0 18touch 104totyds

17ra 81yds 4.76ypc 1TD 5ca 47yds 9.40 0 22touch 128totyds

14ra 37yds 2.64ypc 0 2ca 17yds 8.50 0 16touch 54totyds

8ra 8yds 1.00ypc 0 2ca 11yds 5.50 0 10touch 19totyds

24ra 122yds 5.08ypc 1TD 1ca 12yds 12.00 0 25touch 134totyds

25ra 105yds 4.20ypc 0 6ca 31yds 5.17 31touch 136totyds

28ra 95yds 3.39ypc 0 6ca 49yds 8.17 34touch 144totyds

29ra 85yds 2.93ypc 1TD 4ca 27yds 6.75 33touch 112totyds

20ra 72yds 3.60ypc 1TD 3ca 23yds 7.67 0 23touch 95totyds

18ra 42yds 2.33ypc 2TD 1ca 9yds 9.00 0 19touch 51totyds

11ra 28yds 2.55ypc 2TD 3ca 4yds 1.33 0 14touch 32totyds

9ra 53yds 5.89ypc 0 3ca 15yds 5.00 0 12touch 68totyds

2013

1 CLE MIA 13ra 47yds 3.62ypc 0 2ca 30yds 15.00 15touch 77totyds

2 CLE BAL 18ra 58yds 3.22ypc 0 5ca 21yds 4.20 23touch 79totyds

3 IND SFO 13ra 35yds 2.69ypc 1TD 0 0 0.00 13touch 35totyds

4 IND JAC 20ra 60yds 3.00ypc 1TD 1ca 6yds 6.00 21touch 66totyds

That is pretty craptastic.

Amen.

No more excuses. First it was the ribs (plausible) - then it was the Browns offense, now it's a new system.

He's run out of excuses - the guy can't even average four yards a carry.

He is also second in the league this year in missed tackles behind Adrian Peterson. If you watched any of the Indy games this year and the browns game earlier, they either show run and stack 9 in the box because it is so obvious, or he is the only weapon on the field (Like in the Browns game) and they stacked 10 with 1 deep safety. Like others have said, let him learn a new system. If he fails to improve by the end of the season, call him a bust. But right now, its premature.

He isn't a bust. He just isn't a elite RB like myself and many others have expected/hoped he would be. I have crow coming out of my ears on this guy expecting him to be similar to Edgerrin James. Maybe at some point he will perform up to that level but he has not done so thus far, with a large enough sample for me to not be able to realistically expect him ever to. He needs to be able to break some long runs after those broken tackles for it to really matter.

But yes he is not a bust. People calling him that are just being hyperbolic. I see folks talking about dropping him and trading him away for peanuts. That is also a gross over-reaction.

Just looking at the situation for what it is. He has not performed like an Elite RB. He has performed as a good to above average RB which is below expectations for him.

You also forgot to mention that his junk is huge.

 

[amnesiac]

Rotoworld:

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Colts would "absolutely" still surrender a first-round pick for Trent Richardson if they could do things over.

Per RapSheet, Indy still loves T-Rich's "violent running style." There's likely an element of coachspeak to this there's no way the Colts haven't had some second thoughts but the handwringing over Richardson's struggles has been somewhat overwrought. Richardson has been a massive fantasy bust, but it's not as if his physical gifts simply disappeared overnight. He's also still been on the Colts' roster for less than two months, and these things take time. T-Rich's 2013 will almost certainly go down as a lost season, but he'll be a legitimate bounce-back candidate in 2014.

Source: Chris Wesseling on Twitter

it's not just a river in Egypt.

The Pelusiac? Really more of a distributary.

fantastic comparison, as the Pelusiac is non-extant.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Rotoworld:

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports the Colts would "absolutely" still surrender a first-round pick for Trent Richardson if they could do things over.

Per RapSheet, Indy still loves T-Rich's "violent running style." There's likely an element of coachspeak to this there's no way the Colts haven't had some second thoughts but the handwringing over Richardson's struggles has been somewhat overwrought. Richardson has been a massive fantasy bust, but it's not as if his physical gifts simply disappeared overnight. He's also still been on the Colts' roster for less than two months, and these things take time. T-Rich's 2013 will almost certainly go down as a lost season, but he'll be a legitimate bounce-back candidate in 2014.

Source: Chris Wesseling on Twitter

it's not just a river in Egypt.

The Pelusiac? Really more of a distributary.

fantastic comparison, as the Pelusiac is non-extant.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

After watching the game closely tonight I think I understand the constant description of his running style being "violent." I am pretty sure it has more to do with how he turns sideways at the line or first contact and then crab walks in seizure-like manner for a yard or two until someone touches him again and then he collapses. Its really more of a "Don't taz me bro" action.

 

[jurb26]

So glad I picked up Brown about 4 weeks ago. Dude is saving me this week.

 

[Braktastic]

I can't take it anymore, I finally cut this clown for Chris Ogbonnaya. Ugh.

 

[Bobby Guano]

On one of his runs tonight a defender fell down 3 yards in front of him. He stopped for a second then proceeded to run right into the guy on the ground. No attempt to jump/step over or run around the turtled defender. The guy made the tackle on Trich from the ground with ease.

 

[KCitons]

Colts should have saved some money and their draft pick and just signed Michael Turner.

 

[Gopher State]

Indy is saving him for the play off run

 

[T.Rex]

Brown >>>>>>>>>>>> Richardson.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

pep is gonna get him going next week

 

[JFS171]

I honestly don't understand it. I'm blown away by the level of suck Trent is putting on the field this year.

I think it's a completely lost year. Hopefully someone gets in his head and tells him that the explosiveness he had at Bama beter resurface before training camp next year, or his career is likely done. He's reading running lanes poorly - that much is true - but he stops his feet when the play breaks down and has ZERO explosiveness in starting them up again.

The three plays starting at the 2:44 mark in this highlight video from his rookie year aren't plays he'd make this season. He has zero explosion through the line, no acceleration... it's mind boggling. Reminds me of when Felix Jones tried to "bulk up" and just flat out sucked. Only Trent didn't need to bulk up, but it's like he did anyway.

He better go find this guy again over the offseason. Several instances of stopping his feet in the backfield, only he EXPLODES up field afterwards. No acceleration this year. Ugh.