Everything Trent Richardson

[Thewholefnshow28]

 

 

This thread is dedicated to everything Trent Richardson.

If you want to complain about him. Do it here. You want to defend him. Do it here.

[Le Neon]

Trent is super duper awesome and he'll show you all next year.

...And I'm spent.

[jvan1973]

yeah, this thread is going to get locked. There are about ten threads just like it

[SilentHill]

*Runs off and starts 3 more Trent Richardson threads*

[Thewholefnshow28]

yeah, this thread is going to get locked. There are about ten threads just like it

Nope, it was requested by a mod to be turned into a sticky thread and the rest will be locked.

[jvan1973]

Nope, it was requested by a mod to be turned into a sticky thread and the rest will be locked.

are mods unable to start threads?

[Nadine]

yeah, this thread is going to get locked. There are about ten threads just like it

no 

any new threads will get merged into this one

apparently we still need a big TR thread

[Nadine]

are mods unable to start threads?

It's friendly if it is not started by us

I lack TR cred

[Balzer40]

no 

any new threads will get merged into this one

apparently we still need a big TR thread

 

 

Thank you, now I can choose whether I want to see the same old tired excuses for him instead of seeing 10 different threads that all say the same thing.

[Draztik]

That .gif...... 

[trisca01]

I have been, and will continue to be, patient with Richardson. I don't understand how people have not seen potential, especially when he is in open space coming out of the backfield catching screens. However, I would be lying if I said I wasn't yelling at the screen when he got tripped (gif on first post).

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

I have been, and will continue to be, patient with Richardson. I don't understand how people have not seen potential, especially when he is in open space coming out of the backfield catching screens. However, I would be lying if I said I wasn't yelling at the screen when he got tripped (gif on first post).

Any NFL player looks good in the open field, or with field in front of them. He is a RB not a strict screen pass catcher. You know how 1 dimensional we'd be if every play that Rich was in led to a pass to Rich? He hasn't shown crap imo. 

[jameszeigler834]

 

 

This thread is dedicated to everything Trent Richardson.

If you want to complain about him. Do it here. You want to defend him. Do it here.

He is terrible wont do much he will have to do way more next year to have a chance of staying in Indy.

[Nadine]

Thank you, now I can choose whether I want to see the same old tired excuses for him instead of seeing 10 different threads that all say the same thing.

and the best part is........you can do it the entire off season!

[MTC]

I didn't want Richardson to see any snaps against the Patriots after he failed on third and one I believe. I'm still optimistic he can perform well with the proper offensive line and a full offseason preparation. 

[trisca01]

Any NFL player looks good in the open field, or with field in front of them. He is a RB not a strict screen pass catcher. You know how 1 dimensional we'd be if every play that Rich was in led to a pass to Rich? He hasn't shown crap imo.

I disagree. Every NFL player does not look as good in open space as Richardson.

I will admit though; he is much more likely to go down with a shoe-string tackle than a squared-up full-body tackle.

[21isSuperman]

That gif....why does he stop running?  Don't hesitate!  Just go!

[Modern]

That gif....why does he stop running? Don't hesitate! Just go!

He thinks he is elusive, he isnt.

He can't play at the NFL level, and he is ours ....... Yippie !!!!!

[Ja'Crispy]

Give him a full offseason and full training camp. Then we can judge him more fairly.

[Modern]

What will a full season do ? He couldnt break 4 ypc in 2012 behind the 5th best O-line. We aren't gonna have a top 10 O-line.

He is a professional football player, he had an off season , maybe it wasnt with us but he had one so it wasnt like he had been out of football before he arrived here. He had his workouts.

He also had plenty of time to learn the playbook, that might have been a reasonable excuse the first few weeks, but he was here for months.

What if he gets a new OC next season ? Will he need a whole season to learn the new playbook too ?

He knew what to do when they play was called. I didnt see him go out for a pass when he was supposed to get the ball or block, he knew what to do, he just couldnt do his main job. Which is run the ball.

Yes the line he ran behind sucked, but if you know there won't be huge holes to run through then why would you dance and wiggle in the backfield ? Look for a crack and try to burst through.

The coaches should have pounded that dancing crap out of him, he isnt fast enough or elusive enough to break stride and dance.

I have no idea how he looks when running in the open field because he rarely made it there.

I have never been more down on any Colts player then I am on this guy. We paid about 5 rounds more then we should have for a player of his caliber. If he had been drafted in the 6th, which is closer to what his skills seem to match, he would have never been on any teams active roster.

[21isSuperman]

He thinks he is elusive, he isnt.

He can't play at the NFL level, and he is ours ....... Yippie !!!!!

I think the physical tools are all there.  I don't know why the hesitation is there, but if he gets the confidence/understanding/whatever he needs, he'll be a force

[Deathiltis]

No more excuses, can't wait till next season when Trent still can't get passed the line of scrimmage so we can all finally agree that he just sucks.

[jvan1973]

No more excuses, can't wait till next season when Trent still can't get passed the line of scrimmage so we can all finally agree that he just sucks.

If you are a colts fan, that seems like a dumb mindset

[Balzer40]

What will a full season do ? He couldnt break 4 ypc in 2012 behind the 5th best O-line. We aren't gonna have a top 10 O-line.

He is a professional football player, he had an off season , maybe it wasnt with us but he had one so it wasnt like he had been out of football before he arrived here. He had his workouts.

He also had plenty of time to learn the playbook, that might have been a reasonable excuse the first few weeks, but he was here for months.

What if he gets a new OC next season ? Will he need a whole season to learn the new playbook too ?

He knew what to do when they play was called. I didnt see him go out for a pass when he was supposed to get the ball or block, he knew what to do, he just couldnt do his main job. Which is run the ball.

Yes the line he ran behind sucked, but if you know there won't be huge holes to run through then why would you dance and wiggle in the backfield ? Look for a crack and try to burst through.

The coaches should have pounded that dancing crap out of him, he isnt fast enough or elusive enough to break stride and dance.

I have no idea how he looks when running in the open field because he rarely made it there.

I have never been more down on any Colts player then I am on this guy. We paid about 5 rounds more then we should have for a player of his caliber. If he had been drafted in the 6th, which is closer to what his skills seem to match, he would have never been on any teams active roster.

I agree on the "give him an offseason and TC" crap. Because thats what it is...pure crap! Like you said, he had an offseason and training camp...who cares if it was with another team. It does not take that long for a RB to get familier with a playbook. Thats a pathetic and invalid excuse that people use to try and convince themselves he's better than he is.

[Dustin]

If you are a colts fan, that seems like a dumb mindset

 

"I hope our starting RB sucks so that i can say I was right"

 

Yeah anyone who says that doesn't seem like the brightest person.

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

"I hope our starting RB sucks so that i can say I was right"

Yeah anyone who says that doesn't seem like the brightest person.

I hope that if we have a rb on our roster that doesn't help us then we get rid of him. I hope Trent proves me wrong, but so far he hasn't. I don't see the cure-all offseason for him like y'all. Why don't all mediocre players get better after a full offseason and tc?

[Dustin]

I hope that if we have a rb on our roster that doesn't help us then we get rid of him. I hope Trent proves me wrong, but so far he hasn't. I don't see the cure-all offseason for him like y'all. Why don't all mediocre players get better after a full offseason and tc?

 

I don't see a cure all off-season for him But I don't understand the people who want the dude cut before he even has a chance to see the field next season either.

 

I definitely don't understand people who actively root for a guy with a horseshoe on his helmet to fail just so they can say "ha ha I was right" either.

[jvan1973]

I hope that if we have a rb on our roster that doesn't help us then we get rid of him. I hope Trent proves me wrong, but so far he hasn't. I don't see the cure-all offseason for him like y'all. Why don't all mediocre players get better after a full offseason and tc?

Who said they do?

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

Who said they do?

No one does. But that's what a lot of people are saying about Trent after his mediocre year (yourself included, I assume). 

[BleedBlue18]

What will a full season do ? He couldnt break 4 ypc in 2012 behind the 5th best O-line. We aren't gonna have a top 10 O-line.

He is a professional football player, he had an off season , maybe it wasnt with us but he had one so it wasnt like he had been out of football before he arrived here. He had his workouts.

He also had plenty of time to learn the playbook, that might have been a reasonable excuse the first few weeks, but he was here for months.

What if he gets a new OC next season ? Will he need a whole season to learn the new playbook too ?

He knew what to do when they play was called. I didnt see him go out for a pass when he was supposed to get the ball or block, he knew what to do, he just couldnt do his main job. Which is run the ball.

Yes the line he ran behind sucked, but if you know there won't be huge holes to run through then why would you dance and wiggle in the backfield ? Look for a crack and try to burst through.

The coaches should have pounded that dancing crap out of him, he isnt fast enough or elusive enough to break stride and dance.

I have no idea how he looks when running in the open field because he rarely made it there.

I have never been more down on any Colts player then I am on this guy. We paid about 5 rounds more then we should have for a player of his caliber. If he had been drafted in the 6th, which is closer to what his skills seem to match, he would have never been on any teams active roster.

 

Dumbest crap I've ever read.

[BleedBlue18]

I hope that if we have a rb on our roster that doesn't help us then we get rid of him. I hope Trent proves me wrong, but so far he hasn't. I don't see the cure-all offseason for him like y'all. Why don't all mediocre players get better after a full offseason and tc?

You just must be slow... Apparently don't watch much football at that.

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

You just must be slow... Apparently don't watch much football at that.

How Did you gleen that I'm slow from any of that? Or that I don't watch much football?

You must be a turd wrapped in human skin.

[SLILLINGTON10]

man good thing we all forgot about Vick Ballard, cause he probably won't have a chance to start next year or anything.

[BleedBlue18]

How Did you gleen that I'm slow from any of that? Or that I don't watch much football?

You must be a turd wrapped in human skin.

Because your a * * for one that don't know a damn thing about football. And an internet +.

[trisca01]

This board is crazy. Trent was not overly impressive this season, however, when he got in open space (like nearly every time he caught a screen pass out of the backfield) he looked very good and consistently made at least 1 person miss or ran through one person. (I will admit that when the d-line got penetration on power run plays, it seemed like he went down with a shoe-string tackle way too much)

3rd and 1.... Colts in the I-formation.... Richardson gets the hand-off up the middle... He is hit 1 yard in the back field and manages to push through for a 1 yard gain for a first down.... Colts Board's reaction - "I can't believe this scrub can't even rush for 3 ypc! Cut him!"

[jvan1973]

No one does. But that's what a lot of people are saying about Trent after his mediocre year (yourself included, I assume).

I would rather hope he gets it together than hope he sucks again.

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

I would rather hope he gets it together than hope he sucks again.

I completely agree. I Also hope all our players become studs.

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

Because your a * * for one that don't know a damn thing about football. And an internet +.

Why don't you tell me more about your issues.

[Modern]

This board is crazy. Trent was not overly impressive this season, however, when he got in open space (like nearly every time he caught a screen pass out of the backfield) he looked very good and consistently made at least 1 person miss or ran through one person. (I will admit that when the d-line got penetration on power run plays, it seemed like he went down with a shoe-string tackle way too much)

3rd and 1.... Colts in the I-formation.... Richardson gets the hand-off up the middle... He is hit 1 yard in the back field and manages to push through for a 1 yard gain for a first down.... Colts Board's reaction - "I can't believe this scrub can't even rush for 3 ypc! Cut him!"

So a guy who can sometimes get you a yard when you need it is worthy of a first round pick ?

What if its 3rd and 3 ?

What if its first and 10 ?

I'm not saying to cut him yet, I'm just saying we were robbed by the Browns and every time Richardson is handed the ball Grigson should be ashamed.

If Richardson doesnt improve next year then he might as well be cut, if he doesnt produce and has zero trade value then he serves no purpose.

If he does produce and we have a run game then I will be the first to admit I was wrong, but I dont see that happening.

[trisca01]

So a guy who can sometimes get you a yard when you need it is worthy of a first round pick ?

What if its 3rd and 3 ?

What if its first and 10 ?

I'm not saying to cut him yet, I'm just saying we were robbed by the Browns and every time Richardson is handed the ball Grigson should be ashamed.

If Richardson doesnt improve next year then he might as well be cut, if he doesnt produce and has zero trade value then he serves no purpose.

If he does produce and we have a run game then I will be the first to admit I was wrong, but I dont see that happening.

I haven't said anything with regards to what we gave up for him. Did we give up too much for him? That is yet to be seen; but it is done and over with now and I would rather focus on what he does on the field rather than what I think he should deliver based on how much he costed us.

To answer your question: yes that person is worth a 1st round draft pick for getting 1 yard IF nobody else could get that same yard in the same circumstance. Now was that the case? Probably not, however, a first down is a first down and I am not going to come on this board and complain if he averages 1 ypc if every one of those yards got us a first down (obviously this wasn't the case completely but you get the point).