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remember brown first round pick as well last 4 years he sucked . people have a very short memory. exp with the colts
helps a lot his 5 years in the nfl with exp plus maturity. trent 2 second year in nfl semi-green . with Cleveland start the season.
Donald Brown stats:
Rookie year: 3.6yd/per average, long run of 45 yards
2nd year: 3.9yd/per average, long run of 49
3rd year: 4.8yd/per average, long run of 80
4th year: 3.9yd/per average, long run of 19
5th year: 5.3yd/per average, long run of 51
Brown was drafted at #27, TRich #3. You'd expect a #3 pick to put up better numbers than a career back up guy. Yet in Brown's worst year he still had a better per carry average than Trent, plus a long run of basically the same.
All Im and others are saying is Trent showed us no potential whatsoever. If there were flashes or glimpses Id give the guy the benefit of the doubt. But come on, he didnt literally nothing here with the Colts since the trade. Nothing. So why would I think he would miraculously come out next year and run like a beast? I hope he proves me wrong, I really do. But I just dont think he will.
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then the Colts need to upgrade the offensive line and open some holes up
I agree the O-line isnt that impressive in the run game, but if Brown can get some yards what it Trents excuse behind the same line?
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. The guy has had no flashes of brilliance
This is what I just said above you and Ive said it before. He has shown nothing all season. If hes got the talent everyone says he does he would have done something, even if just 1 or 2 big runs, over the course of 14 games.
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I cannot believe how many ppl wash Trents balls on this board. The guy showed NOTHING whatsoever since hes been with the Colts. If he had the talent to cut it in this league he'd have given us a glimpse somewhere. In 14 games his long run was 22 yards, a 2.9yr per average. Thats pathetic.
The guy was drafted #3 because the Alabama O-line was blowing open holes you and I could run through.
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I made this post somewhere else but it got buried.
The D didnt play as bad as the scoreboard suggested. With a minute and a half gone in the first quarter it was 7-0 based on the INT on the 3rd play.
It was 21-15 in the 3rd quarter, the Pats had a 3rd and 8 and got bailed out by a terrible PI call, giving them the ball at the 5. After the Pats scored and converted the 2pts, it was 29-15. The Colts promptly scored a TD, making it 29-22.
The D then forced (2) 3 and outs, but the offense put up a 3 and out of their own, then had a 5 play drive for a whopping 12yrds and a punt. After that was the Blount 73yrd TD and that was all she wrote.
So there is plenty of blame to go around to the whole team, offense included. Remember the 1st and goal at the 3 and couldnt score the TD? How about the offense punch the ball in and put 7 on the board to take a little pressure off the D.
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Here is another way to help the D:
1) quit with the slow starts on offense.
2) too many 3 and outs, cut down on those
3) find a way to run the ball effectively
4) punch the ball in when you have 1st and goal at the 3
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All the bashing on the D has me puzzled. The INT on the 3rd play of the game put the Pats on the 1 yard line. Its hard to blame the D on that on. The PI they called on the 3rd and 8 put the Pats on the 5 yard line, hard to blame the D on that TD. At that point the game was 21-15. Pats went for 2 and got it, made the score at 29-15. So of that 29pts the Pats had, 15 of it was a gimme from the INT and the crappy PI call.
Colts come back and score a TD, score 29-22. At that point the Colts D forced (2) 3 and outs. So what does the Colts offense do there? (1) 3 and out, and (1) series with 5 plays for a gain of 12yrds and a punt. The D just made 2 stops and the offense went out there and did NOTHING. And lest we all forget, the 1st and goal at the THREE yard line by the Colts and cant punch it in. Thats inexcusable.
After that was the 73 yard TD run by Blount, that pretty much sealed the deal. But to that point, at 29-22 the D in my opinion wasnt the problem.
edit - the D wasnt the entire problem like some here are making out.
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Anybody up for making a lynch mob to go after these refs?
Not that they have called a good game, theyve been pretty bad, but they didnt throw 3 picks.
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Peyton Manning all over again. Game, set, match, season. See you next year
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Funny observation: I see a bunch of ppl ragging on the D, how bad they suck. I dont see the D playing bad. Dont look at the scoreboard, there is 29pts there but thats not showing the true store. The Colts gave the Pats 7pts with 13:30 left in the 1st quarter on the INT by Luck. IMO the last Pats TD cant be blamed on the D either, refs bailed the Pats out with a PI at the 5yrd line. So essentially the D is only responsible for 15pts IMO.
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Keep chopping those feet for 0yrds Trent.
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Colts gave the Pats 7 on the 1st series of the game, refs just gave them 7 on that bailout pass interference call. Other than that the D hasnt played badly.
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Again, everyone making excuses for Trent. Ya, Brown didnt do much better the play before, but its not just this game, that drive, its the culmination of week after week after week of seeing him take the hand off, stop behind the line to look for something and get tackled for nothing. Grad the handoff and hit the line with your head down at full speed at least.
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Not gonna happen.
Sadly I know.
Im tired of everyone here making excuses for him, needing a training camp, needing more time, blah blah. This guy has done nothing since the Colts traded for him. If he had the talent to make it in the league we would have seen a flash at some point but we havent.
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Cut Trent in the offseason, please. This guy brings NOTHING to the Colts run game. He gets the hand off and jump stops every, single, time.
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WRs need to get separation or we will see a few more INTs from Luck.
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I can eat a lot
Me too, hence the diet.
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I would say:
Now, let's analyze what's been working for us. NOT A * THING'S been working for us. Like this darn suit doesn't work for me... and this stinking tie... and this darned shirt. IT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME. YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY WINNING HARD-NOSED FOOTBALL? YOU PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE ED GENERRO PLAYED FOOTBALL. A guy who gave his life for this football team. He was a 140-pound halfback, and HE PLAYED LIKE A darn WILDMAN! NO! LIKE A darn RAMPAGING BEAST! And that's the way you got to do it! YOU GO OUT THERE! YOU TEAR THEIR $%#*ing HEADS OFF, AND YOU $h1t DOWN THEIR NECKS! Let us pray.
Its funnier to see it than read it:
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Last week I had a 6er of Dos Equis with lime. Thinking maybe I should do the same, diet be damned.
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Im on a diet
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I dont even agree that the 4th and 1 keeper was a called play, unless they have said otherwise. I believe he kept the ball and ran but was suppose to hand off.
Manning had a few runs where he was suppose to hand off and just didnt and bootlegged around the end. Has the coaching staff said that play with Luck was in fact a designed qb keeper?
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Well.....
If Andrew Luck is really "not allowed to run" then he must be the most disobedient player on the team.
Because the official team stats show he's run the ball 63 times for 377 yards. That's 6.0 average. He's got a long of 29 yards and 4 TD's.
Not allowed to run?!? Damn! He's going to get fined!!
Again, its not a matter of "not allowed to run", its they arent calling plays designed for him to run as the play.
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You guys in favor of designed run plays really want to him in the open field with the chance to get blasted like Vick or RG3 have? Nuts. Dumb. Stupid. In a scramble, looking for a 1st down, when he cant find a receiver, yes, Im all for him trying to get a first down and then sliding. But I dont want designed plays for him to run.
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Besides the issue of dropping too many balls (which obviously is important for a return guy), why dont they use him as a kick returner? If nothing else, take the Forrest Gump approach. Have someone catch the ball for him, hand off to him, and say RUN.
Bold Statement: Trent Richardson will be Comeback Player of the Year 2014
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I think just about anyone could have done the same job as Trent.
I dont hate the guy, I have just given up hope that he will pan out as a good pick up for the Colts. I was pretty excited when the Colts traded for him. I thought we got a real stud RB that we havent had for a long time. I even gave him the benefit of the doubt for 4-5 games, thinking he was still getting comfortable in the system. But he was here for almost the equivalent of a full season (14 games) and in the end its clear he is not as advertised.