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Gonna be hard ...BP......I think he made 1.7 mil last year

 

..and a low draft choice will play for half that...

 

......You cant burn a No,1 on Trent and then pay DB 1.7 mil to start ahead of him

 

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They are either going to draft an unknown and pray Richardson fixes his issues or use a little bit of the 4th highest amount of Cap space to re-sign a guy who was productive. I really can't see them risking starting the season with Trich unless Ballard just looks amazing in his recovery. 

 

Tough to let your best RB walk.

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    Isnt the free agent date march 1???

 

 

....I think something happens with Donald soon after that....he wont ask for much....and a lot of folks saw him the second half of the year..

March 11. I like Donald Brown, but he's a one-trick pony. Most teams will see that, and not go off of yards per carry. There probably will be a team who needs a RB and offers him more money than we are willing to offer, but I'd say not many teams.

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I read on walterfootball free agent rumor mill that the Jets were looking at Donald Brown (and/or Ben Tate)

He's a UConn grad so the Jets makes some sense...I think he;s a lot more respected out east than he is in Indy..

 

The oddity is that some swear by Trent because of what he did in college..and Brown led the nation in rushing

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March 11. I like Donald Brown, but he's a one-trick pony. Most teams will see that, and not go off of yards per carry. There probably will be a team who needs a RB and offers him more money than we are willing to offer, but I'd say not many teams.

Good from scrimmage...good pass catcher....at $1,7 mil this last year..

 

....funny how high yards per carry  is "a one trick pony'  but low yards-per-carry is due to bad blocking

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Donald Brown should be back with the Colts. However, I am sure he will have a good enough market even as a backup RB because of his low fumbling rate and good YPC last year. Teams like the Jets, Dolphins that need reliable backup RBs will definitely look at him. Heck, the Raiders, if they let go of McFadden, might invest in him too.

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Good from scrimmage...good pass catcher....at $1,7 mil this last year..

 

....funny how high yards per carry  is "a one trick pony'  but low yards-per-carry is due to bad blocking

Where did I say that? As I said, most people look off of Brown's YPC. Besides, Trent runs completely different the Donald Brown. Brown is an explosive back, and speedy, and as a result hits the hole faster. Here's why Brown is a one-trick pony:

- Straight-line runner, extremely fast burst, extra-gear. He's fast.

- Not the best pass-catcher, not the best pass-blocker. Not the most shifty, not great at shedding tackles. (TRich has him in almost every category except speed).

To sum him up --- he's a 1-trick pony ---- get ball, run extremely fast. I can *almost* guarantee every one of you who are prop'ing up DBrown's production this year look only at his YPC and his total yards. Let me throw a number of alarming stats at you so you can make a more informed opinion:

- He got half of his yards this year on 14 carries.

Fourteen carries.

He got 287 yards on 14 carries. What does this mean? It means that on 88 carries, he averaged 3.2 YPC. Why would a guy get over half of his yards on big plays? Because he's fast. Why would that matter? Because our line sucked, massively. Because they couldn't hold lanes or keep formation for more than about a second. DBrown was just fast enough to pop through those tiny little holes and break out into open space. This is indeed an admirable quality, but this was his ONE trick. He got 287 out of his 537 total rushing yards doing exactly this. Also, he got almost 90% of his yardage on the first 50% of his carries, which means that as the game went on, he pooped out.

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Where did I say that? As I said, most people look off of Brown's YPC. Besides, Trent runs completely different the Donald Brown. Brown is an explosive back, and speedy, and as a result hits the hole faster. Here's why Brown is a one-trick pony:

- Straight-line runner, extremely fast burst, extra-gear. He's fast.

- Not the best pass-catcher, not the best pass-blocker. Not the most shifty, not great at shedding tackles. (TRich has him in almost every category except speed).

To sum him up --- he's a 1-trick pony ---- get ball, run extremely fast. I can *almost* guarantee every one of you who are prop'ing up DBrown's production this year look only at his YPC and his total yards. Let me throw a number of alarming stats at you so you can make a more informed opinion:

- He got half of his yards this year on 14 carries.

Fourteen carries.

He got 287 yards on 14 carries. What does this mean? It means that on 88 carries, he averaged 3.2 YPC. Why would a guy get over half of his yards on big plays? Because he's fast. Why would that matter? Because our line sucked, massively. Because they couldn't hold lanes or keep formation for more than about a second. DBrown was just fast enough to pop through those tiny little holes and break out into open space. This is indeed an admirable quality, but this was his ONE trick. He got 287 out of his 537 total rushing yards doing exactly this. Also, he got almost 90% of his yardage on the first 50% of his carries, which means that as the game went on, he pooped out.

 

But but Donald got yards behind the line therefore the line isn't the issue. BOO TRICH!

 

:sarcasm:

 

 

Seriously good stuff on looking at this a bit deeper than most would.

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March 11. I like Donald Brown, but he's a one-trick pony. Most teams will see that, and not go off of yards per carry. There probably will be a team who needs a RB and offers him more money than we are willing to offer, but I'd say not many teams.

 

 

March 11. I like Donald Brown, but he's a one-trick pony. Most teams will see that, and not go off of yards per carry. There probably will be a team who needs a RB and offers him more money than we are willing to offer, but I'd say not many teams.

One trick pony

 

Where did I say that? As I said, most people look off of Brown's YPC. Besides, Trent runs completely different the Donald Brown. Brown is an explosive back, and speedy, and as a result hits the hole faster. Here's why Brown is a one-trick pony:

- Straight-line runner, extremely fast burst, extra-gear. He's fast.

- Not the best pass-catcher, not the best pass-blocker. Not the most shifty, not great at shedding tackles. (TRich has him in almost every category except speed).

To sum him up --- he's a 1-trick pony ---- get ball, run extremely fast. I can *almost* guarantee every one of you who are prop'ing up DBrown's production this year look only at his YPC and his total yards. Let me throw a number of alarming stats at you so you can make a more informed opinion:

- He got half of his yards this year on 14 carries.

Fourteen carries.

He got 287 yards on 14 carries. What does this mean? It means that on 88 carries, he averaged 3.2 YPC. Why would a guy get over half of his yards on big plays? Because he's fast. Why would that matter? Because our line sucked, massively. Because they couldn't hold lanes or keep formation for more than about a second. DBrown was just fast enough to pop through those tiny little holes and break out into open space. This is indeed an admirable quality, but this was his ONE trick. He got 287 out of his 537 total rushing yards doing exactly this. Also, he got almost 90% of his yardage on the first 50% of his carries, which means that as the game went on, he pooped out.

 

 

Where did I say that? As I said, most people look off of Brown's YPC. Besides, Trent runs completely different the Donald Brown. Brown is an explosive back, and speedy, and as a result hits the hole faster. Here's why Brown is a one-trick pony:

- Straight-line runner, extremely fast burst, extra-gear. He's fast.

- Not the best pass-catcher, not the best pass-blocker. Not the most shifty, not great at shedding tackles. (TRich has him in almost every category except speed).

To sum him up --- he's a 1-trick pony ---- get ball, run extremely fast. I can *almost* guarantee every one of you who are prop'ing up DBrown's production this year look only at his YPC and his total yards. Let me throw a number of alarming stats at you so you can make a more informed opinion:

- He got half of his yards this year on 14 carries.

Fourteen carries.

He got 287 yards on 14 carries. What does this mean? It means that on 88 carries, he averaged 3.2 YPC. Why would a guy get over half of his yards on big plays? Because he's fast. Why would that matter? Because our line sucked, massively. Because they couldn't hold lanes or keep formation for more than about a second. DBrown was just fast enough to pop through those tiny little holes and break out into open space. This is indeed an admirable quality, but this was his ONE trick. He got 287 out of his 537 total rushing yards doing exactly this. Also, he got almost 90% of his yardage on the first 50% of his carries, which means that as the game went on, he pooped out.

 

Where did I get that from??

 

One trick pony......your words..that's where I got it..... :goodluck: ? 

 

You somehow dug up a way here to downplay breakaway runs...the kind that change games..

That's a fundamental misunderstanding of the run game..or juts a spin/.  Yards per carry is yards per carry....you run 5 or 6 plays to break one..

Just like yards per catch.

 

Now....If you go back and watch the games....most of Browns TDs came in the second half....especially late in the season as most Colts fans know..

(see the 2 KC games)..

 

Getting 90% of your yards on the first 50% of your carries is the norm for fast back..no one gaines exactty 4.5 yards or so every carry...and its a hollow stat because it doenst tell you when he scored..

You must be new because most Colts fans know that Brown ran with significantly more power last year than he did inhis first 2 or 3 seasons....

he had power and speed.....as most here commented

 

But just so you know....you must give a runner credit for yards per carry..or all offensive yardage stats for all players are irrelevant

...you cant parse it and say that his big runs skewed his average.

 

Reality says:  Of course they did..........

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