The Trent Richardson Thread

[Surge]

Still not a fan of Luck. The dude has just been over-rated his entire career and just did not demonstate consistently the physical abilities he'a constantly said to have.

Rarely saw the guy throw a really impressive seam, not a huge amount of deep balls. Saw some decent short yardage passes. Yet everyone drools all over him and cites his "ability to read a defense," and get choked up over the fact that he audibles so well.

I'm fairly confident he ends up being no better than a Matt Ryan. Ryan is a damn good QB, but he ain't HOF material like Luck is supposed to be.

 

[BMAN]

I heard Luck is going to voice Andre the Giant for the next WWE game.

 

[AZ_]

Brandon Weeden will be voicing the role of Bob Backlund.

 

[Warren G.]

Request: Photoshop of Weeden applying the crossface chickenwing to Rapelisberger

 

[BooyaCS]

Request: Photoshop of Weeden applying the crossface chickenwing to Rapelisberger

STF is better

 

[The Oi]

It's because you've only seen him play like twice.

I've seen the guy play six times. I think that's plenty to make the judgments I'm making. If you think it's unfair to judge a guy after six games...then very few guys are allowed to have an opinion on any player in the draft.

Six times and I felt like I saw the same thing every time. Funny thing is...I WANTED to be blown away by the guy. It's fun to watch really great prospects blow the doors off the competition like Rg3 did all year.

When it comes to QB's, I try to look at each play and think whether it's a play other college QB's can make and more importantly...if it's an NFL audible, Nfl throw, NFL response to a blitz. He made the easy NFL throws...just like most nFL prospects do. But I kept waiting to see him stick a ball 20-30 yards three plays in a row, laser a slant in through coverage, hit a guy in stride on a 50 yard bomb. Maybe it was just the games I watched, but I just was not seeing it more than I have with any other prospects I've watched closely over the years.

 

[Shakalu M.D.]

I've seen the guy play six times. I think that's plenty to make the judgments I'm making. If you think it's unfair to judge a guy after six games...then very few guys are allowed to have an opinion on any player in the draft.

Six times and I felt like I saw the same thing every time. Funny thing is...I WANTED to be blown away by the guy. It's fun to watch really great prospects blow the doors off the competition like Rg3 did all year.

When it comes to QB's, I try to look at each play and think whether it's a play other college QB's can make and more importantly...if it's an NFL audible, Nfl throw, NFL response to a blitz. He made the easy NFL throws...just like most nFL prospects do. But I kept waiting to see him stick a ball 20-30 yards three plays in a row, laser a slant in through coverage, hit a guy in stride on a 50 yard bomb. Maybe it was just the games I watched, but I just was not seeing it more than I have with any other prospects I've watched closely over the years.

One thing you need to keep in mind with this guy though, outside of Fleener and his good o-line, he really had no talent to throw the ball to. Unlike guys like Colt who had bad receivers and still made piss poor throws, Luck made good throws to shitty receivers who ran bad routes.

 

[UDcleveland]

Can't wait to purchase a Brandon Weeden replica leather helmet, just like the one he used to wear in high school.

Alright Carlos Mencia :chuckles:

I think that's the 5th time I've read the high school leather helmet joke on this site alone...

 

[Sly]

Richardson’s impact goes beyond running
Posted by Bernie Kosar on May 4, 2012 – 5:44 pm

By Bernie Kosar, Special Contributor to ClevelandBrowns.com
Here are some highlights from my latest appearance on “Cleveland Browns Daily, Driven by Liberty Ford”:
There’s no doubt about the type of impact a great running back can have on a team’s success.
You look at Marshall Faulk when Kurt Warner came to St. Louis and the Rams won the Super Bowl. You look at Adrian Peterson when Brett Favre went to the NFC Championship game with the Vikings.
And I don’t want to put the pressure on Trent Richardson, but I believe he has the opportunity to be talked about in the same breath as those types of running backs. He has that many God-given gifts, abilities, along with tremendous passion for the game.
But when you have guys like that it makes defensive coordinators and defenses play that eighth man in the box, play that extra guy up there. It puts single coverage outside. It significantly simplifies pass defenses.
So, in turn, it actually makes it easier for your quarterback because he gets easier defenses to read. He gets one-on-one coverage, and then he has the ability to run the ball and be on the positive side in down-and-distance situations. And Trent is the kind of running back who doesn’t have to leave the field.
I’m a big fan of Trent’s coach at Alabama, Nick Saban, in terms of how he coaches and teaches his guys. His guys are NFL-ready and for a superstar runner like Trent to be not only a constant threat as a runner but to also have the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and pass protect is something special.
To have someone back there who can pick up the linebackers, handle the blitzes, chip on offensive linemen and then release gives you the chance to play more of a well-rounded, physical game. And I really believe it makes the whole team a more physical, tougher – a more Cleveland-area type of approach.
I just think it’s going to add a lot of benefits to the team.

http://blogs.clevelandbrowns.com/2012/05/04/richardsons-impact-goes-beyond-running/

 

[Shakalu M.D.]

Alright Carlos Mencia :chuckles:

I think that's the 5th time I've read the high school leather helmet joke on this site alone...

Especially since b00bie talked about how he dislikes Mike Polk and thinks he perpetuates the Cleveland stereotype. Well Polk was the first one I saw to make the leather helmet joke with his "highlight video."

 

[WellYouNeednt]

http://blogs.clevelandbrowns.com/2012/05/04/richardsons-impact-goes-beyond-running/

You can actually listen to these weekly interviews on the Cleveland Browns free iphone app. Listening to Bernie once a week is a truly life changing experience.

 

[AZ_]

Especially since b00bie talked about how he dislikes Mike Polk and thinks he perpetuates the Cleveland stereotype. Well Polk was the first one I saw to make the leather helmet joke with his "highlight video."

Just goes to show I never saw it, otherwise I would have never said such a thing.

 

[Man Called X]

Just goes to show I never saw it, otherwise I would have never said such a thing.

Okay Mike Polk.

 

[onyoursix7]

Step 1: enter page six of Trent Richardson Thread.
Step 2: Activate search function (control + F)
Step 3: Search "Luck"
Four hits
Step 4: Search "Weeden"
Six hits
Step 5: Search "Richardson"
Forty hits
Step 6: Check how many of those were in the thread title or "visitors found this page by searching for" section
Thirty-eight.

Conclusion: We mention Trent Richardson only half as often as we mention Andrew Luck on this page of the thread and only a third as often as we mention Brandon Weeden...

And people say we're not obsessed with quarterbacks...

 

[Powerslave]

I liked how Richardson took a fan to his prom, seems like an upstart kind of guy.

Now run, homie!