AU-24 3,113 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Nice story to share with recruits http://espn.go.com/n...rent-richardson Trent Richardson's once promising NFL career took another major hit when the Oakland Raiders cut him Monday, two NFL sources told ESPN.com. The move came a day before the league-mandated deadline for teams to cut their rosters to 75 players. Oakland gave Richardson $600,000 in guaranteed money this offseason after Indianapolis cut him. He missed the first portion of the Raiders' training camp because he was dealing with pneumonia. He didn't run well this preseason, finishing with 19 yards on five carries in a 30-23 loss to Arizona on Sunday. A former Alabama running back, Richardson, 25, was the No. 3 overall draft pick by Cleveland in 2012. He was traded a year later to the Colts for a first-round pick. In three NFL seasons he has averaged 3.3 yards per carry. Richardson's release might have opened the door for undrafted rookie Michael Dyer, a former Auburn and Louisville standout who has looked better than Richardson this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn Cat 34 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Nice story to share with recruits http://espn.go.com/n...rent-richardson Trent Richardson's once promising NFL career took another major hit when the Oakland Raiders cut him Monday, two NFL sources told ESPN.com. The move came a day before the league-mandated deadline for teams to cut their rosters to 75 players. Oakland gave Richardson $600,000 in guaranteed money this offseason after Indianapolis cut him. He missed the first portion of the Raiders' training camp because he was dealing with pneumonia. He didn't run well this preseason, finishing with 19 yards on five carries in a 30-23 loss to Arizona on Sunday. A former Alabama running back, Richardson, 25, was the No. 3 overall draft pick by Cleveland in 2012. He was traded a year later to the Colts for a first-round pick. In three NFL seasons he has averaged 3.3 yards per carry. Richardson's release might have opened the door for undrafted rookie Michael Dyer, a former Auburn and Louisville standout who has looked better than Richardson this summer. I don't think Dyer would be the best example of an Auburn player done "good." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butthead 525 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 shows how much I know -- i certainly thought rent a trent was a sure pro. any thoughts on why this guy was such a bust? he certainly does not look as muscular now as he did in college. roids better in t'town? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShocksMyBrain 9,388 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 shows how much I know -- i certainly thought rent a trent was a sure pro. any thoughts on why this guy was such a bust? he certainly does not look as muscular now as he did in college. roids better in t'town? Because his vision is pathetic. See pics in this thread for reference: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 And you can bet the money entered into the decision....probably making about 10 times as much as Dyer and not showing that he is worth it. He had a big dispute with the Colts over his 2015 salary ($3M) that someone is going to pay.....but perhaps not now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexava 6,973 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 still 7 rbs on roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatBoCamRob 30 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Nice story to share with recruits http://espn.go.com/n...rent-richardson Trent Richardson's once promising NFL career took another major hit when the Oakland Raiders cut him Monday, two NFL sources told ESPN.com. The move came a day before the league-mandated deadline for teams to cut their rosters to 75 players. Oakland gave Richardson $600,000 in guaranteed money this offseason after Indianapolis cut him. He missed the first portion of the Raiders' training camp because he was dealing with pneumonia. He didn't run well this preseason, finishing with 19 yards on five carries in a 30-23 loss to Arizona on Sunday. A former Alabama running back, Richardson, 25, was the No. 3 overall draft pick by Cleveland in 2012. He was traded a year later to the Colts for a first-round pick. In three NFL seasons he has averaged 3.3 yards per carry. Richardson's release might have opened the door for undrafted rookie Michael Dyer, a former Auburn and Louisville standout who has looked better than Richardson this summer. I don't think Dyer would be the best example of an Auburn player done "good." I still like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythagoreanTiger 9 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Nice story to share with recruits http://espn.go.com/n...rent-richardson Trent Richardson's once promising NFL career took another major hit when the Oakland Raiders cut him Monday, two NFL sources told ESPN.com. The move came a day before the league-mandated deadline for teams to cut their rosters to 75 players. Oakland gave Richardson $600,000 in guaranteed money this offseason after Indianapolis cut him. He missed the first portion of the Raiders' training camp because he was dealing with pneumonia. He didn't run well this preseason, finishing with 19 yards on five carries in a 30-23 loss to Arizona on Sunday. A former Alabama running back, Richardson, 25, was the No. 3 overall draft pick by Cleveland in 2012. He was traded a year later to the Colts for a first-round pick. In three NFL seasons he has averaged 3.3 yards per carry. Richardson's release might have opened the door for undrafted rookie Michael Dyer, a former Auburn and Louisville standout who has looked better than Richardson this summer. I don't think Dyer would be the best example of an Auburn player done "good." I still like him. His awesome run helped Auburn win a national championship, and for that I will always be grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltigger21 0 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 shows how much I know -- i certainly thought rent a trent was a sure pro. any thoughts on why this guy was such a bust? he certainly does not look as muscular now as he did in college. roids better in t'town? While playing for Alabama he had holes I could drive my semi truck through. You don't get those kind of holes in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Trent got called the worst NFL running back of all time... damn. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/09/espn_analyst_calls_trent_richa.html#incart_most-commented_news_article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatBoCamRob 30 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Trent got called the worst NFL running back of all time... damn. http://www.al.com/sp...ed_news_article "Richardson has averaged 3.31 yards for his 614 career carries. According to Pro Football Reference, only one running back in NFL history with at least 600 rushing attempts has a worse yards-per-carry average than Richardson. Clarke Hinkle averaged 3.30 yards on 1,171 carries for the Green Bay Packers from 1932 through 1941." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taiyushka 0 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 The main reason this makes me happy is because at the 2011 Iron Bowl I sat next to the most obnoxious Bammer who kept yelling "RTR! RUN TRENT RUN! HEISMAN!" It was made all the worse by the fact that Richardson started ripping off long runs towards the end of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meh130 1,054 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Skip Bayless nailed it. Trent was used to running behind a dominant UAT offensive line. I believe that is why Trent always ran to blocking rather than running to the hole--it worked at Bama. Trent never developed vision because he never needed vision. My guess is Trent was uncoachable. I'm sure NFL RB coaches tried to coach him to look for the hole and cut, but he just couldn't overcome his tendency to run behind the blockers and wait for the hole to open in front of him--like it always did at Bama. I just found a video of high school highlights of Richardson, and his style has not changed. He ignored gaping holes and just followed his blockers, sometimes lowering his head and putting his free hand on the back of the lead blocker. Once through the line, Richardson did look around to find the best path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexava 6,973 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Skip Bayless nailed it. Trent was used to running behind a dominant UAT offensive line. I believe that is why Trent always ran to blocking rather than running to the hole--it worked at Bama. Trent never developed vision because he never needed vision. My guess is Trent was uncoachable. I'm sure NFL RB coaches tried to coach him to look for the hole and cut, but he just couldn't overcome his tendency to run behind the blockers and wait for the hole to open in front of him--like it always did at Bama. I just found a video of high school highlights of Richardson, and his style has not changed. He ignored gaping holes and just followed his blockers, sometimes lowering his head and putting his free hand on the back of the lead blocker. Once through the line, Richardson did look around to find the best path. i don't think that is coachable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetTiger 1,901 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 shows how much I know -- i certainly thought rent a trent was a sure pro. any thoughts on why this guy was such a bust? he certainly does not look as muscular now as he did in college. roids better in t'town? While playing for Alabama he had holes I could drive my semi truck through. You don't get those kind of holes in the NFL. He had holes...just went the wrong way.....he just could not overpower people like he did in college, and his poor vision for the developing play and hole was terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltigger21 0 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 shows how much I know -- i certainly thought rent a trent was a sure pro. any thoughts on why this guy was such a bust? he certainly does not look as muscular now as he did in college. roids better in t'town? While playing for Alabama he had holes I could drive my semi truck through. You don't get those kind of holes in the NFL. He had holes...just went the wrong way.....he just could not overpower people like he did in college, and his poor vision for the developing play and hole was terrible All true. In the NFL the holes generally aren't gaping holes and they don't hold for long. You have to see it and hit it quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Well, technically, maybe tRent is only the second worst NFL running back of all time... Richardson has averaged 3.31 yards for his 614 career carries. According to Pro Football Reference, only one running back in NFL history with at least 600 rushing attempts has a worse yards-per-carry average than Richardson. Clarke Hinkle averaged 3.30 yards on 1,171 carries for the Green Bay Packers from 1932 through 1941 http://www.al.com/sp...ed_news_article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Tiger_88 417 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Well, technically, maybe tRent is only the second worst NFL running back of all time... Richardson has averaged 3.31 yards for his 614 career carries. According to Pro Football Reference, only one running back in NFL history with at least 600 rushing attempts has a worse yards-per-carry average than Richardson. Clarke Hinkle averaged 3.30 yards on 1,171 carries for the Green Bay Packers from 1932 through 1941 http://www.al.com/sp...ed_news_article Technically maybe the second worst but how pass happy was the NFL from 32-41? So I vote that with the amount of passing in today's game he is the worst... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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