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So, Trent Richardson is trying to make it in a 4th pro football league
Posted on 10/10/19 at 10:21 am
Posted on 10/10/19 at 10:21 am
Trent draft eligible for XFL
That would be the NFL, CFL, AAF, and possibly the XFL.
I admire him for pursuing his dream - wish him well.
That would be the NFL, CFL, AAF, and possibly the XFL.
I admire him for pursuing his dream - wish him well.
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Posted on 10/10/19 at 11:50 am to Bham4Tide
Trent isn’t an a-hole like Jamarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf, so you kind of feel bad for him. He works hard and stays humble, so it sort of sucks that he can’t find success.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 12:14 pm to SD Tider
I don't know what happened to him, he was great in college.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 12:25 pm to remaster916
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I don't know what happened to him, he was great in college.
Someone that I used to work with down in Pensacola that is very close with Trent claims that his knee was fricked up when he left Alabama, and it never healed completely, and he played through it his rookie year, and fricked it up even more.
That doesn't really explain the obvious vision issues though, so idk.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 12:44 pm to Funky Tide 8
What's the average career for a NFL running back? 2 years?
It's just not easy to be a great NFL back these days. The defense is so fast, so big these offensive guys take poundings.
There's a myriad of rules to protect the QB, but not so much for the running back. Just watch how often an RB takes a helmet to helmet hit up the middle and it's never a penalty. Take just enough of these over a course of a season and you get what we have.
It's just not easy to be a great NFL back these days. The defense is so fast, so big these offensive guys take poundings.
There's a myriad of rules to protect the QB, but not so much for the running back. Just watch how often an RB takes a helmet to helmet hit up the middle and it's never a penalty. Take just enough of these over a course of a season and you get what we have.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 12:46 pm to Funky Tide 8
I believe that he also put on too much muscle mass from 2011-2013. Looks completely different compared to 2009/2010.
This post was edited on 10/10/19 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 10/10/19 at 12:57 pm to Bham4Tide
The AAF was as close to perfect as you can get for a Spring League and it didn’t work
It sucks that some of the best players in the world can’t make a living off the sport
It sucks that some of the best players in the world can’t make a living off the sport
Posted on 10/10/19 at 12:58 pm to Funky Tide 8
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Someone that I used to work with down in Pensacola that is very close with Trent claims that his knee was fricked up when he left Alabama, and it never healed completely, and he played through it his rookie year, and fricked it up even more.
I don't think we talk enough about some of the poundings certain guys take in high school. Trent is definitely one of the guys. His o-line at Escambia was an abomination his entire career.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 1:49 pm to Dubosed
I love the guy, but muscle mass, a messed-up knee, or whatever else can't explain the poor vision he had...
Posted on 10/10/19 at 4:24 pm to Goombaw
My take was that as good as Trent was at many things in college, the two biggest weaknesses (on the field) were related and short comings he could not overcome. Poor active adjustment vision and poor lateral quickness. Trent never learn what the coaches in Tuscaloosa were attempting to teach him about "pressing the hole". He could bang a spot along the line he was directed toward or he could bounce off tackle. Cutting in the hole, setting up blocks in the hole then breaking late (jump-cut) were not part of his skill set. Those are two strong points for Mark Ingram and Josh Jacobs. Trent was a bull dozier but the bulls at the next level were not so easily dozed.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 7:53 pm to Goombaw
I fricking hate when people post still images in football as if it's proof of things. It's always completely out of context.
Like the first image. He's just gotten the ball, look where the QB is. So it's his fault his line opened up a hole they weren't supposed to?
Even when TR was at Alabama he wasn't one to happy dance in the backfield. Hit would hit the holes he was called to hit and he would hit them hard. I remember when Ingram, who is a more patient runner was getting stuff by Auburn in 2009, but TR would gain like 2 or 3 yards on his carries just because of his style.
Like the first image. He's just gotten the ball, look where the QB is. So it's his fault his line opened up a hole they weren't supposed to?
Even when TR was at Alabama he wasn't one to happy dance in the backfield. Hit would hit the holes he was called to hit and he would hit them hard. I remember when Ingram, who is a more patient runner was getting stuff by Auburn in 2009, but TR would gain like 2 or 3 yards on his carries just because of his style.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 7:56 pm to Tw1st3d
Buying into everything you are saying I would assume the talent evaluators in the NFL look at all that before choosing a RB at No 3 in the first round!
How did they miss these traits so badly? I know there are always hit and miss draft choices but something so evident?
Just asking .
How did they miss these traits so badly? I know there are always hit and miss draft choices but something so evident?
Just asking .
This post was edited on 10/10/19 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 10/10/19 at 8:06 pm to My2Bits
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Buying into everything you are saying I would assume the talent evaluators in the NFL look at all that before choosing a RB at No 3 in the first round!
How did they miss these traits so badly? I know their always hit and miss draft choices but something so evident?
Just asking .
Well, it was the Browns.
Although I personally thought he would do much better. And his rookie season was pretty good.
Posted on 10/10/19 at 9:02 pm to My2Bits
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How did they miss these traits so badly?
Quality OL play vs the D front 7. A good line that out classes the D it is facing makes the holes where they are supposed to be. 1st point of contact is 3 to 5 yards downfield rather than -2 to +2. When Trent gets up to speed he is a handful. While he was not good at cutting in tight space he was good at attacking the trailing shoulder so he could use the D-player momentum to change direction.
Trent did not have great long speed and with his mass, being bowlegged like he is stresses the knees badly when you cut quickly.
This post was edited on 10/11/19 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 10/10/19 at 9:21 pm to remaster916
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I don't know what happened to him, he was great in college.
As others have mentioned his vision is just terrible. He ran through folks in college. Very hard to do that at the NFL level...
Well... at least consistently
Posted on 10/11/19 at 8:01 am to BigBird09
I don't recall his vision being all that bad in college.
Posted on 10/11/19 at 9:26 am to 3down10
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Well, it was the Browns.
I read somewhere that from 2009 to 2016 none of the players they took in the first round made it to the end of their rookie contract with Cleveland and most were out of the league in 4 years or less.
Posted on 10/11/19 at 10:39 am to JustGetItRight
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I read somewhere that from 2009 to 2016 none of the players they took in the first round made it to the end of their rookie contract with Cleveland and most were out of the league in 4 years or less.
Sounds right. Some of them were obvious busts like Manziel. They always buy the hype.
Posted on 10/11/19 at 10:52 am to Bham4Tide
Trent Richardson would be a great running backs coach if he ever wanted to get into coaching
Posted on 10/11/19 at 9:30 pm to biggsc
Trent was an absolute badass at Alabama. The man wouldn't go down, and would still be pushing a pile of defenders until the whistle blew. It wasn't so much the yards, it was the "frick you, I'm not going down" that had to bleed over to the rest of the team.
Our current batch of WRs play like that, they just aren't built like Trent...or Julio for that matter.
My favorite running back since...forever.
Our current batch of WRs play like that, they just aren't built like Trent...or Julio for that matter.
My favorite running back since...forever.
This post was edited on 10/11/19 at 9:31 pm
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