Richardson to Colts

[cincygrad]

Cleveland Browns trade Trent Richardson to Indianapolis Colts, according to source - ESPN

Wow.

 

[cincygrad]

The factory of sadness just got more miserable.

 

[Tubbs1518]

What in the fuck are the Browns doing up there? Why trade the #3 pick in the draft who you traded up to get for a pick that will be no earlier than 17th or 18th and could be a mid 20's pick?

 

[futballiscool]

He was drafted by the Holmgren regime, so this makes some sense with the new FO willing to move on. still a bit of a surprise..

i think it's a smart deal for both sides

 

[augustisback003]

Wow! First, to trade away the 3rd overall pick from the previous year is a shocker but to trade him for only one 1st Rd pick is absolutely mind-boggling. Well on the bright side, at least we don't have to face him twice a season.

 

[Sleepy T]

He was drafted by the Holmgren regime, so this makes some sense with the new FO willing to move on. still a bit of a surprise..

i think it's a smart deal for both sides

Don't see why you think that is smart futball. The Colts will probably finish decent this year and give up a pick in the 15-25 range...how is that a better pick for the Browns than the 3rd they gave up for him? To boot...Richardson is arguably the best RB to come out of college than Peterson..JMHO.

 

[futballiscool]

What in the fuck are the Browns doing up there? Why trade the #3 pick in the draft who you traded up to get for a pick that will be no earlier than 17th or 18th and could be a mid 20's pick?

It's a new regime, and you have to view those as sunken costs at this point..

Also look at the way the NFL is trending. Richardson was the only RB taken with a top 25 draft pick in the past 3 years. for the first time (ever? at least that I can remember) a RB wasn't drafted in the 1st rd this pas yr..

unless you're talking about a HOF-caliber transcendent talent RBs are no longer seen as being worthy of a high pick. it's a passing leauge and RBs have a short shelf life

The Browns are closer to the #1 pick (the move hurts them in the short term), they get an extra 1st rder, and they get out of 20 million dollar deal for a RB who was averaging 3.5 ypc..

The Colts get a potential franchise RB to pair with a franchise QB. Richardson will fare better in a good offense against weaker AFC south defenses..

I see the logic for both teams

 

[Nipsey]

It's a new regime, and you have to view those as sunken costs at this point..

Also look at the way the NFL is trending. Richardson was the only RB taken with a top 25 draft pick in the past 3 years. for the first time (ever? at least that I can remember) a RB wasn't drafted in the 1st rd this pas yr..

unless you're talking about a HOF-caliber transcendent talent RBs are no longer seen as being worthy of a high pick. it's a passing leauge and RBs have a short shelf life

The Browns are closer to the #1 pick (the move hurts them in the short term), they get an extra 1st rder, and they get out of 20 million dollar deal for a RB who was averaging 3.5 ypc..

The Colts get a potential franchise RB to pair with a franchise QB. Richardson will fare better in a good offense against weaker AFC south defenses..

I see the logic for both teams

Makes sense.

 

[futballiscool]

Don't see why you think that is smart futball. The Colts will probably finish decent this year and give up a pick in the 15-25 range...how is that a better pick for the Browns than the 3rd they gave up for him? To boot...Richardson is arguably the best RB to come out of college than Peterson..JMHO.

Just some other points to look at.. The Browns OC has coached LT and Emmitt Smith. He has to be someone you would trust evaluating the RB position. He should have had some input in the descion. Alabama's other first rd RB looks like he was overdrafted by the Saints (the quality of their OL and schemes could have inflated scout's preceptions of them as draft prospects)

I like Richardson. If he stays healthy he can be a really good player. The fit with the Colts is great. He can excel there. I don't think there's any chance he ends up in the same conversation as Peterson, but if he's the next Steven Jackson they made their team much better

I just think it's a much more reasonable trade than it seems to be on the surface

 

[cincygrad]

I'm guessing that the new regime thinks they are more than a year away on offense..... Probably have to invest in a real qb in next year's first round. By the time they get the qb settled, Richardson would potentially have three years under his belt (after the 2014 season). Maybe they feel that the shelf life of a running back isn't long enough to make him worth a big investment when there are other holes to fill. Regardless, it has to be frustrating to be a Browns fan. They haven't had a single guy to be the face of the franchise in a LONG time.

 

[Tubbs1518]

I'm guessing that the new regime thinks they are more than a year away on offense..... Probably have to invest in a real qb in next year's first round. By the time they get the qb settled, Richardson would potentially have three years under his belt (after the 2014 season). Maybe they feel that the shelf life of a running back isn't long enough to make him worth a big investment when there are other holes to fill. Regardless, it has to be frustrating to be a Browns fan. They haven't had a single guy to be the face of the franchise in a LONG time.

Richardson is the best player on that team, to trade him for a mid 20's pick isn't a good football move.

 

[cincygrad]

Richardson is the best player on that team, to trade him for a mid 20's pick isn't a good football move.

They're the Browns. What would you expect?

 

[DanBengalfan]

So...

there is a GM in football who makes Mike Brown looks like a genius.

who knew?

 

[The Duke]

Richardson is the best player on that team, to trade him for a mid 20's pick isn't a good football move.

Richardson isn't better than Joe Thomas, Joe Haden, Josh Gordon, Alex Mack, or Paul Kruger. I wouldn't trade Gio for Richardson straight up.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Richardson isn't better than Joe Thomas, Joe Haden, Josh Gordon, Alex Mack, or Paul Kruger. I wouldn't trade Gio for Richardson straight up.

He is WAY better than Kruger. Some of the others are debatable. Gordon is pretty good, but has also already been suspended.

 

[flamingrey]

Richardson is the best player on that team, to trade him for a mid 20's pick isn't a good football move.

Not a single RB went in the first round this past draft. They just aren't valued like they once used to be. To get a 1st round pick for one is a good football move for a team that is obviously rebuilding over again and are trying to stockpile picks.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Not a single RB went in the first round this past draft. They just aren't valued like they once used to be. To get a 1st round pick for one is a good football move for a team that is obviously rebuilding over again and are trying to stockpile picks.

...right. because it's smart to trade a guy you took #3 overall and traded what a 4th and a 6th to get for a pick that will be at the worst 12-13 picks later?

 

[flamingrey]

...right. because it's smart to trade a guy you took #3 overall and traded what a 4th and a 6th to get for a pick that will be at the worst 12-13 picks later?

They obviously made a mistake last year in the draft. But this new regime is not responsible for that.

As far as what this regime is trying to accomplish and where they (and the rest of the league) are headed, getting a 1st round pick for a RB is a good move.

 

[CrashDavisSports]

Well, Colts have their workhorse RB and All-Pro QB for the next 10 years.

Sprinkle some more talent around those guys and look out. They were already a playoff roster without Richardson, they almost sealed the deal with that trade this year and years to come.

Browns might be mental. Glad he is not in our division anymore.

Richardson had no offensive line in Cleveland, with no other threat anywhere else on offense. This takes the pressure off him to solely produce and will give him more holes with teams afraid of Luck. He would have rotted in Cleveland. Great deal by the Colts. Browns are still mental even if he wouldn't have been anything in Cleveland.

 

[icehole3]

Mack and Thomas were pro bowlers