Colts Waive Trent Richardson/ Signs with Raiders

[Mystical]

As always I am pulling for Trent. I hope he has a break out year.

 

[gamersfuel]

i'm thinking 3rd team behind Helu at this point.

 

[REBELZED]

I thought the video vindicated him just a bit. The Rams had a LB, #54, closing in on the hole and would have stopped Trent for a short or no gain. Although, I don't think Trent saw that or the apparent hole at all either way.

Out of curiosity, does anyone have a link to the video of this play? I searched YouTube and had no luck.

 

[RTR91]

Out of curiosity, does anyone have a link to the video of this play? I searched YouTube and had no luck.

Here

 

[REBELZED]

Here

That screenshot is definitely cherry picked at just the right time and angle to make Trent look bad. The Rams' #86 (96?) crushed his blocker straight across Trent's face and into that cutback lane to Trent's left. You can see it starting to happen just to Trent's right in the picture. The Rams' #54 was scraping and was there to make the play in that hole if Trent had cut back anyway.

Did he miss a hole? Probably. Would the result have been much different if he had hit that hole? Probably not, still would have had to get past #54. Was the whole play as bad as the picture makes it out to be? Definitely not.

 

[derek4tide]

It doesn't help that the Raider O-line is awful at best.

 

[KrAzY3]

With all this talk, it seems to be overlooked that Trent looked a lot better than Dyer statistically speaking at least. It was a decent, but not good performance from Trent. Which sadly is kind of what we'd expect now, but if he can just improve a little he can be effective.

 

[davefrat]

I just hope he can make the roster and hang around the league long enough to be fully vested in a pension.

 

[TiderJack]

I just hope he can make the roster and hang around the league long enough to be fully vested in a pension.

He's close now I believe. I think it is around 4 years (may be a little less).

 

[mark9765]

I would like to hear from a coach or Trent about the missed hole. Miscommunication or lack of vision.

 

[YellowhammerLA]

Here

Here's the play recorded off someone's TV: https://twitter.com/blackhanside/status/632556290934308864

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Ive heard that it wasn't a busted play. It was just captured at perfect time to make it look like he missed it. Someone was already closing up the hole as soon he got the ball.. so it wouldn't make any difference if he went that way.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

But sometimes, looks, not to mention camera angles, can be deceiving. NFL writer Cian Fahey used a different angle of the play to show that the hole Richardson passed up may not have been as wide-open as it appeared.

People are still making this mistake with the EZ angle of Richardson's run http://t.co/CY4iB80ecR Cutback isn't there pic.twitter.com/O76zzfAlrI
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) August 16, 2015
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He had nowhere to go, blocking was just bad: pic.twitter.com/7qdhZCvMzP
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) August 16, 2015
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[Ldlane]

See what he means

 

[CullmanTide]

His best bet was to stay with his blockers. In the NFL if you try to do it all on your own you're gonna get hammered.

 

[TideEngineer08]

Typical gross over reaction from ignorant sports media.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

But sometimes, looks, not to mention camera angles, can be deceiving. NFL writer Cian Fahey used a different angle of the play to show that the hole Richardson passed up may not have been as wide-open as it appeared.

People are still making this mistake with the EZ angle of Richardson's run http://t.co/CY4iB80ecR Cutback isn't there pic.twitter.com/O76zzfAlrI
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) August 16, 2015
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He had nowhere to go, blocking was just bad: pic.twitter.com/7qdhZCvMzP
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) August 16, 2015
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You've just armed me with logic. Thanks.

I figured it was more to it, but I couldn't prove it.


Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus RTR

 

[JustNeedMe81]

People were so quick to judge Trent without doing their homework... They did same thing when he was with Browns and Colts...

 

[colbysullivan]

Guys...come on. I'm sad to say he's just not that good at the NFL level. I thought he was better than all the RBs we've had in the Saban era, but he just can't seem to take that next step in the NFL.

 

[RTR91]

People were so quick to judge Trent without doing their homework... They did same thing when he was with Browns and Colts...

If a player has multiple plays with multiple teams like the one being discussed, I think it's fair to question the player.