Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

[WinslowBodden]

Originally Posted by RaiderNation

I can't see Cleveland taking another CB in the top 10 again, and it seems like they really like Kendall Wright as a possible pick at 22. With Hillis likely gone and Hardesty a non factor, I think RB is probably their top need other than QB. Richardson is a perfect fit in the offense, and the type of RB needed to win games in the AFC North. I think Cleveland will do one of these 2 options in the draft

4 Trent Richardson
22 Kendall Wright
Sign Matt Flynn

4 Trent Richardson
22(trade up?)Ryan Tannehill
Sign Robert Meachem/Laurent Robinson

Hillis isn't gone yet... The FO has said over the past week that they want to bring him back and Hillis said he wants to stay here and would take a discount to stay.

[GoRavens]

I like Trent Richardson more than I liked Mark Ingram coming into the league.
Richardson is not only the more powerful runner, he's a better athlete than Ingram. (Stamina, Strength, Elusiveness)
He reminds me a lot of Marshawn Lynch

[LonghornsLegend]

Originally Posted by RaiderNation

I can't see Cleveland taking another CB in the top 10 again, and it seems like they really like Kendall Wright as a possible pick at 22. With Hillis likely gone and Hardesty a non factor, I think RB is probably their top need other than QB. Richardson is a perfect fit in the offense, and the type of RB needed to win games in the AFC North. I think Cleveland will do one of these 2 options in the draft

4 Trent Richardson
22 Kendall Wright
Sign Matt Flynn

4 Trent Richardson
22(trade up?)Ryan Tannehill
Sign Robert Meachem/Laurent Robinson

This I couldn't agree with more. He just seems perfect for this division and with the way Cleveland has built up there line could be what the doctor ordered for this team. Though I don't know why they would frown upon taking two top 10 CB's. Claiborne & Haden would be a thing of beauty. It may be overkill seeing what their offensive weapons are but it'd be a great pick none the less.


With pick 22, I think it'll ultimately be too far away to trade up for Tannehill. He seems like he's going top 10, or right outside of it. It'll be pretty steep to move from 22 to say, 12, but I guess it depends on their feelings about him. If I'm Cleveland I'd much rather go all in for Flynn, and utilize my picks to the best of my capability to build around him.

Originally Posted by WinslowBodden

Hillis isn't gone yet... The FO has said over the past week that they want to bring him back and Hillis said he wants to stay here and would take a discount to stay.

Well all of his actions up to this point would say the exact opposite though wouldn't they? You guys already offered him a contract, multiple if I'm not mistaken, but he's been rejecting them because he wanted a lot more. Now all of a sudden he wants to take a discount before FA even starts after playing hardball all this time?

[Caulibflower]

Think it's pretty reasonable to say this is what Richardson will look like in the NFL:

[Iamcanadian]

Richardson is probably the #2 ranked prospect in the draft after Luck, but his position is a problem but I believe Cleveland will bite at #4 after losing Hillis in FA. They have to have some offense or they remain a joke in the NFL.

[JoeJoeBrown]

Originally Posted by Caulibflower

Think it's pretty reasonable to say this is what Richardson will look like in the NFL:

Like watching paint dry?

[Babylon]

Originally Posted by Caulibflower

Think it's pretty reasonable to say this is what Richardson will look like in the NFL:

The problem with him going to Cleveland is he'll continue to see 8 guys in the box like he did against LSU. Not much else in that Brown's offense to be afraid of.

[JoeJoeBrown]

Originally Posted by Babylon

The problem with him going to Cleveland is he'll continue to see 8 guys in the box like he did against LSU. Not much else in that Brown's offense to be afraid of.

Colt McCoy is master of the east west offense. Just ask Greg Davis.

[JHL6719]

Originally Posted by JoeJoeBrown

Like watching paint dry?

Hell, even that's better than all the RB's Ohio St. has churned out since Robert Smith.

I've actually seen grass grow between the hashes watching Eddie George in Nashville. No, seriously.

[Brown Leader]

Originally Posted by Caulibflower

Think it's pretty reasonable to say this is what Richardson will look like in the NFL:

or in the AFC North, this...

[JoeJoeBrown]

Originally Posted by JHL6719

Hell, even that's better than all the RB's Ohio St. has churned out since Robert Smith.

I've actually seen grass grow between the hashes watching Eddie George in Nashville. No, seriously.

I'm glad to see that you came out for a nice day of trolling.

The video was extremely boring. Much like it would be if he played for the Browns.

[bucfan12]

Please Cleveland, continue to pass up on elite prospects :). I'd love it if he came to Tampa and run behind our new line./

[RaiderNation]

The Browns need to turn around at 22 and get a WR like Wright/Hill as a deep threat for McCoy to at least try and make defense's respect the pass game. I wouldn't be surprised to see Cleveland go offense with their first 3 picks.

[JHL6719]

Originally Posted by JoeJoeBrown

I'm glad to see that you came out for a nice day of trolling.

The video was extremely boring. Much like it would be if he played for the Browns.

I see an elite prospect making a lot of cuts that other backs can't make. I see a guy who's able to finish runs and gets most of his yards after contact.
Not every run is a highlight, but grinding out the tough yards between the tackles is what a lot of backs can't do.

If there's nothing there, there's nothing there. But he makes more out of what's available on every single play than any other back could've made.

Seriously, all you have to watch is the first 45 seconds of the LSU video there to see him throw an excellent block on a blitz pickup on the play at the 42 second mark.

Richardson is the best at pressing the hole initially and using his vision to bounce it outside, then outrun all the angles LSU's secondary had on the touchdown run at the end.

He'll bring an element of much needed toughness and physicality to whatever offense he ends up playing in. Teammates will feed off of him.

I'd hate to have you picking players for me.

[Caulibflower]

Originally Posted by JHL6719

I see an elite prospect making a lot of cuts that other backs can't make. I see a guy who's able to finish runs and gets most of his yards after contact.
Not every run is a highlight, but grinding out the tough yards between the tackles is what a lot of backs can't do.

If there's nothing there, there's nothing there. But he makes more out of what's available on every single play than any other back could've made.

Seriously, all you have to watch is the first 45 seconds of the LSU video there to see him throw an excellent block on a blitz pickup on the play at the 42 second mark.

Richardson is the best at pressing the whole initially and using his vision to bounce it outside, then outrun all the angles LSU's secondary had on the touchdown run at the end.

He'll bring an element of much needed toughness and physicality to whatever offense he ends up playing in. Teammates will feed off of him.

I'd hate to have you picking players for me.

Not to mention, LSU is probably the closest thing you're going to find to an NFL-caliber defense in college football. He has a good line at Alabama, but you're watching the best of the best right there on both sides, and there's Richardson, taking yards in chunks and throwing guys off of him, and getting across linebackers faces and stopping them short of his quarterback. And having Mark Ingram in front of him is tremendous for his long-term health. He's fresh, primed and ready to go. I definitely think he'd do way more for Cleveland than Tannehill. And who knows, maybe with the pressure off of him, Colt McCoy can get into a groove and start getting the ball out to Greg Little, who's good after the catch, and downfield to Malcolm Floyd.