cincy slammers Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 This is per Rotoworld: NFL Network's Mike Silver reports the Colts are benching Trent Richardson, and Donald Brown will be the team's starting running back Sunday versus Tennessee. "It's a bottom-line [business]," a Colts source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. "Change needed to be made. Donald is our most productive guy." Brown was used sparingly in last Sunday's blowout loss to the Cardinals, but the Colts realize their season is on the line. In 11 games this season, Brown is averaging a robust 5.7 YPC and has vastly outplayed Richardson since Trent was acquired from the Browns. In nine games with the Colts, Richardson has posted a pitiful 2.8 YPC mark and can't seem to find any running lanes. Rapoport adds that the Colts "believe in Trent for the future," so they're not giving up on him. But the division and playoff seeding is on the line. They can't keep trotting out an unproductive running game. Brown is on the flex radar and has RB2 value the rest of the season, while Richardson is -- and has been -- nearly drop-worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 So much for all the yammering that the Browns were tanking when they traded TRichardson .. looks like they understood that performance out weighs pedigree ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 So much for all the yammering that the Browns were tanking when they traded TRichardson .. looks like they understood that performance out weighs pedigree ... no kidding and the browns may've gotten the better end of the deal. never would've thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 That's impossible; just read all the comments from the resident experts about how the Colts fleeced the stupid Browns when this trade happened and how anyone who thought different didn't have a clue etc etc. Thank God the Colts won't have that #1 pick to get much-needed help elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 no kidding and the browns may've gotten the better end of the deal. never would've thought. i think the browns would've got the better end of the deal if they had gotten a 4th rounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 ahhhhhhhhhh haaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stevegrab Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Really benched or just not starting? And still "in the their plans for the tuture", I suppose the off season and camp next year will tell the real story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malta69 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Really benched or just not starting? And still "in the their plans for the tuture", I suppose the off season and camp next year will tell the real story. That is my concern - based on the verbage use and Browns sheer dominance in that second half a few weeks back, it almost feels like this could turn into a week to week situation. That said, Browns play today could go a long way in regards to keeping T-Rich on the pine down the stretch run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Durable Donald, huh? Not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Brown Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The Colts wouldn't be where they are at without him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh2 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Link for the NFL.com story : http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000290166/article/colts-bench-trent-richardson-will-start-donald-brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsosi Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The Colts wouldn't be where they are at without him! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 In other "underachieving RB" news, KFFL is showing S. Ridley as inactive for the NEP today vs HOU ... don't fumble too much is I guess the moral of that story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 The Colts wouldn't be where they are at without him! 8-4. With wins over Broncos, Seahawks, and 49ers. It was true early. Not so much now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Can we officially start calling him Big Fat Trent Richardson, or BFTR for a short name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 He good! I suppose the off season and camp next year will tell the real story. Yep. Hopefully they'll continue to upgrade the OL too. With Ballard back and Brown suddenly acting like a legit RB, could be an interesting situation. Maybe they could rotate in and out, keep defenses off balance (and keep each other rested). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Donald Brown is in the last year of his rookie contract, and will be a free agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trots Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 What a train wreck this trade has turned out to be for Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpayers Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Rut roh! See the attached link. TRich now claims he "never fully grasped" the offense. This story gets stranger as the Colts season gets worse. I suppose if you want to be optimistic the young man simply needs a full off-season to study up on intricacies of the program; on the other hand, how much more complicated can the Colts be? http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/7462/trent-richardson Bottom line - TRich didn't underperform, he simply performed at the level is capable of. (see the Peter Principle). The same smokescreen is being laid down for RGIII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingd Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I'll be loving it next year when I draft him "late" in all my drafts. I'm getting him in every league, guaranteed. Well except my auction keeper, where the dumbass will probably keep him for $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Rut roh! See the attached link. TRich now claims he "never fully grasped" the offense. This story gets stranger as the Colts season gets worse. ? How is that "strange" and how is the Colts' season "worse?" Yeah they've struggled some the last few weeks, at times really struggled, but they're sitting at 8-4 and well on top of the division. We won't know with any real certainty how good or bad this trade was until about this time next year (maybe a little sooner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 ? How is that "strange" and how is the Colts' season "worse?" Yeah they've struggled some the last few weeks, at times really struggled, but they're sitting at 8-4 and well on top of the division. We won't know with any real certainty how good or bad this trade was until about this time next year (maybe a little sooner). I'd say tack on another 2-3 years to see how the player the Browns draft pans out. That is where I expect we'll screw up and make the trade at best a wash. I'm starting to think its time to give up on drafting QB high and just get 2-3 guys in rounds 4-5 and hope one developes. The Browns and many other teams in the NFL have failed miserably with first round QBs recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpayers Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I'd say tack on another 2-3 years to see how the player the Browns draft pans out. That is where I expect we'll screw up and make the trade at best a wash. I'm starting to think its time to give up on drafting QB high and just get 2-3 guys in rounds 4-5 and hope one developes. The Browns and many other teams in the NFL have failed miserably with first round QBs recently. I agree but I think the Browns braintrust is on the right road. Taken today, the TRIch trade decision was the right one. They're were vilified at the time but they apparently had the insight and stones to make a very shrewd move. They saw TRich for what he is...average. Using that trade as a bellweather, maybe Lombardi and Haslam can return the Browns to respectability. As far as the 2-3 years from now, I think we'll look back on Holgren and Heckert as the real knuckleheads. Their drafting of Weeden and TRich set the team back. Finally, drafting a franchise QB is so hit or miss. I agree with your strategy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sausagekingchi Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) TRich wasn't any good in 2012 either IMO. When this trade went down I immediately thought the Colts got fleeced. I can't for the life of me understand in today's game why anyone drafts a RB in the first round let alone the top 5 like TRich was. The last true impact RB from the 1st round that I can think of off the top of my head is Chris Johnson (2008) who was drafted late in the 1st round. Even then, he's been rather inconsistent year to year. While Cleveland was stupid enough to waste a top 5 pick on TRich they at least had the ability to find someone even stupider to trade him for another 1st round pick. The fact that Indy did this after being able to watch him for 17 regular season games and still made this trade boggles my mind. Edited December 6, 2013 by sausagekingchi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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