So last year Ryan Matthews was thought of very highly (by FFL rankings) going into preseason before he broke his collarbone. He was the go-to RB in a Norv Turner offense with a high ceiling. Turns out collarbone break #1 was only the beginning of the downward spiral.
Flash forward to Trent Richardson this year. Talented RB with an injury-marred first season now gets to be the focal point of a Norv Turner offense. I'll grant you that Trent Richardson has a better pedigree coming from Alabama than from Fresno State, but as I'm evaluating the top RB talent a bit more carefully I've started to wonder about this comparison.
Injuries are tough to predict and can be almost random. Thing is Richardson was banged up all last year and has been banged up in the offseason and dinged a few days ago, requiring him to sit.
Is this all smoke with no fire?