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Could Trent Richardson be a backup RB option?


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7 hours ago, DisplacedBillsFan said:

Just curious if anyone else would be interested in Trent Richardson as a backup RB option, perhaps next year if we do not grab a young guy in the draft or as an UDFA.

Maybe he could work out as a backup guard . :)

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OMG the desperation is incredible...pass completely.....do you guys even know what he's up to these days?  Guy cant even stick with a CFL team...yes he was in the CFL this past season and surprise....injured,,,,,,,

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12 hours ago, DisplacedBillsFan said:

Just curious if anyone else would be interested in Trent Richardson as a backup RB option, perhaps next year if we do not grab a young guy in the draft or as an UDFA.

 

NFL numbers were never great as a pure rusher, but he adds something as a receiver and could be a good change of pace back.

 

He's played well in the CFL recently, currently listed at 5'9 and 225 pounds (5lbs below his listed NFL playing weight) he has 48 rushes for 259 yards (5.4 avg.) and a couple of touchdowns. His best game came on 10/27 when he carried the ball 20 times for 127 yards.

 

His career yards per carry in the NFL was 3.3. But, he definitely caught the ball well. Would you guess he averaged 8.1 yards per reception during his career? I would not have, but he did. And, it wasn't on a handful of exceptions. He caught 51 passes as a rookie, 35 between the Browns and Colts in 2013, and another 27 in 2014 in a limited role.

 

I know the reports say he was slow to hit the hole, Jim Brown said he was nothing special, and I remember reporters saying nothing he did looked easy for him. However, I would definitely take a look, especially if we get close to next year with a back up RB situation anything like it has been this year.

 

He has trouble finding the hole.  An infamous photo of him as a Raider showed he followed his FB into a stack of defenders with a 10 feet wide hole to his left.

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14 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

...aggravating as hell and the Billsy thing would be to lose BOTH....irritating that McD shows no leadership as far as Dennison....real the azzclown in and tell him what you want.....run game as well as Taylor (may be too late)......and what the hell is McD waiting for with 9-Juan-Juan Castillo and his OL philosophy?........what's even scarier is does McD pull a "Wade" and protect/keep Mutt 'n Jeff next year?.......no wonder my doc INCREASED my BP meds yesterday.........

 

That's funny.  I thought no we're all at the max in BP mess by now.

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