Week 3 NFL thread

It will obviously play itself out long term but I do look forward to the massive overreactions from either side depending on what Richardson does this weekend.

 

Thanks for rubbing it in, you young whippersnapper.

Now get the hell off my lawn.

 

Shoot, man, there are people on this board who won't remember the Faulk deal. So I'm old too!

 

It's a good move for the Browns because by the time the team is competitive, Richardson will be chewed up and spit out. Take a look at Jones-Drew. Pretty much done by the age of 28.

As someone stated earlier, this trade has the potential to work out for both teams.

 

The real bummer is that Trent Richardson has to keep wearing a Browns helmet the rest of the season.

 

Few are questioning The Colts on this trade. Faulk was a known entity when he
was traded. In prior season with The Colts he had 2200 total yards ( 1319 yds rushing
and 86 catches) Richardson last season did not even come close to those
numbers.

I will think a lot less of Pompei's football acumen from now on in comparing Faulk to
Amp Lee.

 

Is there any QB available this year worthy of a top ten pick? Or is it another batch of Weedens, Blaine Gabberts and Tim Tebows?

On paper, the Richardson trade looks like a good one for Indianapolis. Is there anyone better the Colts could have selected with that pick? Does Richardson have some sort of serious injury that hasn't been talked about? I'm puzzled as to why the Browns would give up on him so quickly.

 

Teddy Bridgewater for sure. He's the presumptive No. 2 pick after Clowney.

Some people are comparing the UCLA guy (Brett Hundley) to Cam Newton.

I think AJ McCarron will have a long NFL career, but won't be a superstar. Maybe an Andy Dalton-type.

And I'd certainly take a chance on Johnny Manziel.

 

I think some of those guys will make it, but I'm not sure I'd invest a top ten pick in them. I know teams reach for QBs too early and later regret it. Look around the league right now at guys (including Tebow, Matt Leinart, Vince Young, Brady Quinn, etc.) who were picked in the first round and aren't contributing much or, in some cases, not even on a roster.

This time a year ago, there were a few people lauding Geno Smith or Matt Barkley as a No. 1 overall pick.

Alabama QBs are an interesting study. Usually pretty smart guys, but they do benefit from the talent around them. Is McCarron better than, say, Greg McElroy or Jay Barker?

 

At least the Bills had drafted his replacement. Granted, the Bills didn't get a No. 1 for Lynch, but having a top 5 running back is one of the big reasons why Seattle is one of the best teams in the NFL right now.

If my team has Andrew Luck and Trent Richardson, I'm feeling pretty good about the future, and the present isn't too shabby either...

 

The thing is, Richardson could go on to a great career and have a whole bunch of 1,400-yard seasons. But if he was never going to be that player in Cleveland, then maybe it can be a trade that's good for the Browns, good for the Colts and good for Richardson.

 

Yeah, I agree with Mizzougrad. Those guys are about the same age, so you have two major pieces of your offense in place (barring injury, of course) and now you can concentrate on adding other pieces.

Sort of like when the Cowboys got Troy Aikman one year and Emmitt Smith the next and kept adding one or two pieces at a time and built a 3-time Super Bowl winner.

As for the Browns, hey it all depends what they do with the draft pick. If they get someone more valuable than Richardson, maybe it works out for them. Time will tell.