Quote:I think Richardson will be better.

His first year with the Browns, he had some good moments. I personally saw him in Cincy slicing through the Bengals that day. He had a very good game, and the Bengals D was very good a couple years ago.


Most his rookie year, he was not all that good. But, you gotta remember the Browns of that time. Gordon hadn't really done anything to that point, no Cameron playing like he does now, and they had rookie Brandon Weeden for goodness sake. Most teams just basically played to stuff rookie Richardson,, and he still had some decent showings.


Last year was rough. He looked like he had a terrible time adjusting to the new circumstances. He should be a lot better this year.


I think he's going to be a very good RB, but not a great one. He'll probably never live up to his draft position. I think that's what makes people expect so much more, and he fails. He'll be a good RB that looks like he should've gone somewhere in middle 2nd rd.

 

 

I think you're trying hard to find reasons that Richardson might live up to his draft hype, so you don't realize you are making excuses for his sub par play. 

 

Bottom line is (especially at the RB position more than just about any other)....if you're good, it shows quickly and it often doesn't matter if you're on a bad team or not. 

 

IMO, Richardson just isn't all that good at this level of football. I don't anticipate him showing us much different than he's shown his first 2 seasons, going forward. 

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