That was the most WTF moment of the past few days, I should have mentioned it in here. I think he's no more than a camp body, but the fact they're bringing him in after he's failed so spectacularly everywhere is pretty crazy.
Trent Richardson must have one hell of an agent.![]()
He can't make the team, so I don't get it, seems like a waste of effort considering how well undrafted RBs fare, you've got one less spot to try somebody that might be good enough.
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While I'm thinking about it, gonna dig up my old post about the Richardson trades
They ended up with #26 and threw away another 3rd rounder to move up and take Manziel. Lombardi was fired before he even made it to that draft, so Richardson got 2 GMs fired and wasted a #4 overall pick, a 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th to end up with the shit show that is Manziel and the paragon of GM ineptitude that was Ray Farmer.
And all this happened after the "factory of sadness" video was made
I'm actually quite happy to see Tucker getting Franchise tag. He's an extremely consistent kicker and has served Baltimore well! (Also barely see kickers get franchised so it's fun to see)
Great post. The Trent Richardson Chain of Futility. What a collossal amount of waste.
Lombardi works for the Patriots now btw, and they seem pretty happy with him.
Just watched Ezekiel Elliot and Derek Henry run, and they look like solid RB's. Belichick will never use even a second rounder on a RB, but we do need one. Need to find out which RB's were big and durable and especially which were team captains. They're pretty much guaranteed Patriots.![]()
The Trent Richardson (possible) signing by the Ravens is a pretty typical move by them. There is so little risk, and at least as much chance at reward just due to his standing as a top prospect only a few years ago. He's a former Alabama product, just like GM Ozzie Newsome, so there is no reason NOT to at least kick the tires on him. What can it hurt?
A couple years ago in Baltimore, a 'camp body' (Forsett) came in and earned a Pro-bowl nod...
I don't see any possibility of reward.
Apparently today is the day of tagging. Justin Tucker, as mentioned. Kirk Cousins, and Alshon Jeffrey.
I'm waiting for a tag on Dan Bailey.
Good to know Henry is impressing early. All these superstar backs from Alabama (got their first two heismans recently), and none of them stay consistent. Unless you count Trent Richardson, but that's not the good kind of consistent.
Cap for next year is set. $155.27M
Source: https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/703364638692532228
That's pretty much exactly what most estimates were, so nothing too surprising.
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Also, good luck to the team foolish enough to draft Robert Nkemedich: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...ter-questions/
It's not me, it's the media! In addition to apparently having been lazy till now. 2 months before the draft you've suddenly gotten laser focused and are ready to prove to teams who you can really be? Uh-huh. He does indeed sound like someone who is laser focused on who he could be, which is someone who's soon to be between 5 and 15 million dollars richer.
What's quite interesting though is that he admits Tunsil was with him in that hotel room when he dropped out of a window. That's not a good look for Tunsil either. If I'm a team looking to draft Tunsil (and he's likely going no. 1 to the Titans) I'm grilling him hard on what happened in that hotelroom.
Poor effort guys usually get weeded out by the competent talent evaluators and end up on the perpetual crap teams, or the lost causes teams, some of which have a good history of making the most of them; if he ends up with Cincy, he has a chance, if he ends up with Cleveland...
Best thing that can happen to him is that he drops to the bottom of the first or even the second round and gets a good old dose of "nobody believed in me" and finally gets motivated. If he can get some decent coaching while motivated as well he might make something of himself.
But like you said, if he lands in a Cleveland like situation of perpetual coaching and front office changes he's not going to make anything from his abundant physical talent. He'll just end up the next what's his face DE** that Cleveland drafted a few years back. All physical talent and nothing to show for it on game day.
**EDIT: Barkevious Mingo, had to look it up.
got a few guys I hope do well. Ridgeway and Doctson I really want to succeed *crosses fingers*
and, you know, people overlook the one mistake Boykin has made personally in his career here in Fort Worth...
I wanted the Saints to take Mingo, because, look at that name, its fabulous. Defensive players at the top of that draft don't look so hot, Ziggy Ansah is one of the few to produce and not be involved in a high speed chase with the police. Dion Jordan is a bigger bust than Trent Richardson - Jeff Ireland did a hundred things to deserve getting fired but it took the Jordan pick to do it.
There's eight Gators in the draft. Two potential first-rounders. Wanna see Kelvin Taylor do well though, since he didn't get much a chance in the garbage offense Florida has ran the past few years. Also yet another tight end coming out.
As far as Alabama goes, Derrick Henry is already mentioned, but Kenyon Drake is in the draft as well. He spent almost a whole year hurt, but he's got some pretty crazy acceleration. I think he returned kicks as well.
Never forget after he was cut in Oakland:
https://twitter.com/BunkiePerkins/st...14380328484865
Blount is not unemployed and he regularly follows....interesting....women as well. I think some guys just know what they like, and are oblivious to how it looks on social media (or in the case of Blount, probably don't care).
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Of the first QB group today, Goff and Cook looked good throwing the ball. Hackenberg less so. Of the WR's the 40's all came out pretty slow, but they seemed pretty good at catching the ball on the whole.
Interested in what the second group brings.
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HAHA, NFL Network just completely screwed up on their live broadcast, making fun of some of the QB's going through drills. Video of it: https://twitter.com/DougKyed/status/703627076541280260
In sadder news, Cardale Jones just pulled up during his second 40, so he might not do any on field work. Shame cause I was interested in seeing him throw.
I dunno why Trent followed them all, he's awful at noticing holes...
Really happy with how well Doctson did. His jumping abilities were always top notch.
Boykin open to playing other positions if needed. I hope a team takes him up on that.