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Today marks the one-year anniversary of what could be remembered as one of the most lopsided trades in NFL history.On Sept. 18, 2013, general manager Ryan Grigson pulled the trigger on a deal that sent a first-round pick to the in exchange for running back .The believed Richardson would step in and become their bell-cow back. In other words, the guy the envisioned Richardson would be when they traded up to select the former Alabama star with the No. 3 overall pick in the .Things haven't worked out for Richardson or the over the past 365 days. As colleague Henry Hodgson , Richardson has gained 558 yards on 184 rushes with Indy, just three yards per carry on average. , running backs not named have rushed for 1,149 yards on 225 carries, a 5.1 average.After a disappointing first 16 games in Indy, we George Hill Jersey were treated to the predictable optimism this offseason: Richardson had mastered the playbook, gained confidence, and dropped weight after shoulder surgery. "(We) fully expect him to have a great year," .Richardson hasn't been great through two weeks. On , he had some succe s running up the middle -- including a trio of 10-yard runs -- but he twice and struggled whenever Pep Hamilton asked (and this happened too often) for Richardson to get to the edge. One Twitter follower observed that T-Rich "rolls to the outside ." Hamilton's opinion that Richardson had acted as quite the accidental indictment., meanwhile, the superior back against the . Bradshaw moved like he did in his hey-day, 400 foot surgeries and a neck injury be damned. He's clearly a better fit in this offense.At the in February, our own Chris We seling if he would do the Richardson trade again if given the chance. "Yes" was the GM's one-word answer. Something tells us he might not have been being entirely truthful.The might be learning now what Jim Brown .The breaks down the latest on and continues the search for this year's ." Tony Carr Jersey |
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