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  • Trent Richardson Benched in Colts Victory

    When the Cleveland Browns traded away their super star running back Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts just two games into 2013, everyone thought that the team was prematurely giving up on the season. The All American first rounder was supposed to be the cornerstone of the Cleveland offense for years to come.

    Fast forward to Week 13 and the move is looking like a good one for the Browns. The Colts benched Richardson today and started Donald Brown instead. Ouch. Richardson has obviously been a major disappointment for the Colts but at least they do have Brown to fall back on. In terms of fantasy football, Richardson has been a colossal disappointment. The second year running back was drafted in the first round in almost every single fantasy league in the country.

    Who can blame the Colts for cutting down on Richardson’s workload when he’s averaging a paltry 2.8 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Brown is averaging an impressive 5.7 points per carry and has become a goal line presence. The Colts aren’t turning their back on Richardson, however, they have to go with the guy making the plays. They are currently in first place in the AFC South at 8 – 4. However, Andrew Luck has been struggling throwing the ball down the field so their running game needs to be strong.

    Today’s move seems to have worked out okay for the Colts. Brown did score a touchdown on Sunday, but he only had 54 rushing yards on the day. Meanwhile, the five times the ball was handed off to Richardson, he could only come up with 19 yards. But the bottom line is all that matters. So unless Richardson is on your fantasy team, where he has had very little value the entire year, the move seems to be working out for the Colts, who won today’s game against the Tennessee Titans 22 – 14.

    Richardson had a strong rookie season for the Browns. He scored 12 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,300 yards. So of course, now that he’s struggling and has disappointed Colts fans (the Colts traded away their first pick of the 2014 draft for Richardson) and fantasy players alike, he’s hearing the backlash on Twitter.

    The Colts will hit the road next Sunday and play a tough Cincinnati team. No word yet on Richardson’s status, however, his lack of production today does not help his chances next weekend.

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  • Trent Richardson’s First Game With New team

    After one of the most shocking trades in recent NFL history, new Indianapolis Colts running back, Trent Richardson saw his first action with his new team on Sunday afternoon against the San Francisco 49ers. Richardson, on his first carry for his new team, scored a one yard touchdown helping the Colts win on the road, 27-7.

    It has been a strange week for the former third round pick in the 2012 draft by the Cleveland Browns. On Wednesday, Richardson was traded to Indianapolis for a 2014 first round selection. The trade, gives the Colts both the first overall selection, quarterback Andrew Luck, and the third in Richardson from the 2012 draft.
    The Browns did not felt Richardson was in their future plans. With a new coach, Rob Chudzinski, new general manager, Michael Lombardi and new CEO, Joe Banner, Richardson’s punishing style of running was not a fit for Chudzinski’s offense, which features more passing. Thus, he was not their guy. Their guy ended up being Willis McGahee, who they signed to replace Richardson. In their first game without Richardson, the Browns beat the Vikings, 31-27.

    From Richardson’s perspective, he didn’t see the trade coming, but that is not always a bad thing.

    With injuries to running back, Vick Ballard, Richardson gives the Colts more depth at the position. With current starter, Ahmad Bradshaw, the Colts now have two backs that can help wear down defense, as they did in their win against San Francisco. On Sunday, the Colts utilized both backs on the ground, giving them a balance attack against one of the best defenses in the league. In his first game, Richardson receive the ball 13 times for a total of 35 yards, while new teammate, Bradshaw, started and receive 19 carries for 95 yards and one touchdown. In the coming weeks, as Richardson learns the new playbook, he’ll get more familiar with the plays and his new team.

    People tend to judge a trade right away and think one team got the better of the other, but time will tell and surprisingly, both teams won on the road. It was a shocking week after all.

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  • Willis McGahee Signed By Cleveland Browns

    Willis McGahee Signed By Cleveland Browns

    The Cleveland Browns received much flak yesterday when fans heard that they had traded their number 3 draft pick, Trent Richardson, to the Indianapolis Colts for simply a first-round draft pick. In fact, the news was taken so harshly that this inspired meme popped up on the interwebs yesterday:

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    However, the Cleveland Browns made a move today to ensure that their entire fan-base would not desert them – they signed running back Willis McGahee to a one year contract, following a passed physical.

    This is McGahee’s 11th year in the NFL after being selected 23rd in the first-round of the 2003 draft by the Buffalo Bills. McGahee played college football for the University of Miami, where he was selected as an All-American running back. Thus far in his career, McGahee has rushed for 8,097 yards with 63 touchdowns, 202 receptions for 1,319 yards with five touchdowns. These numbers make McGahee the fourth most productive active running back in the NFL. McGahee is also one of only two players to have rushed for over 1,000 yard with 3 different NFL teams – Buffalo, Baltimore, and Denver.

    McGahee was Denver’s number one running back for the past 2 seasons, even getting a nod to the Pro Bowl in 2011. He was let go by Denver this June due to an injury suffered last season which kept him sidelined for 2 months. (He was still Denver’s leading rusher despite this injury.)

    Despite his injury-prone past, McGahee is reported to be in physically great shape and plans on playing this Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.

    However, Browns fans should not expect McGahee to be a savior by any means. In his first two games this season, Trent Richardson (All-American and winner of 2 BCS National Championships) was not able to surpass 60 yards rushing in either game. Perhaps the answer to Cleveland’s problems is Tim Tebow. Signing him seems to be all the rage these days.

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  • The Web Reacts To Alabama Crushing LSU In BCS Championship

    As Tim Tebow demonstrated, the sports world is always a great way to get the masses talking on Twitter, and while the LSU/Alabama BCS Championship Game didn’t break the records Tim Tebow’s overtime pass did, it’s still the talk of the web. Be it sports blogs, mainstream media web outlets, or Twitter, folks are still reacting to the Alabama’s crushing defensive performance, some, however, are at the expense of LSU quarterback, Jordan Jefferson.

    As of this writing, there are three Twitter trends devoted to Alabama’s BCS title-clinching win, two, however, are focusing on Jefferson’s mistakes rather than Alabama’s impressive shut out. Even the infamous LSUFreek weighs in with this appropriate mashup:

    @LSUFreek
    Terrance Donnels    Jordan Jefferson Half-time Analysis: http://t.co/mcDyq4Oc 7 hours ago via bitly · powered by @socialditto

    Which opens the following:

    Jordan Jefferson and Kanye

    Mocksession’s gif site, Gifulmination, also captured a fantastic reaction gif from the LSU quarterback. It’s a perfect microcosm of how LSU’s night went against Bama’s incredible defense:

    Jordan Jefferson is mad

    The takedown of Jordan Jefferson continued all across the web, with Twitter providing much of the ramped up volume aimed at Jefferson’s play:

    @sgw94
    Stephen White    He high? RT @AschoffESPN Jordan Jefferson said he thought he played well tonight but the offense as a whole didn’t execute … discuss 8 hours ago via Twitterrific · powered by @socialditto

    @NotBillWalton
    The Bill Walton Trip    By coming up small in a title game thus far, Jordan Jefferson is on the verge of changing his name to LeBron Jefferson. #iamappalled 11 hours ago via Echofon · powered by @socialditto

    @GottliebShow
    Doug Gottlieb    Jordan Jefferson “we didnt finish on our drives”—finish? Didnt start 9 hours ago via TweetDeck · powered by @socialditto

    @CrazyCasino225
    The Situation    Jordan Jefferson made a smart Quarterback move today! He deleted his account! 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    This is true, Jefferson’s Twitter account is gone. If it was up last night during the game, there’s really no telling the types of posts he had to deal with. It must have been incredibly ugly, but then again, so was his play against Bama’s defense. Speaking of, while Jordan Jefferson is getting drawn and quartered across the Internet, some folks actually remembered to give credit where it’s due, as opposed to piling on a kid who played poorly against one of the best defenses ever in college football:

    @AmbianPancakes
    Bryan    The last time I saw a Tiger get beat that bad his wife had a golf club.

    Roll Tide. 51 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    @BrOwnFrenzy_
    Miillllaaaa…    My Mom’s signature on her texts is “Roll Tide” don’t judge her for STILL using a signature tho lol 54 minutes ago via twicca · powered by @socialditto

    @TasteofTownTodd
    Todd Blackledge    The best defense in the country one-upped itself tonight! Total domination and AJ McCarron played a terrific game. Roll Tide! 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    @Mark_Ingram28
    Mark Ingram     ROLL TIDE!!! 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone · powered by @socialditto

    That last one just about sums things up, at least from Alabama’s perspective. In case you missed it, here’s the only touchdown from last night’s game, courtesy of Trent Richardson:


    To the victor goes the spoils, and, as is the case nowadays, all of the Internet trends, at least for a little while.