You guys will be fine without Richardson. Holmgren is and was past his prime like 7 years ago. The Colts are not a dynamic team even with Luck. They go 9-7 at best this year. But my prediction for the colts is more 7-9.

The biggest reason the Colts were so successful in the 2000's was because of a man named Bill Polian. Who also so happened to be the bills GM when the Bills went to four straight superbowls in the 90's. Jim Irsay and his staff are bumbling bafoons and they go after whatever player is "Extremely Hyped".

The only thing I think holding you guys back at this point in time is having Lambardi in your FO. He hurt the Raiders big time when he was with them. And the fans still hate him for it.

I would at least say morale. They are trying to patch over the Richardson trade with a little bit of validation in a veteran RB. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying McGahee is the solution to all your problems, but he is a step above the rest of the RBs on the roster.

And this may buy your team some time and keep them a little competitive until they can look for a good candidate to fill the spot. Because unless Hoyer comes out looking like Tom Brady, it's going to be the ground game.

Also there is no real waste of money since you do have a good amount of cap room under your belt

I think a lot of the shock and awe from this stems from Trent being taken so high in the draft. So automatically that deems him a stellar player in people's eyes. But as pointed out he is an average to just a little above average running back. He will never be a top 10 back in this league. Even if he is with the colts. The media will continue to make this a huge issue so that the Browns and Colts fans make it a huge issue.

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I still don't understand why they signed this guy.

Why waste the money? He won't be on the team next year, more than likely won't finish the season healthy and he brings nothing for the future. They obviously want to tank the rest of the season for a high draft pick, so if he comes in and runs for 100 yards a game how does that help? He'll still be a 33 year old injury prone damaged back next season and not be on the team.

Why not use Lombardi's vast knowledge of the game to find that gem on someone's practice squad that can stick around and allow the Browns to not have to draft a RB at all next year.

IMO I think your FO is just looking for a quick fix at the moment. They still have until week 6 to comb over practice squads for a hidden gem. But McGahee is a proven player aside from him being injury prone. But then again by next year's draft there could possibly be a very good RB to take and one defenitly better than richardson

As A Bills fan since '87 I've seen the good times and bad just as all of you. We've been in the same kind of circle for the past 13 or 14 years. Hopefully that will change a little more in our favor this year. But back to the point I made earlier on another thread. I really think a lot of people not just Browns fans have over-hyped Trent Richardson. He will never be a top 10 RB in this league even with the colts. If your FO does well this coming draft and plays it smart, you guys could easily have your QB and RB of the future.

From the time we had him in Buffalo I can say this much. He isn't an every down, work horse type of back. From the time I spent watching him he had problems with de-hydration and knicks and bumps that hurt him. Obviously the past knee injury problems continue to play a factor. But I think it's a good short term solution until you guys get your RB of the future. By next draft you guys could have both your QB and RB if the FO plays it smart.

To be honest I think this is a good move for the Browns. I know it's a defenitly a shocker to lose what was considered a top player. IMO Trent Richardson is a tad above average at best. I think he was very over-hyped to begin with. Now it's just up to your FO to use those two 1st round picks to their full potential