Rhodey
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Jordan Richards is badly beaten to the corner in the Rose Bowl game two years ago by Jeremy Langford, the Michigan State RB who was drafted two rounds later this year. It's not even close. Langford, the fastest RB at the Combine, running a 4.41, scored a TD with _ease_. Richards can't be coached into making the play. It's about fast-twitch fibers.
Amateur video from the endzone:
Excerpt from broadcast. The play begins at 4:33:
It's just one play, but I think it shows the physical limitations of Richards. Good luck in the NFL, Jordan. I think you may make a better coach than a player.
Jordan Richards is badly beaten to the corner in the Rose Bowl game two years ago by Jeremy Langford, the Michigan State RB who was drafted two rounds later this year. It's not even close. Langford, the fastest RB at the Combine, running a 4.41, scored a TD with _ease_. Richards can't be coached into making the play. It's about fast-twitch fibers.
Amateur video from the endzone:
Excerpt from broadcast. The play begins at 4:33:
It's just one play, but I think it shows the physical limitations of Richards. Good luck in the NFL, Jordan. I think you may make a better coach than a player.
I'm not writing him off. I'm just saying he has a lack of pure speed and range, which he makes up for by taking good angles and being a student of the game. Check out his draft review at CBS Sports where, at a practice for the East-West Shrine Game, Bo Marchionte says he was burned on a similar type of play by South Dakota State's Zachary Zenner. In Mike Reiss speak, I should have said "It's something to keep an eye on." http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1851154/jordan-richards
This calls into question, however, whether his value is not as high as his draft status. To me he looks like a sixth-rounder we could have taken a round earlier for his outstanding intelligence and character and leadership. As Cap'n Stone has rightly said, there were better secondary players to be drafted--on the Stanford Cardinals, Richards's own team!
I would have loved the Richards selection if it was in the 5th or 6th round. I hate it in the 2nd especially with some legitimate top 25 talents still in play.
Jordan Richards is badly beaten to the corner in the Rose Bowl game two years ago by Jeremy Langford, the Michigan State RB who was drafted two rounds later this year. It's not even close. Langford, the fastest RB at the Combine, running a 4.41, scored a TD with _ease_. Richards can't be coached into making the play. It's about fast-twitch fibers.
Amateur video from the endzone:
Excerpt from broadcast. The play begins at 4:33:
It's just one play, but I think it shows the physical limitations of Richards. Good luck in the NFL, Jordan. I think you may make a better coach than a player.
It's about fast-twitch fibers.
I'm going to camp Thursday for a first look. Jordan Richards, eh?...I go almost every day.Should be able to see how well he matches up against other nFL talent.
I'm not writing him off. I'm just saying he has a lack of pure speed and range, which he makes up for by taking good angles and being a student of the game. Check out his draft review at CBS Sports where, at a practice for the East-West Shrine Game, Bo Marchionte says he was burned on a similar type of play by South Dakota State's Zachary Zenner. In Mike Reiss speak, I should have said "It's something to keep an eye on." http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1851154/jordan-richards
This calls into question, however, whether his value is not as high as his draft status. To me he looks like a sixth-rounder we could have taken a round earlier for his outstanding intelligence and character and leadership. As Cap'n Stone has rightly said, there were better secondary players to be drafted--on the Stanford Cardinals, Richards's own team!
The joys of retirement Joker?I'm going to camp Thursday for a first look. Jordan Richards, eh?...I go almost every day.Should be able to see how well he matches up against other nFL talent.