I already preferred Green, London.. just feel Richardson's best days were already behind him, wasn't getting open as easily and last year had the fumbles like no other.
Biggest asset was the big receiver's ability to block, make picks with his size.
Hardly what an offense on the mend needed, but this should not be an excuse.. still have enough good receivers to keep the ball moving, no excuse. Whitaker is the one we can't afford to lose for any length of time, come back quick.
P.S. Would be nice if we had a decent Canadian receiver in the mix, hell CGY's QB-turned-receiver looks miles ahead of our waste of space Deslauriers.
Makes sense to me. I think they still have Chris Carter's kid on the PR or something, Duron Carter, do they not? He had a brief look with the Vikings in the offseason OTAs and the word on him was he was unpolished and is probably more of a work in progress than Carrier is.
I know Bruce has typically been successful inside, but London has that big frame, which would seem to be more suitable for the SB role. That said, London has been pretty invisible this season, so maybe weâre better-served with a proven veteran playing inside.
Reading all these comments and blogs around the net, who think Richardson injury is a biiiiig deal has not been watching this team the past 2 years. From a credible source, Richardson is lazy, and a distraction in the room. Loses of Flory and Woodruff are more important in my opinion. Besides bitching and complaining about not getting the ball he has brought ef all to this team the past 2 years. Only people sad about him being gone will be the people who bought his jersey. Either than that so long J-Rich!! Thanks for 09-10 Cup!
I disagree. He'll be missed. 5 catches for 70 yards in a gutsy effort last game against Edmonton. We don't win that game if he doesn't step up. He's fallen off obviously in the past year (two years, guys? In 2011 he led the league with 1700+ receiving yards!), but he's still a threat on the field and it will be that much harder for us to move the ball, particularly against Chris Jones's defense this Thursday.
I think Richardson's knees were already hurt. Every time he got up since last year he would check it and pull his strap over it. This probably also affected his off season workouts. We'll see how he handles rehab. We'll miss him but we are lucky we have two more big guys who can play so if his replacement does ok so should the team.
I agree that his knees were probably hurt last season too. The team's saying a 9-12 month rehab so realistically, we're not even talking about him dressing for a game until this time next year...