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DRich has lost a lot of confidence on this board it seems. IMO he still has a role here as a change of pace guy that we can develop if used correctly. I'm not sure you can develop vision or lack thereof, but you can develop hands and pass pro.
I've never suffered a turf toe injury. Some info:
A healthy DRich's stats week one vs Arizona last season:
20 carries 63 yards 3.2/carry
5 receptions 33 yards 6.6/rec
I think we can all agree that he isn't a feature back, but if used properly he has a role here IMO. He has the speed that Stacy doesn't.
I am hoping that we draft a 3rd down-type back in the mid rounds to compliment Z.Stacy and fits more naturally into our shotgun sets w/Bradford. Pead hasn't been that guy.
Thoughts?
I've never suffered a turf toe injury. Some info:
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/turf-toe-symptoms-causes-and-treatmentsTurf toe is a sprain to the ligaments around the big toe joint, which works primarily as a hinge to permit up and down motion. Just behind the big toe joint in the ball of your foot are two pea-shaped bones embedded in the tendon that moves your big toe. Called sesamoids, these bones work like a pulley for the tendon and provide leverage when you walk or run. They also absorb the weight that presses on the ball of the foot.
When you are walking or running, you start each subsequent step by raising your heel and letting your body weight come forward onto the ball of your foot. At a certain point you propel yourself forward by "pushing off" of your big toe and allowing your weight to shift to the other foot. If the toe for some reason stays flat on the ground and doesn't lift to push off, you run the risk of suddenly injuring the area around the joint. Or if you are tackled or fall forward and the toe stays flat, the effect is the same as if you were sitting and bending your big toe back by hand beyond its normal limit, causing hyperextension of the toe. That hyperextension, repeated over time or with enough sudden force, can -- cause a sprain in the ligaments that surround the joint.
Typically with turf toe, the injury is sudden. It is most commonly seen in athletes playing on artificial surfaces, which are harder than grass surfaces and to which cleats are more likely to stick. It can also happen on a grass surface, especially if the shoe being worn doesn't provide adequate support for the foot. Often the injury occurs in athletes wearing flexible soccer-style shoes that let the foot bend too far forward.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/1/18/5322530/daryl-richardson-injury-toe-zac-stacySt Louis Rams running back Daryl Richardson had a disappointing second season in the NFL, but he wasn't healthy for the majority of it. Richardson admitted that he suffered a turf toe injury in the first game of the season, which led to his struggles.
Turf toe is an extremely painful injury to deal with, and it affected Richardson's ability to plant his foot and accelerate. He entered the season as the starting running back, but lost the job for good thanks to the emergence of rookie Zac Stacy. Richardson finished the season with just 215 yards and 3.1 yards per carry, and was inactive for the final eight games of the year.
Richardson had a promising rookie year in 2012, rushing for 475 yards and 4.8 yards per carry as the main backup to Steven Jackson. He was expected to be Jackson's successor in the backfield, but the turf toe and Stacy's production derailed those plans. With Stacy now entrenched as the starter, Richardson is expected to compete with Benny Cunningham and Isaiah Pead for the No. 2 spot on the depth chart.
A healthy DRich's stats week one vs Arizona last season:
20 carries 63 yards 3.2/carry
5 receptions 33 yards 6.6/rec
I think we can all agree that he isn't a feature back, but if used properly he has a role here IMO. He has the speed that Stacy doesn't.
I am hoping that we draft a 3rd down-type back in the mid rounds to compliment Z.Stacy and fits more naturally into our shotgun sets w/Bradford. Pead hasn't been that guy.
Thoughts?