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Jason Blair's avatar

I'm calling it now. Every season, Richardson will light it up for the first part of the season, we'll say "This is our year!" and then he will be out for the season by week 7. We'll repeat for 3-4 years. Remember "Jonathan Bender will be a superstar if he can just stay healthy a whole season?" Yeah... As they say in Star Wars, "I have a bad feeling about this."

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Troy Gosser's avatar

Gawd, I hope you’re not right about this.

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Matthew Shockey's avatar

We have been lied to too many times to trust them this time

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Bob Kravitz's avatar

They prefer to see it as strategic obfuscation.

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Sean Murphy's avatar

Don’t forget what we went through as fans in 2011 also. Peyton‘s neck. I remember hearing stories during that opening loss to the Texans with Kerry Collins that Peyton was “getting close” to coming back, and we all know how that turned out. There’s a lot of scar tissue with this fan base when it comes to quarterbacks rehabbing injuries.

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Frank Cooney's avatar

Bob. First, good stuff as usual. Second, not sure how good Richardson can be as a quarterback just becuase he is athletic (when healthy). Third, old is relative. Maybe this should be musings of a cantakerous sportswriter. Better fit. Regardless, keep at it, kid.

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Bob Kravitz's avatar

Cantankerous works. Crotchety. Lots of options.

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Randi Roger's avatar

I read and heard this- and PTSD ensued. You are 100% right, Bob. I was fine running it back with the team we had- assuming Richardson was healthy. This scares me to death.

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TheOriginalJason's avatar

Trey Lance 2.0. I hope that I’m wrong, but I wouldn’t bet on it.

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Matt's avatar

Who’s ready to watch another 9-8 season, this time with Flacco? Bob, what backups do you think will be available next season that can also get us to 9-8? Exciting times!

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John Perkins's avatar

Obviously hoping you’re wrong, however, your title was enough to make me sick to my stomach.

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Mike Fouts's avatar

Great article, very accurately represents myself and what I perceive to be much of the fanbase.

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