1.01 Houston Tethered Swimmers — RB Trent Richardson

In the real world: Richardson's got a fantastic job situation to go with his talent. Not many NFL teams have "bellcow" every-down backs anymore, but with Richardson, the Cleveland Browns (who traded up to #3 to get him) will be one of the few who do. Mel Kiper said of him last September: "A physical specimen, Richardson can be an absolute star. Explosive, he is powerful through the hole and bounces off tackles with ease." He's multidimensional (can run, catch and block) and reliable (doesn't fumble the football), and Todd McShay went so far as to call him the best RB prospect since Adrian Peterson (2007).
In the TUFF world: One torn ACL (Jamaal Charles') sent the Tethered Swimmers reeling, and they simply never recovered from that. The bright side is that their backfield could be a lot more formidable with Richardson and a fully recovered Charles. There was no way in Hell that Jeff Rathburn was going to move down from this spot.
TUFF trivia: The Swimmers were the only team that failed to get 70 fantasy points from their starters at any time in 2011.

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  1. Deep down I think Jeff drafted Trent because he has that stud Montario who he stole from me last year. What's Chris O worth I wonder? :-)

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