Browns running back Trent Richardson is focused on a strong start to the season Week 1 against the Dolphins.
"You really want to set the tone," Richardson said, per the Beacon Journal. "I know people say it’s not about how you start, it’s how you finish. You still want to get off to a good start. You still want to win that season opener. You still want to go in and get guys’ confidence up and have high hopes for the whole season. It is very important to win this game."
Richardson said he expects to run outside the tackles more in 2013.
"It came time where they’d just run me on the inside," Richardson said of his rookie season. "It was like, ‘Can I get an outside zone play? Can I get a mid-zone play? Can I get out in space some?’ With that, I’m the type of person that never questions. I just do what I’m told and do what I’m asked, and I just go give it my all whatever it is.
"I know it’s going to be way different this year. So when that time comes to run outside zone, get in space or whatever it is, I’m going to be prepared and in shape and running full speed, 100 mph, whatever I’ve got to go. I’m going to be ready to go downhill."