Colts running back Trent Richardson, who joined the team via trade early last season, apparently is gaining a lot from the offseason program.

"Just to get back at it and just to be out here with my teammates, it’s a blessing," he said. "To be taking everything slow and to know the real concept of the plays, not just going week to week and just really knowing why the quarterback is doing this or why they’re thinking that or why do we got these audibles set up in this play or why the offensive line is making this call, not just if they make this call, I go that way and make sure I block this person. It’s way different. It’s much easier and it’s slowing down a lot so it’s making the game much better for me."

Richardson called the offseason workouts "very important" in terms of building chemistry with the offensive line and quarterback Andrew Luck.

"To know the real actual plays, what they’re meant for, what’s the real concept," he said. "Knowing the concept of a play is the biggest thing because when it comes down to it, if you just remember what you’re doing, that’s not good enough. I felt like I remembered the playbook last year. I know it now but I remembered the playbook last year but I’m learning a lot this year. If you can really break that down, I’m learning a lot this year. As much as I’ve learned in this last week, much more than I learned last year."

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