Originally Posted by WhiteWhale:
Ah... an RB who gets injured a lot, averaged less than 4 YPC for his first 3 seasons, who is a 'decent' option as a pass catching RB.
He's not an elite RB, but he thinks he is.
Give him 13 million a year or something. I hope they do. Fully guaranteed.
Heh.
I never said anything about how much he's worth or how good of a RB he is overall. I just refuted your claim that he holds their offense back. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Setsuna:
I never said anything about how much he's worth or how good of a RB he is overall. I just refuted your claim that he holds their offense back.
You didn't refute anything. You just disagreed with it.
He could be easily, and possibly beneficially, replaced with a budget draft pick.
You didn't refute that. You just said "He's kinda decent'.
It's embarrassing that a guy in that offense could ever rush for less than 4 YPC. Austin Ekeler is actually more productive on a per play basis.
Too bad the chargers are making the right move in staying pat. I want them to give him the sun and the stars. Give him David Johnson money! [Reply]
After speaking to a handful of sources, #Chargers’ stance is dug in with Melvin Gordon. Barring a change in his camp’s expectations, an extension isn’t coming soon. His threat to potentially hold out will be put to the test. The extension straddling the next CBA isn’t helping.
After speaking to a handful of sources, #Chargers’ stance is dug in with Melvin Gordon. Barring a change in his camp’s expectations, an extension isn’t coming soon. His threat to potentially hold out will be put to the test. The extension straddling the next CBA isn’t helping.
If teams are unwilling to pay RBs top dollar, then they surely are not going to be sending a draft pick for the rights to pay one top dollar.
OK, so perhaps there is a team who thinks they are a RB away, but who is it? I don't see it happening. If I was a RB I think I'd want to be drafted in the early rounds, not first round, with hopes that the team will want to extend me before year four. Five years is a lot mileage on a back, even if you are only 26. [Reply]
Originally Posted by :
Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
At this point, #Chargers RB Melvin Gordon’s holdout is expected to continue into the season, sources say. Contract talks have not progressed as he hoped, and he’ll continue to train in Florida for the foreseeable future.
