True for any team. We can have a strong running game w/o MG. Gotta believe that as there simply isn't the money to pay him $$$.
The Melvin Gordon Saga - Holdout Over
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Originally posted by jubei View Postalso, didnt the great peyton manning have really bad PO stats as well? heck the year he won the SB in denver he could barely toss the rock 15 yards on that noodle arm and even then it looked like a baby giraffe trying to fly.
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Originally posted by dmac_bolt View PostHe's had enough PO games to set a representative average. Rivers hasn't played close to a HOF'er overall in the post season, lets just be honest about it. Team has generally played a lot worse than him, creating a lot of pressure on him to carry an entire team on his back. I don't blame him for never getting to the SB his entire career ... but he hasn't got there. Last year was one of his better playoff years, i would agree (if you asked) - except the first half of the NE game which was horrific for the entire team A-Z.
I agree that Rivers tries to carry the team and can at times force passes. In his defense, there have been a lot of times that the team just would not win if he didn't carry them which has led to too many high risk passes. I am glad that he is playing smarter recently and with the team being better around him he can play more within himself.
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This is a very good read by an agent who has represented players who have held out while under contract, including Keenan McCardell when he was traded to the Chargers in 2004 after his holdout in Tampa. I don't think he gives Gordon much chance to succeed. He gives Ezekiel Elliott how much better chance, should Elliot decide to hold out this summer. For one, Elliot is more important to Dallas than Gordon is to the Chargers.
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Originally posted by Sgt. Pepper View PostThis is a very good read by an agent who has represented players who have held out while under contract, including Keenan McCardell when he was traded to the Chargers in 2004 after his holdout in Tampa. I don't think he gives Gordon much chance to succeed. He gives Ezekiel Elliott how much better chance, should Elliot decide to hold out this summer. For one, Elliot is more important to Dallas than Gordon is to the Chargers.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a...www.google.com
"Gordon would be facing a loss of almost $1.325 million in salary if he missed all of the Chargers' preseason contests."
And that's just the pre-season. Ouch...
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Originally posted by Sgt. Pepper View PostThis is a very good read by an agent who has represented players who have held out while under contract, including Keenan McCardell when he was traded to the Chargers in 2004 after his holdout in Tampa. I don't think he gives Gordon much chance to succeed. He gives Ezekiel Elliott how much better chance, should Elliot decide to hold out this summer. For one, Elliot is more important to Dallas than Gordon is to the Chargers.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/a...www.google.com
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Another really good, informed, piece about the Gordon hold out threat. Bottom line: Gordon has no leverage, the team has it all, Gordon will play this season on his current contract because he can't afford not to. Also, the only way for Gordon to get a Gurley - level contract is to play in 2019 and have his best season yet.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/...www.google.com
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How important is a top RB to the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl? The Patriots have won three of the last 5 Lombardis with a committee of RBs. L. Blount had a good season in 2016, but was not elite. The Eagles used a committee as well, and the Broncos had CJ Anderson and Ronnie Hillman. The last SB winner with an elite RB was the Seahawks with Lynch. The last RB to lead the league in rushing and win the SB was Terrell Davis in 1998.
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Originally posted by Sgt. Pepper View PostHow important is a top RB to the ultimate goal of winning a Super Bowl? The Patriots have won three of the last 5 Lombardis with a committee of RBs. L. Blount had a good season in 2016, but was not elite. The Eagles used a committee as well, and the Broncos had CJ Anderson and Ronnie Hillman. The last SB winner with an elite RB was the Seahawks with Lynch. The last RB to lead the league in rushing and win the SB was Terrell Davis in 1998.
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Originally posted by Formula 21 View PostMelvin may have company.
The Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott is one of the best running backs in the league and it's certainly reasonable that he wants to be compensated as such. As it stands, the No. 4 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft will earn $3.85 million in base salary this season, and his $6.2 million average annual salary ranks 10th behind Jerick McKinnon, Leonard Fournette and Lamar Miller.
With training camp set to begin later this month, Elliott plans to hold out until he gets a new deal, reports Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio.
Yahoo.com's Charles Robinson writes that while Elliott hasn't made a decision on whether to skip Cowboys camp ... "yet," the running back "definitely wants an extension in the works." There's more: "If Cowboys aren't proactive about a deal, I think this could go sideways fast. It hasn't yet. This will be an important week."
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Originally posted by JOJAX85 View Post
In my opinion, this REALLY hurts Gordon. No way is he better than Zeek. I might pay Zeek.$13+M. He does some boneheaded stuff, but teams have to game plan around that guy. Tell Dallas we will swap them & throw in a 4th rounder.
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