The Melvin Gordon Saga - Holdout Over

[UglyTruth]

The Chargers don't want to compensate Melvin Gordon like a high-end tailback. But they want to be compensated by another team for Gordon as if he's a high-end tailback.

Per a league source, the Chargers have told at least one other team that the price for Gordon is a first-round pick and a fifth-round pick.

It's not exactly the kind of price tag that is conducive to getting a deal done, because the new team also will be paying Gordon as part of the trade -- and he wants something in the range of $13 million per year.

If the Chargers value him as a guy who is worth a one and a five, that value should be reflected in their offers to Gordon. Conversely, if the Chargers view Gordon as a guy worth something like $10 million per year, they shouldn't want a first-round pick, and more, from a team that also would have to pay him.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/09/03/chargers-are-looking-for-a-first-rounder-plus-for-melvin-gordon/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

The Chargers aren't getting a 1st round pick for a RB that they don't think is worth north of $10M (and rightfully so, he isn't).

I hope this is just some sort of negotiating tactic.

[jamrock]

Albert Breer says its the Eagles.

https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/stat...de%3Fpage%3D60

Did a little digging around on the Melvin Gordon trade market. To give you an idea of where it is, only offer I came across was from Philly. In that deal, Jordan Howard would go to LA, the teams would swap mid-round picks, and the Chargers would eat salary. LA obviously said no.

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[jamrock]

eagleskinspackers

:coffee:

[Budsman]

Albert Breer says its the Eagles.

https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/stat...de%3Fpage%3D60

Did a little digging around on the Melvin Gordon trade market. To give you an idea of where it is, only offer I came across was from Philly. In that deal, Jordan Howard would go to LA, the teams would swap mid-round picks, and the Chargers would eat salary. LA obviously said no.

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Albert BreerVerified account @AlbertBreer

Gordon can complain and whine all he wants but the facts are that his market value is less than what he is asking. He needs to accept reality, there are enough good running backs to drive his value down (supply and demand). So take your millions and play football and then get paid what the market will pay, it's what everyone else in this world has to do, Gordon isn't any better.

[21&500]

I think there's been too much badmouthing going on in this thread...

camrys are decent, affordable vehicles that are easy to maintain

(and break into)

[El_Tee]

Let's not forget that there may be some RB injuries occurring in the first few weeks and they may make a dumb move to try and save their season.

[Lone Bolt]

That article at profootballtalk.nbcsports.com is garbage. We did give Gordon an upper tier offer of 10 mil plus incentives...we view him as upper tier, so he should rate a first rounder...at least as an asking price. Gordon, on the other hand, thinks he is elite...in the same class as Elliot, Gurley, or Bell...if he was, the Chargers would be asking for 2 firsts, or a 1 and 2...and maybe offering him 13 mil a year.

To say we low balled, then asked for more than we ourselves valued Gordon at is pure conjecture, and poor conjecture at that.

FUCKING Bolt hater...

[UglyTruth]

Is MGlll 1/2 as good as Elliot based on productivity and availability? If so, 1/2 $90M for 6 years is $45M or $7.5M year. An argument or 2 can be made that Gordon is probably somewhat better then 1/2 as good as Elliot if you look over his numbers for his entire career and figure in OLs, etc. TT reportedly offered $10M per year which addresses those intangibles nicely and then some IMO. Gordon is a fool who is overpricing himself out of the rest of a certain lucrative career.

[ChargingBolts]

Gordon is worth a 1st because he was a 1st and lived up to being a 1st there is no guarantee that whomever is drafted whether by us or the team trading that their 1st will live up to it or be a bust. I'd rather have a proven 1st then a unproven 1st that's why I feel a 1st and 5th is more than fair.

[chargerkdb]

Wonder if we are still talking with Philly? I know , it's a rumor but Jordan Howard not a slouch. As good a rusher as MG but not as much of a receiving threat. I hVent noticed his blocking but he is a solid "young" 1k rusher.

[richpjr]

Wonder if we are still talking with Philly? I know , it's a rumor but Jordan Howard not a slouch. As good a rusher as MG but not as much of a receiving threat. I hVent noticed his blocking but he is a solid "young" 1k rusher.

He isn't bad, but swapping Gordon for him him and us eating part of Gordon's salary too? No thanks.

[chargerkdb]

He isn't bad, but swapping Gordon for him him and us eating part of Gordon's salary too? No thanks.