The Melvin Gordon Saga - Holdout Over

[blueman]

Be great if MG wanted to play for his contract, the one that pays him $5.6 mil this year, makes him the 10th highest paid RB, I believe? Maybe the 8th highest actually playing lol? Then cash in next year after he has a killer season and helps us win a SB. Holding out now after missing games last season and coming back only so-so for the playoffs is lame. Let him sit if he wants to.

[SDBORN]

When you go to NFL.COM and compare MG3 vs. Ekkie, here's what we get:

Gordon - Career YPC: 4.0
Ekkie - Career YPC: 5.3

Not even close. Now, last year, it was fairly close with Gordon at 5.1 and Ekkie at 5.2. Do I think the Bolts are better off with MG3 in the lineup? Yes. But is MG3 as great as he thinks he is? No.

http://www.nfl.com/player/melvingord...69/careerstats
http://www.nfl.com/player/austinekel...69/careerstats

This is most likely has more to do with the oline blocking as well as Ekkie being used primarily as a complimentary /situational back, as opposed to primary back.

Look at titans game for example - Ekler only averaged 3.5 yards on 12 carries as the starting back. Although not a good sample size, Jackson only had 2 carries for a 1.5 yard average.

Ultimately it's a lot easier for ekler to pick up yards as a complimentary or situational guy IMO. If we try to use him as a primary work horse back like Gordon,
I believe we will see a big drop off as well as possible injury. I don't think the ypc stats tell the whole story.

[wu-dai clan]

There will be a lot of football to be played between now and week 10.

The key will be IOL.

Lamp is coming along.

JJ will shine.

[Panamamike]

Charles Robinson@CharlesRobinson
#Chargers & Melvin Gordon talks are $2-$3 million apart in average salary. Chargers hoping for a raise over #Falcons' Devonta Freeman (5 years, $41.25 mil). Gordon aiming closer to #Cardinals' David Johnson (3 yrs, $39 mil). I think $12 mil per yr w/ incentives would get it done.

Too much for a RB IMO.

[SDFan]

Too much for a RB IMO.

agreed. especially 1 that has only played 1 full season w/o injury and refusing to honor his rookie contract over $. There's always a background discussion of "outplaying" vs. "underplaying" a current contract- with agents always arguing a guy outplayed- but I can't honestly say that is the case with Gordon right now. I'm thinking his history points to underplaying a huge new deal, especially with projected weak OLs in his future on Chargers. Is this guy really any better than Ryan Mathews was?

[Boltjolt]

When you go to NFL.COM and compare MG3 vs. Ekkie, here's what we get:

Gordon - Career YPC: 4.0
Ekkie - Career YPC: 5.3

Not even close. Now, last year, it was fairly close with Gordon at 5.1 and Ekkie at 5.2. Do I think the Bolts are better off with MG3 in the lineup? Yes. But is MG3 as great as he thinks he is? No.

http://www.nfl.com/player/melvingord...69/careerstats
http://www.nfl.com/player/austinekel...69/careerstats

Misleading stats. Just one of those things PFF comes up with that is meaningless.
If Ekeler were the every down RB he wouldnt have those numbers. Gordon is the guy they prepare for for one thing. Ekeler getting a handoff at the end of a half and ripping off an 25 yard run when they are in prevent defense makes his stats inflated.

[Boltjolt]

Sorry dude, MG ain't no Rivers. Hell he ain't no Brees and Brees sucks!

:facepalm1:

[Boltjolt]

This will cause some heads on here to explode. Is Austin Ekeler better than Melvin Gordon? (This writer thinks so.)

https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/201...-melvin-gordon

Well its BFTB. Not like we are talking about professional journalists and football guys. Anybody can write blogs on it.

[Panamamike]

agreed. especially 1 that has only played 1 full season w/o injury and refusing to honor his rookie contract over $. There's always a background discussion of "outplaying" vs. "underplaying" a current contract- with agents always arguing a guy outplayed- but I can't honestly say that is the case with Gordon right now. I'm thinking his history points to underplaying a huge new deal, especially with projected weak OLs in his future on Chargers. Is this guy really any better than Ryan Mathews was?

[Sgt. Pepper]

Detrez Newsome leaving practice with a leg injury is concerning. The running back depth pool got a little more shallow.

[Boltgang74]

All good we still got Jeremy Cox and just picked up Gore.Worse comes to worse we can give Ajayi a shot.

[SDBORN]

Detrez Newsome leaving practice with a leg injury is concerning. The running back depth pool got a little more shallow.

Ya I was at the TC today and saw the hit. It looked like Kyle Wilson #56. Wilson didn't really let up much on the hit. Hopefully nothing serious but he did look hobbled afterwards.

After watching the recording I took of it, looks like newsome's right foot was planted when he took the hit and his body rotated to his right.