MG is a total baller and great team guy who has had to run behind a crap OL and questionable schemes his entire career. Dude gives 110% every play. I'll grant some hesitation hitting the line in year 1 but that was long ago and not his MO at all. He'll hit a hole, if by prayer and grace there actually is one. He was at or near the top of the league in yards after contact. Since drafted he's probably been hit behind LOS more times than he actually had a hole to run into. I think most of his criticism is unfair and unfounded personally.
that said, its really hard to pay any RB the top RB $$$. We've seen a top RB with bad OL - no great RB can overcome a bad OL and a serviceable RB can thrive with a great OL. The place to invest is OL and I don't see what TT sees - that still looks like the weak link on the team and where they have to invest next year. Hope they surprise me. We'll see how much he's worth - if a few teams will pay top$, he'll be gone.
Our backups are not MG. I hope nobody is kidding themselves that any of them are. Ekeler got just pounded into snot the time MG was down and they tried to tie a bell on him. Neither has the power of MG. Newsome lacks the speed and receiving skills. Chargers would need a new feature back imo, so if not signing MG, they have to expend more than a 7th round flier in the draft.
that said, its really hard to pay any RB the top RB $$$. We've seen a top RB with bad OL - no great RB can overcome a bad OL and a serviceable RB can thrive with a great OL. The place to invest is OL and I don't see what TT sees - that still looks like the weak link on the team and where they have to invest next year. Hope they surprise me. We'll see how much he's worth - if a few teams will pay top$, he'll be gone.
Our backups are not MG. I hope nobody is kidding themselves that any of them are. Ekeler got just pounded into snot the time MG was down and they tried to tie a bell on him. Neither has the power of MG. Newsome lacks the speed and receiving skills. Chargers would need a new feature back imo, so if not signing MG, they have to expend more than a 7th round flier in the draft.
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