If Gordon Hold's Out All Season Or Is Traded - JJ And Ek Hype

[like54ninjas]

Keenan on MGIII MIA.... haven't talked to him

[Boltgang74]

Now if Rivers would have said this he probably would have got torched by scumbag media hounds.

[21&500]

the more I think about this situation the more I'm hoping we don't sign him to even a reasonable contract
I like the way this is playing out just fine (provided we win early)
MG will be in here after week 10 to provide fresh legs
RBBC will gain valuable experience
ask our HC to use his RB coach experience to coach up mid to late round talent and allow us to pay premium positions (QB, OL, DL).
let MG walk for comp pick.
its not personal, I've always been saying we should take advantage of Lynn's background.
MGs holdout just makes it a easier decision for me.

[Topcat]

the more I think about this situation the more I'm hoping we don't sign him to even a reasonable contract
I like the way this is playing out just fine (provided we win early)
MG will be in here after week 10 to provide fresh legs
RBBC will gain valuable experience
ask our HC to use his RB coach experience to coach up mid to late round talent and allow us to pay premium positions (QB, OL, DL).
let MG walk for comp pick.
its not personal, I've always been saying we should take advantage of Lynn's background.
MGs holdout just makes it a easier decision for me.

If the Bolts are offering around $10 mil a year for 4 years, IMHO, even THAT'S overpaying a little. If it's me, I offer $8 mil a year for 3 years, and an "out" after 2...

[chris9341]

I wanna know which side will give in first. I think Melvin is getting some pretty bad advice from his agent or agents, I heard he has two either way I think he comes out with less money then he wanted. But then again Chargers have played lowball on some players before. We all know this team as in the front office can be cheapskates and not pay a player what they are worth but Gordon has to come down from his asking price imo.

[Sgt. Pepper]

the more I think about this situation the more I'm hoping we don't sign him to even a reasonable contract
I like the way this is playing out just fine (provided we win early)
MG will be in here after week 10 to provide fresh legs
RBBC will gain valuable experience
ask our HC to use his RB coach experience to coach up mid to late round talent and allow us to pay premium positions (QB, OL, DL).
let MG walk for comp pick.
its not personal, I've always been saying we should take advantage of Lynn's background.
MGs holdout just makes it a easier decision for me.

We won't know how this plays out until the season starts. There seems to be a lot of confidence that Gordon will not be missed and the Chargers will win without him. That is really an unknown and a little bit risky to count on.

[21&500]

We won't know how this plays out until the season starts. There seems to be a lot of confidence that Gordon will not be missed and the Chargers will win without him. That is really an unknown and a little bit risky to count on.

If we start the season losing, obviously the team loses leverage but I can't imagine MG being the difference maker.
I think the bigger risk would be to cave to his demands at any point in the season.
in fact, id start lessening the guaranteed money from my offer the longer this drags out.
Let me ask it this way, how many loses in a row would it take for you to meet his contract demands (if you're GM) assuming its in the 13+ range?
my answer is none.
if we go 0-2 I think there's a chance we turn things around and bet on that.
if we go 0-4 then I think we have a bigger problem than the drop off between MG and RBBC
if we go 0-8 then we're not making the playoffs at all.

[Big Dog]

I'm sure MG's agents are telling him they only need one team to pay him the money he wants ... but I think that 1 team was the jets and nobody else is crazy enough to pay him what he is asking for ... MG is top 6 in TD's last year and never in rushing yards did he ever go more than 9th ... and he is asking for top 3 money ...

Let he sit out, fine his ass so when he shows in week 10 he only gets 2 m for the season ... if Zeke doesn't show up before August 7th then all MG's leverage is gone ...

[bartman83642]

the more I think about this situation the more I'm hoping we don't sign him to even a reasonable contract
I like the way this is playing out just fine (provided we win early)
MG will be in here after week 10 to provide fresh legs
RBBC will gain valuable experience
ask our HC to use his RB coach experience to coach up mid to late round talent and allow us to pay premium positions (QB, OL, DL).
let MG walk for comp pick.
its not personal, I've always been saying we should take advantage of Lynn's background.
MGs holdout just makes it a easier decision for me.

Assuming that he actually comes back at all. He could go the Bell route and sit out the whole year.

[like54ninjas]

Assuming that he actually comes back at all. He could go the Bell route and sit out the whole year.

Then he will be on the same 5th year option w/ the Bolts in 2020 for $5.6mil and the entire 2019 season worth of fines which will eat up his salary.

[21&500]

Then he will be on the same 5th year option w/ the Bolts in 2020 for $5.6mil and the entire 2019 season worth of fines which will eat up his salary.

Yup.

my question is this.
can MG get around playing at all if he reports after week 10 and fakes an injury?
I know that would damage his image as a player to the other 31 teams he's trying to get a contract from, but wouldn't he be able to accrue the season while not playing for the Chargers?

[like54ninjas]

Yup.

my question is this.
can MG get around playing at all if he reports after week 10 and fakes an injury?
I know that would damage his image as a player to the other 31 teams he's trying to get a contract from, but wouldn't he be able to accrue the season while not playing for the Chargers?

The team's medical staff would have to come to that independent evaluation. Am I wrong there?