billsfan89 Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Dude helped to win my fantasy football championship. Modern day Darren Sprolls 3
aristocrat Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 rb's don't get paid. guy i such a weapon out of the backfield catching balls. will tyrod dump off to him?
DCOrange Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Curious to see how much more Gordon ends up getting. This contract is roughly the max I'd be comfortable giving to a RB (unless they're an all-around weapon like McCaffrey). Edited March 6, 2020 by DCOrange 2
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, DCOrange said: Curious to see how much more Gordon ends up getting. This contract is roughly the max I'd be comfortable giving to a RB (unless they're an all-around weapon like McCaffrey). Why would i pay gordon more? Ekeler is the better player. 3
Process Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 A few years ago he would have got paid twice that after the season he just had. Nice to see the market for RBs starting to adjust a bit. There is no RB in the league worth more than $6mm a year. They are usually only elite for a few years max and are so easily replaceable. 1
YoloinOhio Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Ekeler is a really good slot WR and this is a pretty good contract for the chargers. He’s not a #1 RB though and I expect they will draft one. 1
Putin Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 2 hours ago, BillsMafi$ said: I'm expecting get Melvin Gordon treads start popping up like pimples on a 13 year old
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 He really benefited from Gordon's holdout. It was nice to see an UDFA get a chance, do well, and get paid. It just verifies that you don't need to get your best players at the top of the draft. Good scouting and looking beyond the power programs is important to build a complete high quality roster. 1
DCOrange Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, dneveu said: Why would i pay gordon more? Ekeler is the better player. I agree. Just guessing Gordon will get more.
Alphadawg7 Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, billsfan89 said: Dude helped to win my fantasy football championship. Modern day Darren Sprolls Ditto and so did Fitzpatrick. I benched Cousins and Josh Allen in week 16 do to bad matchups (actually dropped them both) and added Fitz for the title game and he had 4 TDs before halftime. 3 hours ago, DCOrange said: Curious to see how much more Gordon ends up getting. This contract is roughly the max I'd be comfortable giving to a RB (unless they're an all-around weapon like McCaffrey). Whatever Gordon gets, it wont be from the Chargers IMO. They still have another good RB in Jackson. They dont need to spend more money on Gordon. And honestly, I think Ekeler is a better overall player IMO. Just more of a weapon. Edited March 6, 2020 by Alphadawg7
CommonCents Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, billsfan89 said: Dude helped to win my fantasy football championship. Modern day Darren Sprolls Ryan Fitzpatrick won mine. Did you know he went to Harvard? 1
QCity Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Now that is a great contract for a RB. Low GTD for his prime years and term ends before he hits 29. Fantastic bang for the buck. Don't sleep on Justin Jackson either, they could be quite the formidable duo.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, DCOrange said: Curious to see how much more Gordon ends up getting. This contract is roughly the max I'd be comfortable giving to a RB (unless they're an all-around weapon like McCaffrey). ...it was reported that Melvin turned down $10 mil/yr, shopping for $13 mil/yr.......he better keep shopping....perhaps GUY'S GROCERY GAMES is a starting point?...just askin'............ 2
DCOrange Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said: Ditto and so did Fitzpatrick. I benched Cousins and Josh Allen in week 16 do to bad matchups (actually dropped them both) and added Fitz for the title game and he had 4 TDs before halftime. Whatever Gordon gets, it wont be from the Chargers IMO. They still have another good RB in Jackson. They dont need to spend more money on Gordon. And honestly, I think Ekeler is a better overall player IMO. Just more of a weapon. Yeah, Gordon definitely will not be back in LA. 1
Nester Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 $6mm a year? thats a steal imo. would prefer him over Gordon all day 1
billsfan89 Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said: Ditto and so did Fitzpatrick. I benched Cousins and Josh Allen in week 16 do to bad matchups (actually dropped them both) and added Fitz for the title game and he had 4 TDs before halftime. Whatever Gordon gets, it wont be from the Chargers IMO. They still have another good RB in Jackson. They dont need to spend more money on Gordon. And honestly, I think Ekeler is a better overall player IMO. Just more of a weapon. As much as I like Ekeler he is more of a specialist type back (although that dimension is really good), whereas Gordon is a two down runner who can be effective in passing situations. The problem is that Gordon isn't elite enough to command the type of money he wants but is too good to take what he can get. I think some team will pay decent money 6.5 to 8.5 million aav. But he will fall well short of the 10 million aav he wants. Then again weird things can happen in free agency.
Mike in Horseheads Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Only 15m guaranteed so great contract for Chargers. Agree with others he's been a FF beast
billsfan89 Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: Only 15m guaranteed so great contract for Chargers. Agree with others he's been a FF beast He is an animal in full point PPR and very respectable in half point PPR. But in non-PPR formats he is more of a mid-level flex play. I would look at his stat lines all the time and he would often times have games where he got 15 points but it was off of 10 receptions and 50 total yards. Or in his worst games he would only get 20-30 yards but still get close to 10 points by getting 5-6 receptions. But in standard formats those games are busts.
Alphadawg7 Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, billsfan89 said: As much as I like Ekeler he is more of a specialist type back (although that dimension is really good), whereas Gordon is a two down runner who can be effective in passing situations. The problem is that Gordon isn't elite enough to command the type of money he wants but is too good to take what he can get. I think some team will pay decent money 6.5 to 8.5 million aav. But he will fall well short of the 10 million aav he wants. Then again weird things can happen in free agency. But they still have Jackson too who is a good runner himself. So its a two back set still and both are multi-dimensional weapon.
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