Signing(s): Melvin Gordon signs with the Broncos (2 years, $16 million)

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[Terry Yake]

ekeler is just as good, if not better

 

[DougieSmash]

Big miss for Bucs, I think

 

[Kel Varnson]

No ill will towards Melvin but funny how he wants to get back at the Chargers when they offered him a contract that would be paying him substantially more than the one he just signed.

Nobody to blame but himself... and maybe his agent.

 

[StreetHawk]

No ill will towards Melvin but funny how he wants to get back at the Chargers when they offered him a contract that would be paying him substantially more than the one he just signed.

Nobody to blame but himself... and maybe his agent.

Probably hurt him now after the Gurley release, not to mention the Freeman release from ATL as well. And the Jets wanting to move off Bell too.

RBs, going to be tough for them in the next few years to get that big 2nd contract. If I'm McCaffery and Cook, I wonder what my chances are of a big contract.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Weird fit with Lindsay and Freeman there.

 

[Trap Jesus]

I don't know why they're so against Lindsay being more of the bell cow, he's been excellent his first 2 years. Just bring in a 3rd down back instead of Gordon and call it a day.

 

[DaaaaB's]

ekeler is just as good, if not better

Only at receiving, Gordon is the better runner and a pretty decent receiver himself.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Gordon is not nearly as good as he thinks he is, he should have taken the money last year

 

[YoSoyLalo]

ekeler is just as good, if not better

Been saying this since Gordon’s hold out

Broncos making an awful lot of moves to go 7-9 again

 

[Kel Varnson]

Only at receiving, Gordon is the better runner and a pretty decent receiver himself.

Ekeler is a far more explosive runner than Gordon and Melvin really isn't even that powerful for a guy his size.
He's okay at catching the ball but not to the point where a defense really has to account for him as a pass catcher.

He's a marginal upgrade on Royce Freeman.

 

[Evincar]

They already have 2 cheap, good RBs and now spend money on Gordon. Man Elway doesnt get enough criticism.

 

[sigma six]

They already have 2 cheap, good RBs and now spend money on Gordon. Man Elway doesnt get enough criticism.

He does from me, I grew up hating that guy.

 

[GKJ]

Running backs leaving money on the table is always a mistake

 

[Hale The Villain]

They already have 2 cheap, good RBs and now spend money on Gordon. Man Elway doesnt get enough criticism.

He's made some really smart moves this offseason though.

Bouye, Casey and Glasgow were great pickups, and he just re-signed Harris to a steal of a deal.

 

[Voight]

They already have 2 cheap, good RBs and now spend money on Gordon. Man Elway doesnt get enough criticism.

He's overrated as hell.

RE Gordon.... Chargers offered him 10 million per year - did he REALLY think he was going to get more than that?

 

[StreetHawk]

He's overrated as hell.

RE Gordon.... Chargers offered him 10 million per year - did he REALLY think he was going to get more than that?

Really depends on the structure of the contract to know how much he left on the table. As a RB, he'd be lucky to get 2 years average of the contract guaranteed. Elite players at their position coming off their rookie contracts, can get 3 years average value in guarantees. Gurley was going to have $10 million guaranteed had the Rams kept him past a certain date, so by cutting him in March, they save that. But, when the reports of his contract came out, that $10 million would have been included in his guaranteed money, but it's not fully guaranteed. So it's always in the details of the announced contract.

With only $13.5 mill in guarantees, Gordon appears to have left money on the table however.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

He hurt himself holding out, then had too much pride afterwards.

 

[Trap Jesus]

I think it was handled poorly by the Gordon camp but I can never really fault a RB for holding out considering how short their shelf-life is. Almost all of them just have that one shot to get paid, and your value can tank if you have an off-season after a good year.

 

[TheGooooch]

I can’t fault him for trying to get everything he could, considering the shelf life etc. His representation could have cost him money, but that happens.

He still has 13.5 million in guarantees.

 

[N o o d l e s]

If they can acquire or draft a legit WR2 they could have a heck of an offense

 

[Hasbro]

If they can acquire or draft a legit WR2 they could have a heck of an offense

An OT would help too.