Chargers Melvin Gordon putting major dent in free agency value with 2019 decisions and poor play

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Unlike Hannibal from the 1980s hit television show "The A-Team" -- showing my age a bit here, unapologetically -- the plan is not coming together for . The Pro Bowl running back opted to hold out of training camp and the beginning of the 2019 season because he felt the reported $10 million per year offer from the didn't match his value, joining in with to make the point halfbacks matter, too. of Elliott to the , as well as the difference in talent itself, and what Gordon means to the Chargers offense, though, so -- there was no indication Gordon would get anywhere near those numbers. Still, he persisted, to the point where the Chargers officially called off all contract talks with him before the start of the regular season and washed their hands on attempting to get anything done in 2019.Truly dug in at that point, Gordon opted Derrick Pouliot Jersey to remain absent for several games before waving the white flag on his efforts on Sept. 25.The Chargers were 1-2 at that point and it seemed they could use the added oomph Gordon could potentially provide, but the antithesis has ultimately occurred. After being inactive in Week 4 against the , Gordon would participate in Week 5 against the , but his play has been devolved from a minimal contribution to a reason the team lost at least one game this year, when he fumbled on the goal line in the waning seconds against the -- securing the 23-20 victory for Tenne see. In the three games following his return from an ill-advised holdout, Gordon has rushed for only 81 yards with no touchdowns and two fumbles, and he averages a lowly 2.25 yards per handoff while having rushed for only two Christopher Tanev Kids Jersey first downs this season. It also mentioning that as the Chargers flounder, their only two wins of the season have come without Gordon in the lineup.It's all beginning to take a toll on him emotionally, which showed after he failed to hold onto the ball against the Titans."It's an emotional game, and one thing I hate most about Sunday against the Titans is I let you all Jay Beagle Jersey see me sweat and showed emotion out there," . "But I hate letting my teammates down more than anything. We're in a position right now where every win counts, every game counts, and I was a little bit more frustrated about that rather than anybody else's opinion, just the guys. "We fought back to try to get back to win that game and putting the ball in my hands to win the game, which I've been in that situation so many times, and just come up short."To be fair, the i sues in Los Angeles branch out farther than Gordon, be it with questionable coaching decisions and a slew of injuries to starters on both sides of the ball, but there's no denying Gordon is one of the root i sues. He's even prepared to admit it, along with the negative impact having mi sed training camp and games to start the season is having on what was supposed to be the best year of his young career, having instead become a nightmare scenario as he tries to establish himself for a big payday when he becomes an unrestricted free agent in a few months."We've just got to play better as a group but also just me, I could be a lot better," he Tim Schaller Women Jersey said. "You can't emulate the game, game day. I don't care how many reps you do on a high school football field it can never compare to what you get on game day. So I knew coming in, just the game speed and things like that, to Troy Stecher Jersey get my feet wet a little bit, I knew it would take some time." At one point Gordon was ironclad in his decision to mi s camp to push the contract i sue, but he's now facing a rapidly declining value after waving off the Chargers final offer, and it remains to be seen if he can rebuild his brand in the remaining games to the point any team would be willing to fork over anything near $10 million per year."I know I won't mi s another training camp again, I can tell you that," he said. "But if I was to go back, I can't say. Just with the running back thing and all that, we want to get paid, you know. I don't know."That's tough."It's clear Gordon overplayed his hand this offseason, and now the deck is stacked against him in a major way.
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