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It's a football forum and we give our opinions
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That's cool. I dunno how an opinion can include "100% guaranteed", but...different writing styles, I guess.
I mean, I've got crazy strong opinions, too. Known for them, in fact. That said, it's important to leave room to be wrong. Or not.
That said, I base my opinion regarding Gordon using the pattern thing and behavioral patterns.
We all know he screwed up. A lot.
That said, I have questions.
How can anyone not include the dysfunction in Cleveland as a factor?
How is it reasonable to focus on his substance abuse problem (it seems he may have been behaviorally addicted to MJ which is different than chemical dependency) and not also give credence to the efforts he's made to get reinstated. He looked LIGHTS OUT in 2016 preseason.
Both of his catches are something we almost never saw and he's capable of doing on any down. He made the tough look EASY.
I'm not saying that Gordon will definitely work out. I've said from the beginning that he's a MASSIVE risk/reward type of guy in that he'd be taking a roster slot.
That said, he wouldn't be able to command much because of his being on the precipice of a NFL death sentence. And he's a top 5 NFL receiver in the entire league. He's in shape, healthy and supposedly hungry.
I said it before and it bears repeating, NO agent will BS teams on a player's sobriety or they won't be agents in the league long because they won't sign his guys. It's one thing to be an agent and try to get the best for your guys, but with the penalties on banned substances so crystal clear, that has to be completely transparent and TRUE or both player and agent will be done forever. I don't think the agent had him living with him for a year because they're besties... I think it's because Josh needed the help and got it.
And...it was very mature after lighting it up in Preseason (as much as anyone could on that Cleveland O...I mean RG3 threw his two big passes, which should say something) to decline to play in 2016, forego the money and do intensive inpatient treatment to ENSURE that he's properly prepared to succeed at football and life.
Again, I dunno if the Rams are even interested and he hasn't been reinstated although that looks like it will happen.
If Gordon does resuscitate his career, I sure as hell don't want it to be with the Pats who are in a position to do just that.
It's time for the Rams to be that team that makes the smart moves other teams won't consider (like with JJ).
We had Titus Young in (and of course, the Rams would have Gordon visit, versus try and sign him immediately) and they took a hard pass.
I trust this regime that if they get Gordon in the building and do sign him that he's going to be lights out. This offense would unleash the beast that is Gordon. He would dominate even as Goff grows...and with Woods and Austin as well as Cooper and a couple of others, we'd have not just a solid WR group, but I'd argue the best WR corps in the NFC West.
I don't have to evaluate Gordon's skills more than has already been done, although I can if folks need further convincing.
Get him in the building. If he's Titus Young? Hard pass. If he's together and ready to go, lock him down for a year and sit back and watch the Rams make the playoffs.
That pattern thing again. Gordon, Woods and Austin with Cooper in his second year will really enjoy this offense and more importantly, they'll produce.
I like the Rams in this O, but I dunno that they make the playoffs without a big deep threat with an insane catching radius who adjusts to the ball as well as Gordon does. Moreover, he makes it look easy. He'll bail out Goff on some inaccurate throws (as will Woods) like our WRs last year not only didn't, but they dropped a bunch of really good balls which I don't think either will (not nearly to that extent).
If you could hear it, I'm pounding the table for him and I typically reserve that for players I'm almost certain of.
I think the last time I was wrong about a "near certain" take was Gerald McCoy. So not a bad track record. And I won't even revisit last season's outlook other than to say that I didn't miss that either.
IF...IF Gordon is reinstated as it looks like he will, I think the Rams would be crazy not to at least get him in the building, ASAP.
