Our defense v Melvin Gordon

[*jason*]

(09-23-2015, 04:32 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Gordon shredded us, but he made some great runs and earned most of what he got.  It wasn't so much missed tackles as it was Gordon making people miss.  I knew he put up really big numbers in college, but so have a lot of other RBs from Wisconsin.  This was the first time I have watched him play a full game, and he looks legit.  He seems to have all the physical skills, plus he sees the field very well.  That is the most underrated skill in a RB, and also one of the hardest to test for.  You just have to watch them play to tell if they have good field vision..  

It is easy to see gaps open when watching from above, but at field level it is just 22 guys running around at all different speeds and directions.  It is a special gift to be able to take in all that information and process it quick enough to know where the hole is going to open.  It is what makes Adam Jones an elite return man.  And Gordon has it.  He was cutting back hard onto holes where ever they appeared.  Very strong and decisive.

If I played fantasy football I get him.  I think he will be a good NFL RB.

I thought he looked good too...  I never really thought to much of him because of the Wisconsin RB history, and the last I saw of him he was getting shut down in the Big 10 championship.

Danny Woodhead hurts his fantasy value though.