Sticky2 258 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 minute ago, sSektor said: They went .500 and one of those wins was against the Miami high school JV team. The other win was week 1 when every team is extremely rusty. You guys are acting like Ekeler is an elite Barkley level talent that carried the Chargers to victory lol But the response way to no team winning games with Ekeler as the feature back and they won games with Ekeler as the feature back. They certainly are losing games with Gordon back and carrying the load... Ekeler isn't the problem with the Chargers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,078 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Just now, Sticky2 said: But the response way to no team winning games with Ekeler as the feature back and they won games with Ekeler as the feature back. They certainly are losing games with Gordon back and carrying the load... Ekeler isn't the problem with the Chargers. And neither is Gordon. It probably has to do with not being able to stop delvin Hodges and joe Flacco. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sticky2 258 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Just now, Ryansm11 said: And neither is Gordon. It probably has to do with not being able to stop delvin Hodges and joe Flacco. Gordon certainly hasn't helped though showing the Chargers were right that they don't need to pay him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sSektor 2,192 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Sticky2 said: But the response way to no team winning games with Ekeler as the feature back and they won games with Ekeler as the feature back. They certainly are losing games with Gordon back and carrying the load... Ekeler isn't the problem with the Chargers. Did you watch the games? They went down 2-3 scores in the 1st quarter twice. Rivers couldn't even connect with Keenan. It is not the running games fault that they're in catchup mode before either back gets 5 carries lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,078 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sticky2 said: Gordon certainly hasn't helped though showing the Chargers were right that they don't need to pay him. No RB should make big money. It’s not fair, but it’s true. Ekeler is 1/4 the talent of Gordon though. Gordon missed all of camp by his own choice. He’s rusty. At his best, he’s one of the best in the league. Ekeler is nothing special. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dexter75 482 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: And neither is Gordon. It probably has to do with not being able to stop delvin Hodges and joe Flacco. It is rather interesting that the Chargers started their slide as soon as Gordon came back. They were rolling with Ekeler. Edited October 19, 2019 by Dexter75 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sSektor 2,192 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Dexter75 said: They were rolling with Ekeler. They were a .500 team that probably would have went 1-4 if one of the games wasn't a free win against Miami. But whatever fits the narrative I guess. Edited October 19, 2019 by sSektor 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jujus-jujubees 948 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: No RB should make big money. It’s not fair, but it’s true. Ekeler is 1/4 the talent of Gordon though. Gordon missed all of camp by his own choice. He’s rusty. At his best, he’s one of the best in the league. Ekeler is nothing special. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fantasy Gooroo 1,434 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Moved Gordon this week, so I no longer have a horse in this race. The fact is, Ekeler owners want to believe he is the superior back and are only using evidence that supports their point of view. Gordon owners believe their guy is the superior back and refuse to acknowledge the talent and role Ekeler has demonstrated to date. The truth lies somewhere in the middle. Gordon is no slouch. Let's stop pretending that is the case. There are several factors affecting his performance. However, let's also not pretend that Ekeler is going away. I predict the Chargers will continue to give Gordon a larger share of the work. This will eat into Ekeler's RB1 status tremendously but have little effect on his flex appeal. Next year will be a different story depending on Gordon's placement. I believe Ekeler has immense stand alone value but that is just not the case RIGHT NOW. Bickering about neighborhood lines will not change reality, no matter how hard you try. Gordon RB2 with upside (line/offense/rep concerns) Ekeler Flex (Gordon problems) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,078 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, Dexter75 said: It is rather interesting that the Chargers started their slide as soon as Gordon came back. They were rolling with Ekeler. Again, they went down multiple scores against delvin Hodges and joe Flacco, unless Gordon started playing defense, I just don’t see the correlation. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sticky2 258 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: No RB should make big money. It’s not fair, but it’s true. Ekeler is 1/4 the talent of Gordon though. Gordon missed all of camp by his own choice. He’s rusty. At his best, he’s one of the best in the league. Ekeler is nothing special. Weird he was top 5 overall then until Gordon returned. If Ekeler wasn't playing so well Gordon wouldn't have ended his holdout early. Edited October 19, 2019 by Sticky2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brosephd 1,274 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 buy low candidate in hopes of somehow MGIII gets traded? doubt you owners would accept someone on the level of Boyd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StevenSC400 1,002 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) Gordon getting traded would be the best thing for Gordon and ekeler owners. This is basically a pure 50/50 split right now. If he gets traded ekeler value goes to Rb1 Gordon value goes to at least rb2. Right now both of these guys are just flex plays at best. Edited October 19, 2019 by StevenSC400 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,078 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 35 minutes ago, Sticky2 said: Weird he was top 5 overall then until Gordon returned. If Ekeler wasn't playing so well Gordon wouldn't have ended his holdout early. Damien Williams was a monster for a few weeks last season as well. Pretty sure he was the highest scoring RB to end the year. So he’s a franchise back right? Go to the Damien Williams thread and ask them about how that has worked out so far. Fantasy value and real life value are completely different. Ekeler can’t bang it up the middle 20+ times a game. There’s no balance with him. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJoint 4,056 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Rivers/OL is the real problem here. Rivers can't deal in any way with the pressure he's getting = packed boxes, no running room. Okung out again this week. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sSektor 2,192 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: Fantasy value and real life value are completely different. That is crazy talk. You're trying to tell me fantasy box scores don't tell the entire story? 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vthokie3 1,371 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, SuperJoint said: Rivers/OL is the real problem here. Rivers can't deal in any way with the pressure he's getting = packed boxes, no running room. Okung out again this week. This is the same issue the rams have. If you have a bad oline your offense isnt going to be successful 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJoint 4,056 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, vthokie3 said: This is the same issue the rams have. If you have a bad oline your offense isnt going to be successful Yep - keeps getting proven true. I think things get better when or IF Okung return in the Bolts' case. LAR should be getting this Trent Williams thing done - that's their only hope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sticky2 258 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Ryansm11 said: Damien Williams was a monster for a few weeks last season as well. Pretty sure he was the highest scoring RB to end the year. So he’s a franchise back right? Go to the Damien Williams thread and ask them about how that has worked out so far. Fantasy value and real life value are completely different. Ekeler can’t bang it up the middle 20+ times a game. There’s no balance with him. Ekeler isn't Damien Williams and pass catching backs are only more and more valuable in today's NFL. Apparently Gordon can't bang it up the middle either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,078 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, Sticky2 said: Ekeler isn't Damien Williams and pass catching backs are only more and more valuable in today's NFL. Apparently Gordon can't bang it up the middle either. They are pretty much the same player. Gordon’s 5.1 YPC from last year say otherwise. You’re fighting an uphill battle my friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sSektor 2,192 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ryansm11 said: They are pretty much the same player. Gordon’s 5.1 YPC from last year say otherwise. You’re fighting an uphill battle my friend. Yeah but Ekeler got him 4 weeks of production at a 7th round value so he must be an elite RB. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,078 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, sSektor said: Yeah but Ekeler got him 4 weeks of production at a 7th round value so he must be an elite RB. That’s literally all I hear lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sSektor 2,192 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Don't get me wrong Ekeler is and has been great in a Rivers led offense. But so was Danny Woodhead. Rivers just loves throwing to his RBs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryansm11 2,078 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, sSektor said: Don't get me wrong Ekeler is and has been great in a Rivers led offense. But so was Danny Woodhead. Rivers just loves throwing to his RBs. DaNnY wOoDhEaD iS eLiTe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StevenSC400 1,002 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ryansm11 said: Damien Williams was a monster for a few weeks last season as well. Pretty sure he was the highest scoring RB to end the year. So he’s a franchise back right? Go to the Damien Williams thread and ask them about how that has worked out so far. Fantasy value and real life value are completely different. Ekeler can’t bang it up the middle 20+ times a game. There’s no balance with him. Gordon hasn’t shown this year he can bang it up the middle either. And today’s nfl is much different from the past. A back that can split out wide and catch passes is way more valuable than a guy that’s only good for handoffs up the middle. Ekeler can easily thrive in this offense as he’s shown that already with Gordon out. Edited October 20, 2019 by StevenSC400 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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