Unsign Ingram and Draft....

Marlboro Man · 01-06-2015, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

If we lose Ingram, Thomas is old and injury prone and Robinson can't hold up, who do you want? Hum...

We can get FAs and later picks but you can't get a guy like this later in the draft. So the question become, will Payton be able to resist?

As long as we get one of the top LB'S in round 1I wouldn't mind.

dizzle88 · 01-04-2015, 06:57 AM

Payton will draft another guy that's a huge mismatch.....that's only played the position for a year....

SmashMouth · 01-04-2015, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

This guy... RB Melvin Gordon. I can dream can't I.

ATT.... YDS... TD
343.. 2587.. 29

This guy fits our #1 offense and would certainly open thing up.

ESPN Melvin Gordon Stats, News, Videos, Pictures, Bio - Wisconsin Badgers

Or this guy in a year or two...

spkb25 · 01-04-2015, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

This guy... RB Melvin Gordon. I can dream can't I.

ATT.... YDS... TD
343.. 2587.. 29

This guy fits our #1 offense and would certainly open thing up.

ESPN Melvin Gordon Stats, News, Videos, Pictures, Bio - Wisconsin Badgers

He's shifty as hell, good balance and can run between the tackles

Ashley · 01-04-2015, 08:39 AM

Going to be a great nfl player, but we need a hell of a lot more than him. Pass

halloween 65 · 01-04-2015, 08:56 AM

Gordon is a real good back there is no doubt about it but I'm with Mitch on this our line has to get fixed fixed first. Pressure up the middle killed us in too many games this year and Brees watched his pocket collapse in his face way to many times.

Danno · 01-04-2015, 09:20 AM

Why not Gordon AND Ingram?

RB's don't cost that much. Ingram's looking at about 4mill/season on average.
Gordon would be cheap for his 1st 4 years.

brees84 · 01-04-2015, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Why not Gordon AND Ingram?

That won't be smart. Gordon is NFL ready feature back with huge upside. Those two can't split carries. It would hurt both players and you have Robinson also.

dizzle88 · 01-04-2015, 10:09 AM

It doesn't matter what RB we get if we don't fix the O line, Ingram looked great when he wasn't getting hit by 3 players in the backfield.

Gordon would be exactly the same, he may be a great player but our O line is garbage.

papz · 01-04-2015, 10:29 AM

I'm ready to shift our offense into a more run based system. Less passing, more running, more ball control, a better rested defense = a better chance of success. Over the last decade the NFL has become more passing oriented and teams have shifted towards more two backs systems... I think that will change back gradually imo. Players were getting smaller and faster at the position so teams tried to incorporate that thunder lightning approach. But with guys like Le'Veon Bell, Eddie Lacy, Jeremy Hill, and soon Melvin Gordon and Todd Gurley in recent years, I think we'll start seeing a change. Big, strong, fast, bell cow type franchise backs. We need to get back to playing smash mouth football. That's what OL love to do... that's what defenses like to see. It'll also help preserve Drew Brees.

I'd love to have Melvin Gordon. I love Melvin Gordon. He's a damn beast. I've probably watched 80 percent of his games this year. He's special.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,554 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Unsign Ingram and Draft.... Originally Posted by foreverfan This guy... RB Melvin Gordon. I can dream can't I. ATT.... YDS... TD 343.. 2587.. 29 This guy fits our #1 offense and would certainly open thing up. ESPN Melvin Gordon Stats, News, Videos, Pictures, Bio - Wisconsin Badgers Or this guy in a year or two... hagan714 likes this.

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spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,123	Re: Unsign Ingram and Draft.... Originally Posted by foreverfan This guy... RB Melvin Gordon. I can dream can't I. ATT.... YDS... TD 343.. 2587.. 29 This guy fits our #1 offense and would certainly open thing up. ESPN Melvin Gordon Stats, News, Videos, Pictures, Bio - Wisconsin Badgers He's shifty as hell, good balance and can run between the tackles

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Marlboro Man 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,469	Re: Unsign Ingram and Draft.... Originally Posted by foreverfan If we lose Ingram, Thomas is old and injury prone and Robinson can't hold up, who do you want? Hum... We can get FAs and later picks but you can't get a guy like this later in the draft. So the question become, will Payton be able to resist? As long as we get one of the top LB'S in round 1I wouldn't mind. foreverfan likes this.

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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,523	Re: Unsign Ingram and Draft.... It doesn't matter what RB we get if we don't fix the O line, Ingram looked great when he wasn't getting hit by 3 players in the backfield. Gordon would be exactly the same, he may be a great player but our O line is garbage. jeanpierre likes this.

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