Worst case scenario plays out.
Actually, this is even worse than the worst case scenario I had imagined. My worst case scenario was that they took a RB at 17. I didn't even consider that Telesco might give up his 4th rounder and another 5th rounder to move up. I was hoping that 4th rounder would net a contributor for this season. I wasn't expecting a starter but was hoping for at least a solid depth player.
With Gordon coming to the team, I will certainly root for him, and I hope he plays well. He does address a need, it just wasn't one of their top few pressing needs IMO.
He is explosive and will hopefully add a big play element to the offense. Unfortunately, as others have noted, he is viewed as a poor pass blocker, he got stuffed on 20% of his carries at Wisconsin despite running behind a high quality OL, he fumbled once every 54 touches, and he only caught 22 passes in his career. Sounds a lot like Mathews, except possibly weaker in the passing game. That isn't too bad if he can stay healthier than Mathews, but it implies that the team will likely use him like they used Mathews, i.e., in on running downs, out on obvious passing downs, and sharing a lot of snaps with Woodhead, Brown, and Oliver. Is that really worth the price they paid?
I would much rather they had stood pat and drafted Erving or any number of other players.
At least Shelton was gone, so I didn't have to watch them pass him up for a RB.
