No one will debate the fact that Melvin Gordon had a disappointing rookie season.
It’s not like he wasn’t given opportunities. Gordon played in 14 games and had 184 carries. Yet, he averaged just 3.5 yards per attempt and gained just 641 yards for the season. In addition, he didn’t score a single touchdown.
The team will be hoping he bounces back in a big way in 2016 and justifies trading up to get him in the first round of last year’s NFL draft.
The pieces will be in place for him to do that.
Ken Whisenhunt is back as the team’s offensive coordinator and if you forgot how valuable he is to the running game, just take a look at Ryan Mathews’ 2013 statistics.