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Film Study: San Diego Chargers 1st Round Pick, RB Melvin Gordon

Melvin Gordon is a talented player, make no mistake. Gordon was also one of the best athletes at his position, and it's important for both Mike McCoy and Frank Reich to maximize Gordon's value as a weapon. In some ways, they have to mimic what Wisconsin did on offense, and we'll get to that. In other ways, they need to do the exact opposite. So let's start with that.

Getting Gordon into Space

I felt very comfortable with my evaluation on Gordon, and the one thing that I didn't understand was people questioning his ability as a receiver.