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Putting Melvin Gordon's rookie season into perspective

The blame for Gordon's struggles lies with many parties, but none more than himself.

It feels like we talk about Melvin Gordon quite a bit as a Charger community. It also feels like we don't talk about him enough. When his play is brought up, it's either "he sucks" or "the offensive line sucks." What we refuse to take into account is that both of these things can be true. The offensive line can play poorly, while Gordon can fail to create on his own. There will be times, like against Jacksonville, where I counted Gordon forced 10 missed tackles.