Melvin Gordon had a good day on paper, scoring 3 TDs, and carrying his team to victory. Despite this, he only averaged a little over 3 yards a carry, and I wanted to know why.
I grade plays as a plus, minus, or wash. I assign a “plus,” (+) when the player makes more of a situation than he is given (so a loss of yards could still be a plus if he wasn’t at fault). A “minus” (-) is a missed hole, missed opportunity, or something of that sort. A “wash” (=) is something where he took exactly what he was given and didn’t do much with it.