Gordon decided to take some terrible advice before the season started and hold out for more money. He missed training camp, the entire preseason and the first four games of the regular season. He returned to the team in time to play in its Week 5 game against the Denver Broncos, but his return has slowed the offense down.
We’ve talked about how the Chargers have been able to win games without Gordon and how Austin Ekeler has proven he can handle the role as the team’s lead back. All of that has been thrown to the wayside in the last two games as the Chargers have tried to revert back to an offense that features Gordon, and it’s flat out not working.