Cleveland is releasing Gordon on Monday. I know he was not going to play tomorrow because of a hamstring injury. Is Gordon worth a look? I don't know at this point if there are any other issues going on with him. His time in the NFL has been well documented with his issues. A tremendous talent that brings drama.
Will the Green Bay locker room be a good place for him. Is their a role for him on this team??. Can he help this team win games?
Is he worth a look? I look foward to hearing the perspectives of everyone.
No. Absolutely not. Look, the guy doesn't show up. If he doesn't show up he can't be a tremendous talent. Not even worth "a look" - the guy has made his choices in life and nobody can say that the Browns didn't give this kid a chance. The Packers have young men on the roster who have shown up. They've done all of the right things - Gordon doesn't get anymore chances in my book. Were it my choice, he'd have been axed years ago.
Just a couple of points:
Yes he smokes/ed weed. I think its foolish the way people discriminate against weed. Get your priorities straight. There are real issues out there.
GBS, not calling you out here. I've heard this one over the years and while I share your opinion that it's just weed, it's still illegal in most parts of the country and .... just try to get a job in nearly any profession with a positive test. I hear it over and over from "job creators" - I've got jobs that go unfilled because we can't find candidates that pass the drug screening. In short, we all have to make choices and Gordon has. Whether or not we agree, the NFL and most states say it's a no-no. THAT is actually the end of the debate.
This is a buy low option that can pay HUGE dividends this season and one that would seem pretty similar to Rison
The Packers' receiving corps was decimated by injury during the '96 season. Brooks was gone. Freeman had a busted arm. Chmura was broken. Bringing in Rison was a desperation move and very telling that he was not re-signed after the 96-97 season. The guy was a head case but as I said, desperation makes for strange bedfellows.
In short, the Pack aren't desperate. They'd have made a serious push for Bryant who is a head case too but not near the head case that a guy like Gordon HAS to be. Both of those clowns would be serious locker room issues and the relative serenity of the Packers' locker room isn't happenstance, nor a half-way house for broken people. Both are low character guys, which in my opinion are not anywhere near the majority in the NFL. Rison is still a turd, blaming everyone else for his choices, if you Google the guy. Guys don't just become turds overnight...it's their career.
