HC Mike McCoy on RB Melvin Gordon, who is recovering from microfracture surgery.
“Melvin has worked extremely hard this offseason,” he said “If you had seen him last Thursday do the conditioning part of the program in the offseason, you would have never known he was injured last year. He has worked extremely hard with (Head Trainer) James (Collins’) staff, (and we’re) very pleased with where he is at. He is getting more and more comfortable every day. (He’s) cutting certain ways, doing certain things and each day he has gotten better. I’m really looking forward to him having an outstanding year this year.”
Gordon missed the final two games, but through the first 15 weeks, he was the #44 RB in PPR formats. When Ken Whisenhunt was the offensive coordinator in 2013, Ryan Mathews was the #17 RB (PPR), so there is definitely potential in this offense if Gordon remains healthy and the team can sort out its offensive line. We believe that Danny Woodhead will finish as the top Charger running back in both formats, but Gordon is the wild card in San Diego.
