Former Broncos RB Terrell Davis breaks down Melvin Gordon’s current place on the Broncos.
The Broncos first six games of the season have been an utter mess. Nothing encapsulates that mess more than Melvin Gordon’s roller coaster status as RB1.
Despite losing Javonte Williams for the season, Gordon was mostly seen standing on the sideline with a face made for memes, while Latavius Murray, who was just signed off the street, got more play with the 1s in Denver’s Monday night loss to the Chargers.
Postgame, Gordon’s tenure as a Bronco looked like it was on life support.
Then a plot twist, Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett said this week Gordon will start against the Jets, but one Denver legend believes Gordon is almost on borrowed time.
“He knows that [this is] probably his last chance,” Said Davis in an interview with Sports Seriously’s Tony Anderson. “You just can’t afford to put the ball on the ground anymore. And if that happens, he knows what we all know. He’s probably not gonna be there.”
Davis, in a wide-ranging interview on the multitude of issues with Denver’s 2-4 start, shared why Gordon’s fumbling issue makes it almost impossible to be a productive, or a trustworthy option, for Hackett’s offense:
“Your number one job is you can’t turn that thing over. You gotta secure the rock. And if you are so focused now on ‘I can’t fumble the ball,’ it’s almost impossible to be productive,” said Davis to Anderson. “He’s got a short leash and he’s walking on a pretty tight rope.”
But Davis kept it real, he admitted it’s not just Gordon with the short leash in Denver right now after their abysmal start.
You can watch the Davis’ full Sports Seriously interview at the top of the article
