Will Josh Gordon Ever Grow UP? I Have my Doubts!

[mudloggerone]

Here's the latest in a long line of reasons to worry if you're banking on Josh Gordon in a dynasty league. From the good guys in white hats over at rotoworld.com.

Browns suspended Josh Gordon for Week 17 against the Ravens for a violation of team rules.

Gordon was placed on the reserve/suspended list. WR Phil Bates was promoted off the practice squad to take his place. The Browns did not announce why Gordon was suspended, but NFL.com's Mike Silver reports Gordon missed the Browns' Saturday walk through. The suspension ends a tumultuous season for Gordon. After missing the first 11 weeks of the season serving a league-mandated suspension, Gordon looked out of shape and unfamiliar with the playbook as he struggled his way to 24 catches for 303 yards and zero touchdowns in five starts. Bad quarterback play certainly contributed to Gordon's disappointing stretch, but he was not the transcendent talent that took the league by storm in 2013. Coming off a down season and now serving his third suspension in two years, Gordon's Dynasty stock is crumbling.

A bum is a bum, is a bum. Kid is Trouble with a capital "T."

 

[mudloggerone]

More from rotoworld on the problem child.

ESPN Cleveland doesn't expect Josh Gordon to remain with the Browns in 2015.

The Browns suspended Gordon after he failed to show up for Saturday's walk-through. The move means he'll finish with just five games active this season, which could prevent him from being eligible for unrestricted free agency when his contract runs out in 2015. According to ESPN's Tony Grossi, "it appears doubtful" that Gordon will be back with the team. The Browns nearly traded Gordon prior to the 2013 deadline and could shop him again this offseason.

 

[Arctic Dawgs]

I just wonder how much of the "suspension" was to take away the free agency ???

 

[mudloggerone]

He shouldn't have skipped practice.

 

[mudloggerone]

CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reports Josh Gordon is viewed as a "perpetual problem" inside the Browns' organization and "has to go."

Let the pile-on begin. The Gordon bashers have come out in full force the past month, and it's now coming to a head after the team suspended him for the season finale because he missed Saturday's walkthrough. Words like "former star" and "habitually late" were also mentioned in the CBS piece. The Browns put up with Gordon's problems when he posted one of the best seasons in NFL history last season, but now that their season has collapsed in front of them, it's time to throw blame wherever. And Gordon and Johnny Manziel are the ones receiving it. The Browns have been an historically-bad organization for years now. They'd be dumb to dump Gordon. But it appears a split may be coming.

 

[MongerKhan]

Manziel threw the party Gordon went to friday night that caused him to over sleep.

But everyone loves Johnny...

 

[mudloggerone]

I doubt that Johnny had a gun to Gordon's head forcing him to miss the walk through.

 

[MongerKhan]

Bad character either way. Cleveland is a wreck. Always will be. Manziel got fined this week for being late to treatment.


I mean what is there to do in Cleveland that makes bad people act even worse? Is something in the water?

 

[ExperiencedRookie]

Bad character either way. Cleveland is a wreck. Always will be. Manziel got fined this week for being late to treatment.


I mean what is there to do in Cleveland that makes bad people act even worse? Is something in the water?

That's the problem. There's nothing else to do, so these spoiled rich children just get wasted constantly.

 

[Miller]

If Gordon is ever to turn it around, the best thing for him to do is get out of the train wreck that is Cleveland....I do find out interesting that the team benefits so greatly from this suspension....yet in the end this is on Gordon, be on time, it's quite simple.

 

[mudloggerone]

It was worse than being late the guy didn't bother to show up at all.

 

[Remote Controller]

Suh's a much bigger pos!

 

[Phicinfan]

Cleveland ain't that bad folks. They have some young kids that will pan out. Yes Gordon is a dufus, but eventually they will get that defense even more solid, and continue to fix the O-line with two young solid Rbs. Wr core needs help now, if Te can get healthy, they can make an also ran look better.

Key is Qb, rumors are starting to fly they may go after Cousins from Was if he is available.

 

[mudloggerone]

Beware of the Crow!

 

[Miller]

Cleveland ain't that bad folks. They have some young kids that will pan out. Yes Gordon is a dufus, but eventually they will get that defense even more solid, and continue to fix the O-line with two young solid Rbs. Wr core needs help now, if Te can get healthy, they can make an also ran look better.

Key is Qb, rumors are starting to fly they may go after Cousins from Was if he is available.

Damn, that is a whole lot of if' s.....you could make any team a paper contender with that many if' s. This team still needs a lot of help, and to of the list is a true leader.....team is void of one.

 

[Phicinfan]

Damn, that is a whole lot of if' s.....you could make any team a paper contender with that many if' s. This team still needs a lot of help, and to of the list is a true leader.....team is void of one.

No more ifs than alot of teams. Toward the end of the season, the defense was improving, even with the injuries. they were without their starting center and one OT, and West and Crowell were starting to improve. If cameron can come back and be healthy, and they get at least one real Wr, any Qb could look good there.

 

[Miller]

Kinda what I said..... If you put that many ifs on a team, you can make anyone sound good...

But the fact is they are still not very close. They are not a dumpster fire like some, but still easily the 4th team in that division.