ESPN is reporting that the Cleveland Browns plan to cut Josh Gordon. I don’t blame them. Who could? Gordon checked himself into rehab on Thursday, he was scheduled to rejoin the team on October 9 to begin practicing. After a spectacular 2013 season, Gordon only played 5 games in 2014 and was suspended for the entire 2015 season.
Who could have seen this coming? Everyone. Seriously, everyone. Even if you asked the blind dog down the street, he would have saw this coming. The magical, blind, talking dog would have said “don’t draft Josh Gordon, you’ll regret it, I see it coming.” But, alas, we all still held out hope. I’m pretty sure the only thing worse than drafting Josh Gordon in your fantasy football league this year would be if you also took RGIII in the same draft. Right, Tom?
Did we have any warning signs leading up to this week? Oh, I don’t know… how about Josh Gordon and Johnny Manziel partying together at Coachella? How didn’t sirens going off in the Brown’s organization when these two ticking time bombs moved in together? What a dynamic duo. They’re probably great for each other. Fantastic idea.
A few weeks ago, I almost made a trade in one of my leagues to get Gordon. I was going to stash him for a few weeks and at worst use him as a boom or bust flyer during heavy bye weeks. I didn’t pull the trigger. Good call, me.
Sorry fantasy owners, Josh Gordon just loves to party. Drop him. Forever.
That’s why Josh Gordon made me say, “WTF, man?!” this week.
In all seriousness, it seems like Gordon might have a serious problem and we at the @PointAfterShow hope he gets the help he needs.
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