Quote Originally Posted by steelsnis
I don't get the sense that Mendenhall is in Tomlin's doghouse at all from that article. All I see is that Tomlin is saying, nothing's going to be handed to anyone, you've got to earn your way onto the field.

Which is a good thing in my book.
I agree. The biggest thing I like about Tomlin is he doesn't care what you did in the past it is about what you do now. Performance over seniority or draft status. That is why we will win more Super Bowls under his leadership.