Mendenhall calls out Big Ben's lack of leadership, blames him for 'the fall'

[feltdizz]

Uhhhh...what is Mendanhall talking about? Ben over came his mistakes in the last Super Bowl, had us driving to take the lead , and then Mendenhall fumbled going in to score and we were done. So Mendenhall can shut up and go away. He's still haunted about his screw up. Oh well, sorry..that's the way the cookie crumbles.

ehh, Ben had a pick 6 and threw another INT in that game.

At 21-10 we had a 50 yard drive on the ground and Mendenhall had a 17 yard run, Isaac Redman had 2 runs for 19 yards, Ben scrambled for 6 and Mendenhall scored on an 8 yard run.

Of course it all went south after the fumble but we did have the ball with over a minute left down 6. I was shocked Ben didn’t pull a rabbit out of the hat since that was when he shined the brightest.

Not blaming Ben for the loss but a pick 6 and we lost by 7. That fumble killed momentum but it didn’t end the game. We still had chances to stop GB and failed. Unfortunately that was when we started seeing our vets lose a step because usually our D stepped up in those moments. You can’t really give a QB credit for not getting the lead.

Just sayin’.

[Steel Maniac]

ehh, Ben had a pick 6 and threw another INT in that game.

At 21-10 we had a 50 yard drive on the ground and Mendenhall had a 17 yard run, Isaac Redman had 2 runs for 19 yards, Ben scrambled for 6 and Mendenhall scored on an 8 yard run.

Of course it all went south after the fumble but we did have the ball with over a minute left down 6. I was shocked Ben didn’t pull a rabbit out of the hat since that was when he shined the brightest.

I know what Ben did; But he still got us back into position to win that game if Mendenhall didn't fumble it away. Ben brought us back from his boo boos early; did Mendenhall bring us back from his?

[WindyCitySteel]

ehh, Ben had a pick 6 and threw another INT in that game.

At 21-10 we had a 50 yard drive on the ground and Mendenhall had a 17 yard run, Isaac Redman had 2 runs for 19 yards, Ben scrambled for 6 and Mendenhall scored on an 8 yard run.

Of course it all went south after the fumble but we did have the ball with over a minute left down 6. I was shocked Ben didn’t pull a rabbit out of the hat since that was when he shined the brightest.

Not blaming Ben for the loss but a pick 6 and we lost by 7. That fumble killed momentum but it didn’t end the game. We still had chances to stop GB and failed. Unfortunately that was when we started seeing our vets lose a step because usually our D stepped up in those moments. You can’t really give a QB credit for not getting the lead.

Just sayin’.

Ben was hit as he threw the pick six - again, context matters. Kemoeatu got bull rushed into him. Mendenhall had a shot to tackle the DB but overran him at the 20-yard line.

[feltdizz]

Ben was hit as he threw the pick six - again, context matters. Kemoeatu got bull rushed into him. Mendenhall had a shot to tackle the DB but overran him at the 20-yard line.

and someone whiffed on a block which caused Mendenhall to fumble.

see how this works? lol

I don’t blame one play for that loss. We still had chances after that play.

I put more blame on the play call than Mendenhall. If he was fighting for extra yards and fumbled I would give more blame to him but that was bang bang and he was hit behind the LOS.

[feltdizz]

I know what Ben did; But he still got us back into position to win that game if Mendenhall didn't fumble it away. Ben brought us back from his boo boos early; did Mendenhall bring us back from his?

Ben didn’t bring us back. We never led in that game.

While we had momentum and we all want to believe we were going to score..

unless you actually get the lead its just hypotheticals. Someone else could’ve fumbled the next play or another INT could’ve happened.

Don’t get me wrong. As a fan I do it too but its never set in stone that we would’ve scored and won if O’Donnell didn’t throw that second INT or Mendenhall didn’t fumble.

[Steel Maniac]

Ben was hit as he threw the pick six - again, context matters. Kemoeatu got bull rushed into him. Mendenhall had a shot to tackle the DB but overran him at the 20-yard line.

Yeah...Ben was bull rushed but he did it. And that's on him.

[Steel Maniac]

Ben didn’t bring us back. We never led in that game.

While we had momentum and we all want to believe we were going to score..

unless you actually get the lead its just hypotheticals. Someone else could’ve fumbled the next play or another INT could’ve happened.

Don’t get me wrong. As a fan I do it too but its never set in stone that we would’ve scored and won if O’Donnell didn’t throw that second INT or Mendenhall didn’t fumble.

Ben did bring us back: we never got the lead but he put us in position to take the lead. Mendenhall had a clear path to score IF he had held on to the ball and we'd have taken the lead. Now would we have held on to the lead? Who knows. But Ben did bring us back and put us in position to take a lead.

[Captain Lemming]

Ben was hit as he threw the pick six - again, context matters.

Yes, context DOES matter. Try remembering that when you wonder why Tomlin RIGHTLY wants safer calls WHEN we are struggling with turnovers.

His history shows that he is FINE playing more wide open when the time is right.

[hawaiiansteel]

Mendenhall had a clear path to score IF he had held on to the ball and we'd have taken the lead.

yeah, Mendy had a clear path.

[The Man of Steel]

It’s funny to me that if you go to Mendys Twitter page his bio says “Super Bowl XLIII Champion” when obviously he didn’t contribute anything to that victory. Now he’s trying not to take any credit for the loss to the Packers. It’s good to see him getting called out on that.