Redman may not be the starting RB.....

[steelerkeylargo]

Hearing some players are quietly saying J.Dwyer will push Redman and could be Haley's first choice. Interesting. I hope so!!! A little competition brings out the best.

[Sugar]

I don't really care who the starter is. Just start the best guy- at every position.

[Slapstick]

I don't really care who the starter is. Just start the best guy- at every position.

Ditto.

While I have a lot of faith in Redman, the reality is that all of the RBs will need to contribute for the offense to reach its full potential...

[Eich]

Fine by me. I already think that Redman is better than Spindenhall. If Dwyer is better than Redman, plug him in !

[Discipline of Steel]

Redman has heart. That may be too much for Dwyer to overcome.

[steelfin]

Hearing some players are quietly saying J.Dwyer will push Redman and could be Haley's first choice. Interesting. I hope so!!! A little competition brings out the best.

And what player(s) is that? Dwyer maybe...

Camp hasn't even started..Haley hasn't seen anyone in pads and there is very limited game tape of Dwyer... I am not saying that I dont want to see legitimate competition at the RB position, but I am just not sure how we can be talking about this based on where we are at in the process.

IMO, barring injury, Redman will be the starter....For some reason, he doesn't get the credit he deserves....

[SidSmythe]

Lets wait and see how Dwyer shows up to camp. I wouldn't count him out....he's got talent and 2 yrs under his belt.

[Notleadpoisoned]

Hearing some players are quietly saying J.Dwyer will push Redman and could be Haley's first choice.

Unless Haley plans on installing some kind of triple-option attack to the offense I just don't see Dwyer beating out Redman for the starting job.

[Djfan]

Redman has heart. That may be too much for Dwyer to overcome.

This is the issue with Redman, and against Dwyer. I hope we have the best four backs in history really. Let them all compete against each other. But, Redman has a LOT of "want to", while Dwyer has a lot of ??? Upside??

[Snatch98]

Fine by me. I already think that Redman is better than Spindenhall. If Dwyer is better than Redman, plug him in !

Personally I'm tried of reading this. Yes Redman plowed the hell out of any hole he saw and I wished Mendenhall would do the same but Mendenhall sees the cut back lanes etc that Redman doesn't see and because of our spotty line play Redman ran better at time. Mendenhall behind a vastly improved line IMO is a top 8 back in the NFL. Hopefully we get a chance to see what he's capable of behind a solid line.

[Sugar]

Baron Batch could start for all I care. It really doesn't matter to me. Just put the best out there the most, that's all I ask. While Redman may be the starter going into camp, minds get changed during camp. It's not exactly uncommon that somebody wins or loses a job in camp.

That's nothing for or against Redman or any of them. No dog in the hunt for me.

[NorthCoast]

Personally I'm tried of reading this. Yes Redman plowed the hell out of any hole he saw and I wished Mendenhall would do the same but Mendenhall sees the cut back lanes etc that Redman doesn't see and because of our spotty line play Redman ran better at time. Mendenhall behind a vastly improved line IMO is a top 8 back in the NFL. Hopefully we get a chance to see what he's capable of behind a solid line.

It's what you do with what you got, not what could happen if given ____... Redman did more with less, Mendenhall did less with less....

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

We know what we have with Redman, but Dwyer is more of an enigma. Lots of talent, lots of potential, but has shown little drive up until now. If he does win the starting spot it means to me that the extra work that he was supposedly doing this off-season has paid off and we have a brand new back in our lineup. If this is the case then I welcome it.

[Slapstick]

Personally I'm tried of reading this. Yes Redman plowed the hell out of any hole he saw and I wished Mendenhall would do the same but Mendenhall sees the cut back lanes etc that Redman doesn't see and because of our spotty line play Redman ran better at time.

I disagree.

When Redman carried the ball on 1st and 2nd down, he saw cutback lanes just fine and took advantage, as evidenced in the Browns and Broncos playoff games...

A lot of his carries came in short yardage situations, where the thought is simply "move the chains" and cutback lanes aren't a concern...

Redman does not have Mendenhall's speed, however....

[8467thekraken]

I am pulling for Dwyer all the way. His upside is huge and if he puts it together, we have ourselves a bell cow back. With Redman backing him up and Batch/Rainey in the mix, that is a serious backfield.

Naturally, the team needs to field the best squad they can. And nothing against any of the other backs. I just hope it's Dwyer getting the nod.