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Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by feltdizz
Originally posted by NorthCoast
Yes, Redman scored against scrubs, but the guy is a 3rd stringer himself. He has made the most of his opportunities and Tomlin is doing the right thing by giving him more and better opportunities. He may or may not be all that, but there is only one way to find out and I am glad that our HC does not have some pre-conceived notion about high draft picks getting all the reps to the exclusion of other hopefuls.
bingo... Redman ran over the scrubs.. this is what god players do...
I wouldn't go so far as to anoint Redman as a "god player" just yet.
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by feltdizz
bingo... Redman ran over the scrubs.. this is what god players do...
He also "ran over" one of the greatest defenses of all-time (in practice) during goalline drills. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't heard any similar glowing reports coming out of camp (both the years he's been in camp) about Mendenhall and his success, against our great D, in practice.
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by Shoe
Originally posted by feltdizz
bingo... Redman ran over the scrubs.. this is what god players do...
He also "ran over" one of the greatest defenses of all-time (in practice) during goalline drills. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't heard any similar glowing reports coming out of camp (both the years he's been in camp) about Mendenhall and his success, against our great D, in practice.
Ran over or scored against? Big difference.
Btw, according to Ryan Clark the D had to run the same D all 7 times. The O did not.
Mendy has played 4 games as a pro, starting only one of them. Were you one who labeled Troy, Timmons and Woodly as busts too?
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by stlrz d
Originally posted by Shoe
Originally posted by feltdizz
bingo... Redman ran over the scrubs.. this is what god players do...
He also "ran over" one of the greatest defenses of all-time (in practice) during goalline drills. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't heard any similar glowing reports coming out of camp (both the years he's been in camp) about Mendenhall and his success, against our great D, in practice.
Ran over or scored against? Big difference.
Btw, according to Ryan Clark the D had to run the same D all 7 times. The O did not.
Mendy has played 4 games as a pro, starting only one of them. Were you one who labeled Troy, Timmons and Woodly as busts too?
My God....
I don't think he is saying Mendy is a bust ... just that he hasn't had the same success running those same drills against the steeler D. It is far too early in his career to make a judgement about him. I'd like to see him become the next LT but what some are saying is he hasn't shown that spark -- YET. I think we all hope he does.
As many on this site think ... The Rooney's suck, Colbert sucks, Tomlin sucks, the coaches suck, and the players suck.
but Go Steelers!!!
Ike - that's cool, but I saw Mendy running hard against AZ when he had the room. I'm sure the game will be replayed even more this week on NFLN...folks can see for themselves just as I did last night.
Ike - that's cool, but I saw Mendy running hard against AZ when he had the room. I'm sure the game will be replayed even more this week on NFLN...folks can see for themselves just as I did last night.
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
For the record: I always defended Polamalu (Bustamalu according to a lot on the triblive forum). And I always said give Timmons a chance (to show what he could/could not do). As for Woodley, I will admit that I saw him as just a solid player (I think I likened him to a young Keith Willis --not terrible, mind you)
Getting back to Mendenhall, I'm not rooting against him, or hope that he sucks. Nor do I have any bias against the guy--I truly hope he becomes Franco Harris!
I'm just expressing the opinion that I've gotten of him thus far.
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by Shoe
For the record: I always defended Polamalu (Bustamalu according to a lot on the triblive forum). And I always said give Timmons a chance (to show what he could/could not do). As for Woodley, I will admit that I saw him as just a solid player (I think I likened him to a young Keith Willis --not terrible, mind you)
Getting back to Mendenhall, I'm not rooting against him, or hope that he sucks. Nor do I have any bias against the guy--I truly hope he becomes Franco Harris!
I'm just expressing the opinion that I've gotten of him thus far.
Based specifically on Rashard's productivity w/ the Steelers to date, some skepicism is understood.
But then, he is very young, and the Steelers are proving adept at player development. Rashard is very young and might have a high ceiling for development. Comparing Mendenhall's age with some others including this year's class of rookies:
Mendenhall (6/19/87) age 22 yrs 2 mths
Redmon (11/10/84) age 24 yrs 9 mths
Summers (9/6/85) age 23 yrs 11 mths
Wallace (8/1/86) age 23 yrs 0 mths
Hood (2/16/87 ) age 22 yrs 6 mths
K Lewis (5/17/86) age 23 yrs 3 mths
Sweed (12/25/84) age 24 yrs 8 mths
Gay (1/1/85) age 24 yrs 7 mths
This justifies some patience IMO. And we do not need to depend on Rashard, with FWP & MMoore in place. But if we do need to depend on Rashard,even this year, he might well measure up as should be expected.
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
[quote="DukieBoy"]
But then, he is very young, and the Steelers are proving adept at player development. Rashard is very young and might have a high ceiling for development. Comparing Mendenhall's age with some others including this year's class of rookies:
Mendenhall (6/19/87) age 22 yrs 2 mths
Redmon (11/10/84) age 24 yrs 9 mths
Summers (9/6/85) age 23 yrs 11 mths
Wallace (8/1/86) age 23 yrs 0 mths
Hood (2/16/87 ) age 22 yrs 6 mths
K Lewis (5/17/86) age 23 yrs 3 mths
Sweed (12/25/84) age 24 yrs 8 mths
Gay (1/1/85) age 24 yrs 7 mths
This justifies some patience IMO. And we do not need to depend on Rashard, with FWP & MMoore in place. But if we do need to depend on Rashard,even this year, he might well measure up as should be expected.[/color]
on that same train of thought- Timmons, in his third year with the team, just turned 23. to me that is amazing.
esentially, its the athletic equivalent of a 16 year old graduating from college.
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by ANPSTEEL
Originally posted by DukieBoy
But then, he is very young, and the Steelers are proving adept at player development. Rashard is very young and might have a high ceiling for development. Comparing Mendenhall's age with some others including this year's class of rookies:
Mendenhall (6/19/87) age 22 yrs 2 mths
Redmon (11/10/84) age 24 yrs 9 mths
Summers (9/6/85) age 23 yrs 11 mths
Wallace (8/1/86) age 23 yrs 0 mths
Hood (2/16/87 ) age 22 yrs 6 mths
K Lewis (5/17/86) age 23 yrs 3 mths
Sweed (12/25/84) age 24 yrs 8 mths
Gay (1/1/85) age 24 yrs 7 mths
This justifies some patience IMO. And we do not need to depend on Rashard, with FWP & MMoore in place. But if we do need to depend on Rashard,even this year, he might well measure up as should be expected.[/color]
on that same train of thought- Timmons, in his third year with the team, just turned 23. to me that is amazing.
esentially, its the athletic equivalent of a 16 year old graduating from college.
You hit the nail on the head. Mendenhall, like Timmons, came into the league as a 20 year old. He is still physically maturing and learning. This year we just should want to see Mendenhall get better and not worry about stats because someone wants him on his Fantasy Football nonsense.
Next year Mendenhall will be 23 and a three year veteran in the NFL. That is a pretty good situation to have because that means three years of physical conditioning under the supervision of NFL trainers and three years of learning an NFL offense and breaking down defenses.
What is not to like about this?
"My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"
Ike - that's cool, but I saw Mendy running hard against AZ when he had the room. I'm sure the game will be replayed even more this week on NFLN...folks can see for themselves just as I did last night.
I agree with you that he runs hard -- just like FWP runs hard. He just hasn't shown much in the way of vision or the ability to break tackles. It is a learning process and he is young. I still have great hope for him to succeed but it is nice to see a guy like Redman come in and show flashes of success early. Don't get me wrong ... I have no intention of saying Redman will be a success and Mendy won't. It's far too early to judge either one --- although the coaches only have a few more weeks before they will have to. I hope they all become superstars!!
As many on this site think ... The Rooney's suck, Colbert sucks, Tomlin sucks, the coaches suck, and the players suck.
but Go Steelers!!!
Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by Oviedo
Originally posted by ANPSTEEL
Originally posted by DukieBoy
But then, he is very young, and the Steelers are proving adept at player development. Rashard is very young and might have a high ceiling for development. Comparing Mendenhall's age with some others including this year's class of rookies:
Mendenhall (6/19/87) age 22 yrs 2 mths
Redmon (11/10/84) age 24 yrs 9 mths
Summers (9/6/85) age 23 yrs 11 mths
Wallace (8/1/86) age 23 yrs 0 mths
Hood (2/16/87 ) age 22 yrs 6 mths
K Lewis (5/17/86) age 23 yrs 3 mths
Sweed (12/25/84) age 24 yrs 8 mths
Gay (1/1/85) age 24 yrs 7 mths
This justifies some patience IMO. And we do not need to depend on Rashard, with FWP & MMoore in place. But if we do need to depend on Rashard,even this year, he might well measure up as should be expected.[/color]
on that same train of thought- Timmons, in his third year with the team, just turned 23. to me that is amazing.
esentially, its the athletic equivalent of a 16 year old graduating from college.
You hit the nail on the head. Mendenhall, like Timmons, came into the league as a 20 year old. He is still physically maturing and learning. This year we just should want to see Mendenhall get better and not worry about stats because someone wants him on his Fantasy Football nonsense.
Next year Mendenhall will be 23 and a three year veteran in the NFL. That is a pretty good situation to have because that means three years of physical conditioning under the supervision of NFL trainers and three years of learning an NFL offense and breaking down defenses.
What is not to like about this?
He hasn't been to the pro-bowl.
Pappy
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Re: Steelers still not sure about what they have in Mendenhall
Originally posted by papillon
Originally posted by Oviedo
Originally posted by ANPSTEEL
Originally posted by DukieBoy
But then, he is very young, and the Steelers are proving adept at player development. Rashard is very young and might have a high ceiling for development. Comparing Mendenhall's age with some others including this year's class of rookies:
Mendenhall (6/19/87) age 22 yrs 2 mths
Redmon (11/10/84) age 24 yrs 9 mths
Summers (9/6/85) age 23 yrs 11 mths
Wallace (8/1/86) age 23 yrs 0 mths
Hood (2/16/87 ) age 22 yrs 6 mths
K Lewis (5/17/86) age 23 yrs 3 mths
Sweed (12/25/84) age 24 yrs 8 mths
Gay (1/1/85) age 24 yrs 7 mths
This justifies some patience IMO. And we do not need to depend on Rashard, with FWP & MMoore in place. But if we do need to depend on Rashard,even this year, he might well measure up as should be expected.[/color]
on that same train of thought- Timmons, in his third year with the team, just turned 23. to me that is amazing.
esentially, its the athletic equivalent of a 16 year old graduating from college.
You hit the nail on the head. Mendenhall, like Timmons, came into the league as a 20 year old. He is still physically maturing and learning. This year we just should want to see Mendenhall get better and not worry about stats because someone wants him on his Fantasy Football nonsense.
Next year Mendenhall will be 23 and a three year veteran in the NFL. That is a pretty good situation to have because that means three years of physical conditioning under the supervision of NFL trainers and three years of learning an NFL offense and breaking down defenses.
What is not to like about this?
He hasn't been to the pro-bowl.
Pappy
Oh! I thought it was because he hadn't already passed FWP on the career rushing list.
I stand corrected
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