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Mendenhall bruised shoulder (1 Viewer)
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Neal Cassady
Footballguy
This cant be all that good, although everyone is banged up to some degree. I wonder how serious this is? Didnt he bust up his shoulder 2 years ago? Anyone heard anything from Mendenhall about this? Not what I wanted to hear considering I'm trying to trade for him.
Sweetness_34
Footballguy
This is why every team is moving towards a RBBC. Because otherwise, they land up without their best RB in good shape when it really matters....the NFL playoffs. Mendenhall and Steven Jackson are 2 of the few RBs in the league that have no RBBC issues. However, they both are dinged up. THe few exceptions still are Benson, Frank Gore, CHris JOhnson.
chinawildman
Footballguy
Yea this was last week's news... and consequently Moore did get more PT. Roto has proven that hindsight is indeed 20/20.
I read the same report last week, and i can't find it on rapid reports today.. I'm not calling you out, just wondering why so? Please provide link... or maybe it was just a glitch that showed up from last week to today and was removed.
bobfreakinvilla
Footballguy
I was a Mendenhall owner until today, and, after seeing how heavy his workload was and listening to Tomlin saying they were going to go to a more RBBC, I traded him.
I still think he is going to be a great RB1 with a great playoff schedule, but I could definitely see him wearing down as the season progresses.
I still think he is going to be a great RB1 with a great playoff schedule, but I could definitely see him wearing down as the season progresses.
Neal Cassady
Footballguy
Well this was posted on his yahoo player notes..dated October 26:
RB Rashard Mendenhall might be running tentatively because of a bruised shoulder. Mendenhall, who averaged 103 yards a game and a 4.6-yard average per carry through the first four games, has only 121 yards combined and a 2.9-yard average per carry over the past two games.
(Yahoo! Sports)
RB Rashard Mendenhall might be running tentatively because of a bruised shoulder. Mendenhall, who averaged 103 yards a game and a 4.6-yard average per carry through the first four games, has only 121 yards combined and a 2.9-yard average per carry over the past two games.
(Yahoo! Sports)
Giant Wooden Badger
the Beav
Speculation. He didn't run tentatively. He just had no room to run once Adams was out. Nothing to see here.
exactly-- purely speculation based on last weeks shoulder contusion.. the writer is speculating Mendenhall has slowed down his pace due to the shoulder, but it could just as easily be from a bad matchup or simply the ebbs and flows of a season. I doupt you find any RB that doesn't have some games with lower avg than the few games before when he was going off... Afterall, othewise Mendehall would be on pace for 2500 yds.Maybe this guy got lucky hit the nail on the head, but there is really no real factual news to be seen here IMO
I think Pit will wind up in more of an RBBC than is currently evident. Tomlin stated publicly last week that he wanted to cut down on his carries, and sure enough, there were critical redzone situations vs. Miami where Mendenhall was nowhere to be found. After owning him since mid-season last year, it gets frustrating seeing him come off the field for passing downs, as well as having no role whatsoever in the 2-minute offense.
Were it not for his 50 yard TD in overtime, he's RB15 in my league. With that, he's RB10.
I traded him for Roddy White today.
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Were it not for his 50 yard TD in overtime, he's RB15 in my league. With that, he's RB10.
I traded him for Roddy White today.
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jimmyd9989
Footballguy
Who would be Mendenhalls handcuff incase he went down? Moore or Redman? My waivers are tomorrow I want to pick either one up.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
If we subtracted all of Barry Sanders' long runs he would suck.
Yeah, but if you take away White's tds where does he rank?Mendenhall was on pace for the 3rd most carries in Steelers history and Tomlin said he was gonna work in Moore and Redman a little more so not to wear down Mendenhall. He'll still get his 20 carries/game.elbowrm said:
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
First off I don't think that's a bad deal if it's PPR.... BUT, the concept behind that thinking is really, really bad.elbowrm said:
I'm curious - what concept, and why is it really, really bad? Yes, it's PPR, and it's hard to discuss trades in a vacuum, but what's so bad about thinking that the market is overvaluing a player and acting on it?
I think it would be a RBBC approach, but I believe Redman would get more opportunities than Moore IMHO.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
The if he didn't do this or that concept. I don't like playing that way. That being said I don't think Mendy for White is a bad deal at all in PPR.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
What concept would that be?
unckeyherb
Footballguy
the concept or 'reasoning' behind taking away plays in order to point out that a player is not very good, only "lucky" is a concept that is used very often while not being accurate at all. Take away anyone's biggest plays and they will invariably have less points. If I take away every Desean Jackson TD over 50 yards, the guy stunk last year. Makes no sense. Most of the time you draft these guys with the expectation that they will break off some big plays.
