"Plodding" along

[CokeAndBacardi]

He's never been a plodder. People here are uncharacteristically low on him here and I don't know why.

This is why, ha:

If you would have gotten a turkey sandwich and a handy for Mendenhall it would have been a steal.

[shivs]

6 carries for 6 yards is the definition "plodding" along. Go ahead and blame it on the play call, but mendy is a 230 lb back, he should be better at getting the tough yards up the middle.

6 carries is a pretty small sample size.

[Jfever]

Mangelo, do you honestly believe the Steelers would let him go considering what they just went through with Dwyer and Redman (ineffective ground game)? Is he in the same class as Rice, Foster, or McCoy? No. Talented? Not too difficult to acknowledge.

In fairness, Dwyer looked fine until he ended up with turf toe.

I couldn't disagree more. He looked downright awful. Slow, no explosiveness and no lateral quickness. Awful

Steelman, did you watch the game last night? How'd you think Mendi looked? :roflma:

[Jfever]

He's never been a plodder. People here are uncharacteristically low on him here and I don't know why.

This is why, ha:

If you would have gotten a turkey sandwich and a handy for Mendenhall it would have been a steal.

Now.... this is good. Check frickin mate! :rockon:

Point blank - Mendenhall is not as good as some on the site are painting him to be. Regardless if you think the Steelers are going to use him "differently". He will be limited by their O-line still and... their playcalling. Not to mention the injuries - blown out knee late last year and now achillies issue - likely due to over compensating for previous knee injury. He probably isn't as bad as some (like me) think he is but he also isn't ever going to be a top 5 back and I'd go as far as saying he'll struggle to be a top 10 rb. Hence... mediocre. The term Plodder in my mind has always been used to describe a bigger back that doesn't have blazing speed, that usually needs high numbers of carries to be fantasy relevant. so yes.... I'm still going with plodder.

[CokeAndBacardi]

He's never been a plodder. People here are uncharacteristically low on him here and I don't know why.

This is why, ha:

If you would have gotten a turkey sandwich and a handy for Mendenhall it would have been a steal.

Now.... this is good. Check frickin mate! :rockon:

Point blank - Mendenhall is not as good as some on the site are painting him to be. Regardless if you think the Steelers are going to use him "differently". He will be limited by their O-line still and... their playcalling. Not to mention the injuries - blown out knee late last year and now achillies issue - likely due to over compensating for previous knee injury. He probably isn't as bad as some (like me) think he is but he also isn't ever going to be a top 5 back and I'd go as far as saying he'll struggle to be a top 10 rb. Hence... mediocre. The term Plodder in my mind has always been used to describe a bigger back that doesn't have blazing speed, that usually needs high numbers of carries to be fantasy relevant. so yes.... I'm still going with plodder.

Ha. I wasn't going for check mate but it was pretty funny. I remembered someone using handy and turkey to describe what they'd take for Mendenhall, searched and found it was Oracle.

[Jfever]

Nice work though CokenBac. I'm not bashing anyone either. I don't mean any disrespect to the Mendi supporters. I realize it may have seemed that way. Sorry. I just find it a bit amuzing that we sometimes (myself included) get so excited over a team / player that we come to a conclusion so quickly (after a return from an injury) or (small sample size of data like one to a few games), then come out and do the "I called it and I was right and you were wrong", Or the "I told you so, I believed in player x the whole time while you and everyone else didn't". It strikes me as funny is all. Like all the guys saying they'd move C.Johnson for any offer they'd receive for him just to move him... C'mon. Lets be real.

I always have to remind myself to pump the breaks. After Mendi's last game, I was impressed, but needed to see more. Bottom line... we haven't yet seen more. He isn't an elite talent and never has been. He has a ceiling of a nice / serviceable rb2 or maybe a low end rb1 if the matchup is right, the o-line improves, and he gets healthy. BIG if though.

[Mangelo]

I thought he looked somewhat quick last night. Maybe not a plodder per se, but an underachiever for sure. And Dwyer is a better fit for that offense.

[49ersFaithful80]

Mendenhall is the definition of an average talent, I think BJGE may be the only starting RB less sexy than Mendenhall. I have no idea what you people are watching if you think Mendenhall shows "great explosiveness, great lateral movement" etc. Thought I was reading descriptions of LeSean McCoy for a second there..

[Jfever]

I thought he looked somewhat quick last night. Maybe not a plodder per se, but an underachiever for sure. And Dwyer is a better fit for that offense.

this ^

Mendi is not a "special talent" that is fairly clear. Dwyer is slowly but surely making a case to be "the" back to own there. He certainly has done the most with the opportunities. However - I'm not overly impressed with him either. He does have age, injury history on his side. Dwyer just isn't a sexy pick based on skill set. Best to avoid the whole mess.

[holy_stromboli]

I thought he looked somewhat quick last night. Maybe not a plodder per se, but an underachiever for sure. And Dwyer is a better fit for that offense.

this ^

Mendi is not a "special talent" that is fairly clear. Dwyer is slowly but surely making a case to be "the" back to own there. He certainly has done the most with the opportunities. However - I'm not overly impressed with him either. He does have age, injury history on his side. Dwyer just isn't a sexy pick based on skill set. Best to avoid the whole mess.

It's weird though, because a I swear it looked like Dwyer was running in molasses, yet he seemed to bowl ahead for decent chunks of yardage.

[CokeAndBacardi]

I thought he looked somewhat quick last night. Maybe not a plodder per se, but an underachiever for sure. And Dwyer is a better fit for that offense.

this ^

Mendi is not a "special talent" that is fairly clear. Dwyer is slowly but surely making a case to be "the" back to own there. He certainly has done the most with the opportunities. However - I'm not overly impressed with him either. He does have age, injury history on his side. Dwyer just isn't a sexy pick based on skill set. Best to avoid the whole mess.

It's weird though, because a I swear it looked like Dwyer was running in molasses, yet he seemed to bowl ahead for decent chunks of yardage.

Optical illusion. It was either the bumble bee jerseys or the pleats in the pants.

[teal]

It's weird though, because a I swear it looked like Dwyer was running in molasses, yet he seemed to bowl ahead for decent chunks of yardage.[/quote]
Optical illusion. It was either the bumble bee jerseys or the pleats in the pants.[/quote]

^this...it's weird cause everytime I watch Dwyer I swear it's like he's the slowest guy on the field with absolutely no wiggle, but he routinely picks up 5-10 chunks of yardage. I'd love to see what he could do with 20-25 carries a game + goal line carries for a bit.

[holy_stromboli]

this ^

Mendi is not a "special talent" that is fairly clear. Dwyer is slowly but surely making a case to be "the" back to own there. He certainly has done the most with the opportunities. However - I'm not overly impressed with him either. He does have age, injury history on his side. Dwyer just isn't a sexy pick based on skill set. Best to avoid the whole mess.

It's weird though, because a I swear it looked like Dwyer was running in molasses, yet he seemed to bowl ahead for decent chunks of yardage.

Optical illusion. It was either the bumble bee jerseys or the pleats in the pants.

If I was Leftwich, I'd be pissed. Not only does he have the difficult task of filling in for Ben, esp. without Antonio Brown, but now he has to locate his receivers wearing those atrocious unis which are a huuuge eyesore.