RB's

what happened to cause the suspension? i can't remember the details, but i believe there was some sort of rift between him and tomlin, maybe behind the scenes.

 

Tomlin didn't dress him for an unknown reason in turn mendy didn't show up for the game.

 

i don't know if Mendy will get a "big" contact, I'm sure he's gone, but I don't think he'll get big money from anyone. He'll do alright, and he's got risk, but Mendy is a quality RB that can be had on the cheap. Unfortunately, PGH is one of the places where he can't be had on the cheap.

 

so there is likely some kind of personal friction involving mendy if tomlin doesn't want to go on record. or did he cite something to the effect of team rules violation?

 

Agreed. Honestly, I don't see any team picking him to be a starter Rb. He is a Rb2 luxury signing for a team that can afford it.

 

i think redman was dinged up all year. he wasen't right from camp on. i think dwyer and he are similar backs. both are guys for second half of games to seal the deal once the new o-line gets established. i don't think we need both though. once they sign those tenders they're ours. that's a mil.+ each isn't it? plus batch , plus we need at least two more because they weren't happy with any of them.

 

Big questions at the RB position, wouldn't you all agree?
Must think out of the box,FO. THE BIG QUESTION I HAVE,
Just how important is the running game to the PGH Steelers.
We will find out soon enough by there actions. I think we will see
how great Colbert and tomlin really are. LOL lots of holes to fill on this team,
Are they up to the task?

 

What's funny is that if you had told me back in preseason we had a running back problem, I just wouldn't have believed you. We seemed to be stacked with talent and potential. Then:
Redman hit a bad patch.
Mendenhall was injured, then had his spat with Tomlin.
Dwyer seemed to be the guy, but had stamina issues.
Batch, who I was probably most excited about, did nothing to reflect his potential.
And Rainey is gone.

I still think Batch might have something to offer, as well as Dwyer. I would like to see Mendenhall back, but in truth I think there has been a bit of bad luck, a lot of bad o-line play, and a huge amount of bad handling of the RB situation in terms of utilising strengths and building consistency.

 

Offensive Line has just been too crazy for the past couple years. The media has been saying "look at all the injuries the Ravens have had"... well the ravens offensive line had about 2 injuries total, which cause 1 or 2 different lineups. Steelers have had twice as many.

If our line could stay healthy and gel together for just 1 year I think you would see and significant increase in production at RB.

 

don't forget clay who also got hurt early. we did seem aweful stacked at the beginning.

 

Good reminder, mac. I liked what I saw of Clay - did he end up on someone else's roster, or will we see him back in camp next year?

 

Mendy to New York would be pretty ironic. I can just see the tabloids after his first game-costing fumble. Can you imagine if he lived in New York at the time of his most popular/scrutinized tweets? Yikes.

In regards to OUR running backs moving forward, Dwyer and Redman demand a change of pace to remain effective (and fresh). I liked Rainey but his fate was inevitable given his past discretions. A scat-back in the mid to late rounds ( guys like Jacquizz Rodgers-- 5th round, Stephens-Howling--7th Round always seem to have ? marks and fall late into the draft since they 'couldn't' be the feature back coming out of college) combined with Pouncey-Decastro-Adams all surviving the preseason and starting Week 1 would make for a more than sufficient running attack.

Also someone had mentioned it on another thread, but Justin Forsett of the Texans will hit the market after they paid him (1yr/700k) last season, and as an Arian Foster fantasy owner, I was impressed with his running style as a "3rd stringer" in Houston. If nothing else, something like this could buy us some time until next years draft where we can dare to go RB 1st or 2nd rd.

 

+1. The "Tippy-Toe Twitter Bandit" is out of here!

He ran with a purpose like once a month last season. If he wasn't being featured, he didn't seem to care. Got cold on the sidelines? Done. He might be showing signs of "locker-room cancer".
Hence the suspension, loss of hat, loss of carries. He didn't earn the right to be fawned over by the FO, or the coaching staff. He should have gone out and asserted himself as the #1 feature back on this team. He's clearly the feature back of this board (pre-draft).

 

He was only out on the field like once a month, really. He showed he was more effective that Dwyer or Redman, then got injured. Then came back and fumbled, and was benched.

There was clearly some trouble going on between him and Tomlin, and so if it meant taking steps towards consistency, then it's fair enough to let him go. But I find it interesting that everyone jumps on Mendenhall for having no heart, and seems to excuse Dwyer for routinely checking himself out of drives because he was tired...

 

clean house. give me young hungry players on offense. let's really make the standard mean something. we shouldn't have to lower our standard but raise it. that's how you build a winner.

 

You will see the same think happen in the wide receiver position when MW leaves.