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fer69
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| | Subject: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:11 pm | |
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Rashard Mendenhall practiced Wednesday, and he is expected to return to the starting lineup at 1 p.m. Sunday when the Steelers host the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Mendenhall missed last week's game with a hamstring injury. He is only averaging 3.0 yards per carry.
His struggles and coach Mike Tomlin's vague answer when asked Tuesday about Mendenhall's role has raised questions about how the Steelers will distribute carries between Mendenhall and the emerging Isaac Redman.
"If Rashard stays patient, he'll get his time," Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said.
Redman, who made his first career start last Sunday, said he expects Mendenhall to start against Jacksonville. With Mewelde Moore likely to miss a second straight game because of a high ankle sprain, Redman will spell Mendenhall on Sunday and serve as the third-down back.
Mendenhall has gone over the 1,000-yard rushing mark in each of the past two seasons. The fourth-year veteran is considerably off that pace with only 173 rushing yards, but yesterday he downplayed his slow start.
"As a running back you have reads, you have plays and you slide and pick and find holes. When it works everybody loves it, when it doesn't it's bad," Mendenhall said. "We just keep everything in perspective."
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Wallace108
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:18 pm | |
| Fer, I edited your post down a little. Because of copyrights, we can post only a few graphs from articles along with the link to the rest of the story. http://www.steelersxtreme.com/t203-please-read
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As far as the RB situation, I completely understand why Mendy likely will start. But if he struggles again, I hope they get Redman in there. _________________  If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:58 pm | |
| I think Mendy deserves his starting role back, because you can't lose it due to injury. However, the leash is short with this one. Redman has shown he can run behind this line. Now Mendy needs to show that he can do it too. _________________  60 MIN 53 MEN 1 NATION STEELERS NATION  I am the MAN that created the MYTH that started the LEGEND
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Wallace108
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:32 pm | |
| - stlrtruck wrote:
- I think Mendy deserves his starting role back, because you can't lose it due to injury.
So they should have pulled Ben and put Maddox back in when he got healthy?  _________________ If you're going to be a smart ass, you'd better be smart. Otherwise, you're just an ass. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:44 pm | |
| - Wallace108 wrote:
- stlrtruck wrote:
- I think Mendy deserves his starting role back, because you can't lose it due to injury.
So they should have pulled Ben and put Maddox back in when he got healthy? He's the exception to the rule! And the only exception _________________ 60 MIN 53 MEN 1 NATION STEELERS NATION I am the MAN that created the MYTH that started the LEGEND
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:38 pm | |
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:12 pm | |
| _________________ 60 MIN 53 MEN 1 NATION STEELERS NATION I am the MAN that created the MYTH that started the LEGEND
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:13 pm | |
| _________________ 60 MIN 53 MEN 1 NATION STEELERS NATION I am the MAN that created the MYTH that started the LEGEND
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| | Subject: Re: Steelers' Mendenhall likely to start vs. Jags Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:17 am | |
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dang it, Wallace, why must you complicate things for me.
