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Wallace108
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| | Subject: Mendenhall impresses in practice Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:33 am | |
| By Mark Kaboly
Rashard Mendenhall might not make his season debut Sunday against Oakland, but teammates say it’s not because he isn’t ready.
Following the first practice in which coach Mike Tomlin permitted the defense to “thud-up” Mendenhall and his surgically repaired knee, teammates were impressed with what they saw from the mending running back.
“He made a cut on the back side of a zone (blocking scheme) and just took off,” guard Willie Colon said. “It kind of reminded me of the old Rashard. He actually looked more explosive. He looked fast. Everything I saw was a good sign.”
Mendenhall has been practicing in full for the past couple of weeks while gradually adding more to his rehabilitation. Mendenhall stepped up his practice preparation recently to where fellow running back Isaac Redman said he believes it is only a matter of time before Mendenhall is on the field on game days.
“He looked excellent out there,” Redman said. “He is cutting, he is making reads, and he got the burst back.”
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Galax Steeler
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| | Subject: Re: Mendenhall impresses in practice Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:14 am | |
| Can't wait to see him back on the field it can only help our run game.To me he is the best catching running back we have. _________________  | |
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vasteeler
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| | Subject: Re: Mendenhall impresses in practice Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:14 pm | |
| ive always been a little critical of mendy but damn i cant wait for him to come back. what we have just aint cutting it so far _________________  "Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead." - Butch | |
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| | Subject: Re: Mendenhall impresses in practice Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:25 pm | |
| - vasteeler wrote:
- ive always been a little critical of mendy but damn i cant wait for him to come back. what we have just aint cutting it so far
I think it's the line more than anything. When Mendy comes back it'll give a quick boost, but i'm not expecting us to have a good running game until December.
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Galax Steeler
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| | Subject: Re: Mendenhall impresses in practice Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:21 pm | |
| - bayz101 wrote:
- vasteeler wrote:
- ive always been a little critical of mendy but damn i cant wait for him to come back. what we have just aint cutting it so far
I think it's the line more than anything. When Mendy comes back it'll give a quick boost, but i'm not expecting us to have a good running game until December. That should be when DeCastro comes back. _________________ | |
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Buddha Bus
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| | Subject: Re: Mendenhall impresses in practice Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:23 pm | |
| - Galax Steeler wrote:
- bayz101 wrote:
- vasteeler wrote:
- ive always been a little critical of mendy but damn i cant wait for him to come back. what we have just aint cutting it so far
I think it's the line more than anything. When Mendy comes back it'll give a quick boost, but i'm not expecting us to have a good running game until December.
That should be when DeCastro comes back. Oh... I thought that was when we unleashed Hell.  _________________  -"I stand corrected... But I absolutely and wholeheartedly fart in the general direction of almost every other thing you have posted to this point."- | |
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| | Subject: Re: Mendenhall impresses in practice Thu Sep 20, 2012 11:13 pm | |
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| | Subject: Re: Mendenhall impresses in practice Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:46 am | |
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