Amazing news, huge cap commitment towards him is now gone. I did not want to see this guy make all this money for the next few years, he was awful all season.
Amazing news, huge cap commitment towards him is now gone. I did not want to see this guy make all this money for the next few years, he was awful all season.
The only thing that sucks is that there is about $5.2 mil in dead money against the cap from his bonus.
Mendenhall has been suspended for 1 game by the Steelers for conduct detrimental to the team. He was told he was going to be inactive and decided to not to show up to Heinz Field.
Both him and Brandon Jacobs can now pout and whine together.
And that's why you don't draft running backs in the first ****ing round.
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And that's why you don't draft running backs in the first ****ing round.
Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Adrian Peterson, Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, Marshall Faulk, Tomlinson were pretty good first round running backs were they not?
Peterson - 1st round
Lynch - 1st round
Martin - 1st round
Morris - 6th round
Charles - 3rd round
Foster - undrafted
Ridley - 3rd round
GreenEllis - undrafted C. Johnson - 1st round
Gore - 3rd round
Rice - 2nd round Spiller - 1st round
Greene - 3rd round T. Richardson - 1st round
Bradshaw - 7th round S. Jackson - 1st round
Forte - 2nd round R. Bush - 1st round
McCoy - 2nd round (Griffin III - 1st round)
McGahee - 1st round
Turner - 5th round Mathews - 1st round
Leshoure - 2nd round (Newton - 1st round)
Ballard - 5th round
B. Brown - 7th round
Dwyer - 6th round McFadden - 1st round
Murray - 3rd round
D. Richardson - 7th round
P. Thomas - undrafted
So of the top 32 rushers (30 RBs), 11 were 1st rounder RBs (+ 2 more QBs). 4 more 2nd rounders, 5 3rd rounders. 10 players who were selected later or undrafted.
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And that's why you don't draft running backs in the first ****ing round.
No. Its why you don't draft backs with no elite skills in the first round. Mendenhall has been alright, but he's looked like just another guy since college.
Mendenhall did average 1,100 yards the prior 3 years so he is a good back. Had that serious knee injury at the end of the year last year. Tried to come back got hurt again and then lost his starting job.
I am not sure where this bad attitude came from all of the sudden, but his attitude reflects he put himself ahead of the team and that is just going to get you deactivated.
Not convinced Dwyer or Redman can be a every down back over the longhaul. Pittsburgh is going to have to adress this at some point.
So of the top 32 rushers (30 RBs), 11 were 1st rounder RBs (+ 2 more QBs). 4 more 2nd rounders, 5 3rd rounders. 10 players who were selected later or undrafted.
19 vs 11. Rather take a running back in the later rounds or even undrafted unless it's a guy like Peterson.
1,100 yards a season is 68.75 ypg which would put him at #18 in the NFL this year, right in front of Shonn Greene who nobody thinks is any good. Hardly worth a first rounder. The point is, RBs are way too tough to predict to invest first round picks in them.
19 vs 11. Rather take a running back in the later rounds or even undrafted unless it's a guy like Peterson.
But the first round still produces more quality RBs than any other round. The number of middle-late round failures is incredibly high too...the chances of the RB being good decrease as the draft progresses in round. Sure, sometimes you find a diamond in the rough, but it's not as likely. Most of the time they turn into noted RBs Xavier Omon, Kolby Smith, and Marcus Thomas. If you haven't heard of them...well that's the point.
So Toronto drew a measly 40,000 in a 54,000 seat stadium at reduced ticket prices (average $99) for the Bills-Seahawks game. This, despite the fact the NHL is in lockdown mode and the Raptors are once again horrible.
This series has been great for the Bills what with all the money they received from Rogers ($78 million). IT has been a disappointment for Rogers losing tens of millions over the life of the 5 year deal. And it has been an embarrassment for Toronto. Not selling out at reduced prices and less competition? Really??
And yet, it appears Rogers will continue this Bills-Toronto experiment for another 5 years. Unbelievable.
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