Bold prediction: Mendenhall

I'm starting to think Mendenhall is going to make for a great buy low opp, I've already put in a preliminary offer of Pierre Thomas straight up for mendy in my ppr keeper auction league. I don't have to keep mendy if he doesn't amount to much between now and the fantasy draft, worth a flier.

I can see him going to the Falcons - very probable I should add - or a team like the Jets who don't seem to be high on shonn Greene anymore. I'm not keeping Thomas anyway so this is a great opp to turn a guy who I'm not keeping into maybe a starting RB.

why would atlanta dump one slow plodding rb for another?....atlantas offense is changing before our eyes...i see them going for a more a quicker up tempo runner...but i agree mendy appears to be a decent buy low i guess....depends on what you need to give up...pt seems alright...green bay?

I'd rather have Mendy over PT so I like that part. If Mendy can latch on to a new team like ATL, his value will most definitely increase. However, will his production increase is the question.

Why would Atlanta go for Mendy when they have the option to get Bush, Hillis, or even some back from the draft. He imo was not that uber talented. Plus who knows how he is after the injury. Can't be better...

Mendenhall is only 25, he's had 2 1k+ rushing yard seasons and nearly had a 3rd. He's a similar RB more or less to Turner, so they get a younger version of Turner in Mendy and probably for less money. I'd only be interested in him if he goes somewhere as a starter. Off the top of my head I can't name many big ticket free agent RBs. I guess bush but he has a different skillset and body type than a Michael turner/mendenhall. I think bush is more likely to go to the bengals.

I can even see mendenhall going to Dallas, but not to start, but with how often Murray gets hurt that wouldn't be such a bad destination.

FarFromHome said:

why would atlanta dump one slow plodding rb for another?....atlantas offense is changing before our eyes...i see them going for a more a quicker up tempo runner...but i agree mendy appears to be a decent buy low i guess....depends on what you need to give up...pt seems alright...green bay?

Mendy has good speed for his size. Not sure what the injury will do to that speed but hes never been slow. I believe he ran a low 4.4 at the combine which is nice for a 225 lb back.

we touched on this a little while ago...
https://draftcalc.com/forums/discussion/5633/buy-low-mendenhall#Item_19

I don't see a huge market for Mendy in free agency... he may very well opt to re-sign with PIT if the offers don't come in to his liking.
Mendy is not as dynamic as I once thought he was. Sure he has decent speed and can catch out of the backfield, but he doesn't make many defenders miss... his low yards per carry can back that up. Sure, PIT's o-line has struggled, but he just can't create on his own like many thought he could, myself included.

JRMRRT said:

FarFromHome said:

why would atlanta dump one slow plodding rb for another?....atlantas offense is changing before our eyes...i see them going for a more a quicker up tempo runner...but i agree mendy appears to be a decent buy low i guess....depends on what you need to give up...pt seems alright...green bay?

Mendy has good speed for his size. Not sure what the injury will do to that speed but hes never been slow. I believe he ran a low 4.4 at the combine which is nice for a 225 lb back.

Are u quoting combine numbers from 2008?...lmao....well the burner ran a 4.49 at his combine...anyone calling him the burner anymore?...sure mendy had speed once..once...Guy has ran for 4.1 yards or less for 4 out of his 5 years...he has shown us the he is simply ordinary...why would he all a sudden be explosive?...I made a mistake by comparing him to turner....he isn't even close to the burner...

What are you talking about? Mendy is only 25 Far. Turner is not a burner anymore cause hes turning 31 next month. Mendy is just entering his prime. Im not saying hes a great RB or that he ever ran behind a good O-line either but hes not slow

JRMRRT said:

What are you talking about? Mendy is only 25 Far. Turner is not a burner anymore cause hes turning 31 next month. Mendy is just entering his prime. Im not saying hes a great RB or that he ever ran behind a good O-line either but hes not slow

Before the Draft, Mike Mayok liked Mendy over DeMac. I remember seeing an interview with Mayok on NFL.com talking about the top 5 backs coming into that draft.

During the interview he showed footage of DMac getting chased down by a linebacker who did not have an angle. He also talked about DMac not breaking tackles. He cited both of those as part of his reason for preferring Mendy.

I am not saying that Mendy will have any significant value this year, but, if he goes to the right situation he COULD be productive.

JRMRRT said:

What are you talking about? Mendy is only 25 Far. Turner is not a burner anymore cause hes turning 31 next month. Mendy is just entering his prime. Im not saying hes a great RB or that he ever ran behind a good O-line either but hes not slow

i love are conversations jr...moving forward you are officially hitched to the success of mr mendenhall...your the rashard mendenhall bus driver....im in the camp that mendenhall has showed us nothing and what very limited success he had was all due to circumstances during a time when pitt could run the ball...he sucks...steelers desperately need a rb and are willing to let him go....must be a reason for that...

full disclosure...maybe ill never truely forgive him for his ignorant comments regarding 911 and bin laden...ever...i spent 7 months in a hot desert because of this and to have this piece of sh!t say this was disgraceful...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/02/rashard-mendenhall-raises-eyebrows-with-bin-laden-tweets/

Mendenhall is fast, especially for a big guy. His low ypc has more to do with his decision-making ('dancing' at the line of scrimmage...teammates would reference this when talking about why they liked blocking for Dwyer). I think an ideal spot for him would be a team with an up-tempo offense like Atlanta or Green Bay. I don't see why he isn't a good buy low. At the very least, you get him now for nothing, and his value shoots up when he signs somewhere else.

I can read all the professional analysis I can...look at all the combine numbers.....read posters on this sites thoughts....and look at all the actual numbers that might say mendenhall is fast....but....he just doesnt pass my eye test.i watch a ton of football games and video clips....the last observation that comes to mind when I watch mendy post injury is that this guy is fast..my eyes don't see explosion

JRMRRT said:

What are you talking about? Mendy is only 25 Far. Turner is not a burner anymore cause hes turning 31 next month. Mendy is just entering his prime. Im not saying hes a great RB or that he ever ran behind a good O-line either but hes not slow

i love are conversations jr...moving forward you are officially hitched to the success of mr mendenhall...your the rashard mendenhall bus driver....im in the camp that mendenhall has showed us nothing and what very limited success he had was all due to circumstances during a time when pitt could run the ball...he sucks...steelers desperately need a rb and are willing to let him go....must be a reason for that...

full disclosure...maybe ill never truely forgive him for his ignorant comments regarding 911 and bin laden...ever...i spent 7 months in a hot desert because of this and to have this piece of sh!t say this was disgraceful...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/02/rashard-mendenhall-raises-eyebrows-with-bin-laden-tweets/

Again...What are you talking about? I think you are a little emotional here, lol. If you look above you will see that I didnt say he was a good RB...just that hes not slow. To say hes slow for a 5'10" 225 lb RB is wrong. He def dances too much and doesnt get down hill fast enough though. Im not hitched to anything regarding Mendy and I cut ties with him before the injury. But to say he is slow is just factually incorrect. Im not going to comment on his political views though because they dont mater in a fantasy football discussion about his speed. If you want to avoid a player cause of something like that I have no issue with it though but it doesnt mean hes all of a sudden slow cause he said something dumb. That dude has wheels for a guy that big...But I dont want him on my team and I definitely am NOT "hitched" to him cause I pointed ut that hes not slow. You need to relax dude, lol.

no emotions jr...just trying to push buttons... nothing more...we have a long history of taking opposite sides and figured i could just start claiming that your the mendenhall fan club team president...your not? :)>-

until further review please direct rashard mendenhall questions to JRMMRTmendenhall

I support this thread... :-) I like the Mendy upside right now

here's the thing - its very likely that mendenhall is going to go to another team, and if I was a betting man I'd wager he'd be the starter on that team. If Benjarvis can get a starting gig because of his goal line success with the Pats, Mendenhall - who isn't just a plodder - can start somewhere. throw in the fact that teams like Fins, Falcons, Jets, Cardinals and Packers will be in the market for RB help, and the fact that there's not too many big ticket RB free agents and no Trent Richardson in the upcoming draft and all of a sudden a guy like Mendenhall who's had success in the past with nearly 3 1K rushing yard seasons becomes a commodity. now the whole point about buying low is if i/we wait until he's actually on another team and annointed the starter than his asking price goes up. his value will never be lower than at this point as he ended the season on a sour note. i'm not trading Aaron Rodgers for him, but if i can move him for a RB4 on my team that i won't be keeping just for the chance that he might actually be serviceable than i'll pounce. i gambled a 2nd round (out of 3 rounds) rookie pick last yr on Felix Jones during the summer because of the chance he might've been named the starting RB with DeMarco Murray possibly not coming back healthy enough to start the season. when Murray was named starting RB by the end of preseason i didn't keep Jones for my draft. its all a gamble.

Well I just took him at 8.06 and I'm pretty happy with it, if he gets traded and gets a decent o-line he's a top 12 RB with 75-80% of the carries

Mile_High_Man said:

Well I just took him at 8.06 and I'm pretty happy with it, if he gets traded and gets a decent o-line he's a top 12 RB with 75-80% of the carries

Pretty bold to call him a RB1 IMO

Howdy, Stranger!

Categories

In this Discussion

Top Posters

Who's Online (18)