Mendy SUSPENDED

[steelreserve]

#Steelers suspended Mendenhall bec after they told him he wd not dress vs. Chargers, he did not show up at Heinz Field, source says.

Well, that's one way to guarantee you get punished.

Still, there was something going on before this that was about more than fumbling the ball a couple of times. I can only guess what was going on, other than one/both of them are dickheads who can't get along with each other.

[polamalubeast]

I wonder if Adrian Peterson would get 100 yards with our O Line. They were starting to gel there, but seems like the train if off the rails again.

Peterson....yes...He is so good

[stillers4me]

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#Steelers Mendenhall stands to lose $275,000 roster bonus if not on the roster for the last game of the regular season. http://burgh.us/itw

[Psycho Ward 86]

I hope like hell he doesn't go to Indy (which he will) and light us up for 187 and 2 TDs with Arians.

Puke.

For all the success they always attribute to Colbert and Co. in the first round, there's another first rounder who ain't gonna be in the black and gold and quite frankly, I think he has been mishandled from day 1.

dont worry, mendenhall never has and never will be capable of putting those kinds of numbers up. And if he ever does, he'll just disappear for about 6 weeks before he hits 100 ever again, just like he did for us.

This

Oh yeah, because mike ran such a cute minicamp and wasnt a hardass or anything his 1st season

[Count Steeler]

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#Steelers Mendenhall stands to lose $275,000 roster bonus if not on the roster for the last game of the regular season. http://burgh.us/itw

Things that make you go hmmm.

[salamander]

I still think there's something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about.

[Count Steeler]

I still think there's something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about.

In more areas than the running game. Starting with the odd timed firing of the special teams coach.

[stillers4me]

This wasn't the first time Tomlin benched Mendenhall to light a fire under his butt. He always seems to come back strong and then disappears. That's why I've never been a big fan of Mendy's. great players don't need that kind of motivation. It's time to move on....but that just means another need to address in the draft. And as usual, we have more needs than we can address in one draft and something will get neglegted.

[Dwinsgames]

to think we could have had CJ2k 1 pick later , or Ray Rice by trading out of the first round acquiring more picks and taking him in the 2nd ... or Jamaal Charles in the 3rd .... instead we got Mendy

[stillers4me]

And in reality, the last thing we need right now is more drama. We need FOCUS.

[salamander]

In more areas than the running game. Starting with the odd timed firing of the special teams coach.

Yepp. It's definitely been a weird season.

[steelerdiva]

Christ. Either Tomlin is too much of a pussy to be a good coach, or he's too much of a hard ass to be one.

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And in reality, the last thing we need right now is more drama. We need FOCUS.

True dat...leave the drama up to Gang Green up in NYC.

[Dwinsgames]

This.

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True dat...leave the drama up to Gang Green up in NYC.

what is posted here has zero effect on what happens with the team itself , so with that in mind carry on

[GoSlash27]

Mendy didn't play any worse than anyone else in that Cleveland game yet he was the only one sent to the inactive list for 2 weeks. As I said in the game day thread last week, benching him for one week made a point. Benching him for 2 was ridiculous.

This is what tells me that it doesn't have anything to do with the fumbles. Mendy got benched for an attitude adjustment because he said or did something he shouldn't have, and it was bad enough the organization had no choice but to take official notice of it. We don't know what that was, and I doubt we ever will. All we can do is speculate, and there's not much point to that because we'll never know the real story.
If I had to guess, it was probably something like he squared off against one of the coaches.

[BlountForceTrauma]

Well folks I am new to this board but just let me say that I'm really glad to see Mendy go. He's more of liability than an asset at this stage. I've never really been a fan of his for whatever reason anyway but I didn't see things ending this way. Tomlin must REALLY not like this guy or this guy must REALLY not like Tomlin.

[Psycho Ward 86]

what is posted here has zero effect on what happens with the team itself , so with that in mind carry on

Clearly, mendenhall's suspension itself is drama

[Heinz Hitman]

I will be glad to see the bum gone. He is 3rd best back on this team at best. He runs scared, has one good game and then 6 bad ones, can't hold onto the ball, and seems to have somewhat of a personality disorder. Buh Bye!

[Count Steeler]

Well folks I am new to this board but just let me say that I'm really glad to see Mendy go. He's more of liability than an asset at this stage. I've never really been a fan of his for whatever reason anyway but I didn't see things ending this way. Tomlin must REALLY not like this guy or this guy must REALLY not like Tomlin.

Welcome to the board.

This has been a very atypical Steeler year.

[BlountForceTrauma]

why not a trade Mendenhall for Jacobs!!!!

He's also suspended by the 9ers right now. He's been complaining about not getting enough playing time.

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Welcome to the board.

This has been a very atypical Steeler year.

Oh for sure dude! Apparently I got banned from "thesteelersfans.com" for absolutely NOTHING! I'm really surprised about it because I was on there all the time but apparently this board is better anyway!

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Welcome to the board.

This has been a very atypical Steeler year.

Are there live gameday threads here?

[Dwinsgames]

Well folks I am new to this board but just let me say that I'm really glad to see Mendy go. He's more of liability than an asset at this stage. I've never really been a fan of his for whatever reason anyway but I didn't see things ending this way. Tomlin must REALLY not like this guy or this guy must REALLY not like Tomlin.

welcome over here , I think you will like this considering where you came from ..this site is far more user friendly IMO

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Are there live gameday threads here?

look the site over , there is a section of forum for just about any topic

[Count Steeler]

Mike McCartney, Mendenhall's agent, said the player will serve his suspension and then return to them next Monday in good spirits.

The suspension will cost Mendenhall $41,176, which is one week's (1/17th) worth of his $700,000 salary.

"What's happened, happened," McCartney told the Post-Gazette. "When I spoke to Rashard, I know he is very excited next Monday to rejoin his teammates. He's going to come back with great energy to do everything he can to help the Pittsburgh Steelers win football games."

Mendenhall missed most of his rookie season when, in the fourth game, Ray Lewis hit him and fractured his shoulder. He went on to lead the Steelers in rushing with 1,108 yards in 2009. He rushed for 1,273 yards in 2010. He had 928 yards rushing last season when his ACL was torn in the final regular season game at Cleveland after eight carries.


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/...#ixzz2EnY94Pgz

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Are there live gameday threads here?

Yes, we have a game day section. All are welcome to join in.

[steelerdude15]

Hes coming off an injury he had 4 carries ya he fumbled twice but everyone fumbled in that game. He is our best back you benched him point made but to keep our talent on the sidelines to make a point is stupid it just hurts the team. If i was a starting runninback, had a major injury then worked my way back to get on the field early had a good game reinjured myself, then came back and was rusty, then have my job given away my uniform stripped away all after getting 4 carries to work my way back, ya i would have a bad attitude too.

I can't argue with the fact that he's our best back; I completely agree. I would be bummed too if I worked my way back and was benched again. Here's why I thought benching him was a good idea: 1) he plays with passion after being bench and works his butt off and 2) Johnny is running better at this point and time. Gotta hand it to Johnny, he's done a better job than Mendy when they both play.

[smokin3000gt]

Are there live gameday threads here?

Yes, in the game day section on the main forum.

http://www.steelersuniverse.com/foru...hp/15-Game-Day

Welcome to SU btw!

[steelerdude15]

He's also suspended by the 9ers right now. He's been complaining about not getting enough playing time.

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Oh for sure dude! Apparently I got banned from "thesteelersfans.com" for absolutely NOTHING! I'm really surprised about it because I was on there all the time but apparently this board is better anyway!

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Are there live gameday threads here?

Yes, yes; welcome to the board!

[Moose]

In Mendenhall's defense, none of his teammates showed up Sunday, either.

LMAO !

[Moose]

Well folks I am new to this board but just let me say that I'm really glad to see Mendy go.

Howdy...and welcome !!

[zulater]

I don't know what some of you guys are talking about?

Mendy hasn't been the Steelers best running back since 2010. In running back years that's half a career ago.

[zulater]

Evil Mike Tomlin tweet.


Due to Mendenhall being suspended we brought up Charlie's son Baron Batch from the practice squad

https://twitter.com/EvilMikeTomlin

[XxKnightxX]

I lost any hope in him after "the fumble" in the Super Bowl, hell show areas of brilliance, but will find ways to flatten our momentum.

Mike Tomlin isn't winning any points on my end. He's got to get a grip on his team , he's losing them.

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[steelerdiva]

what is posted here has zero effect on what happens with the team itself , so with that in mind carry on

If this is you trying to be clever...FAIL.