Tag Archives: Rashard Mendenhall
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 14th) Steelers lose Aaron Smith for season, might get back Willie Parker and Troy Polamalu, and more
Pittsburgh Loses DE Aaron Smith For the Season Smith was originally reported to be out for several weeks, but further diagnosis revealed that he would not be able to come back this season from a torn rotator cuff. This put the league’s number two rush defense in a bind, as Smith was a decent ass-rusher [...]
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 7th) Braylon Edwards a Jet, Michael Crabtree a 49er and more
Braylon Edwards Traded to New York Jets The Browns ridded of the under-performing Edwards for Chansi Stuckey and two draft picks. This immediately causes caution for Derek Anderson’s value, but should make Mohamed Massaquoi’s value soar. Edwards, on the other hand, should develop into a fine down-field weapon for Mark Sanchez, but you should give [...]
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 6th) Eli Manning Gets Second Opinion, Michael Crabtree to Meet With 49ers, and more
(Should the Steelers run with the hot hand in Mendenhall?) Michael Crabtree Meeting With 49ers Today On the surface, all this means is that Crabtree doesn’t actually want to sit out the entire season, and the ‘Niners will probably win this contract battle. This doesn’t make Crabtree a hot commodity all of a sudden, however, [...]
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 3rd) James Davis Done For Season, Willie Parker Out For Sunday, and more
Cleveland’s James Davis Out For Season This is big, unexpected news, as the rookie looked very sharp in pre-season, and was on the verge of getting more carries. With Davis gone, however, Jerome Harrison (above) will step-in as the full-time starter until Jamal Lewis is fully healthy, and Lewis’s age and ineffectiveness could eventually lead [...]
NFL Quick Hits (Oct. 2nd) Marion Barber Expected to Play, “Fast Willie” Doubtful, and more
Josh Johnson is the news starting quarterback in Tampa Bay (for now), while Chad Henne takes over for the other Chad on IR (Pennington). This is old news, but still information you need to be aware of if you already aren’t, as both quarterbacks’ new roles do affect their offenses, in one way or another. [...]
NFL Quick Hits (September 8): Pats deal Seymour to Raiders, Stafford ‘the man’ in Detroit, Cadillac to start for Bucs, and more
Richard Seymour Dealt to Raiders, Wants New Deal In an effort to bring aid to their ineffective run defense, the Raiders dealt with the devil (Bill Belichick) and acquired 30-year old defensive end, Seymour, for a 2011 first round pick. Seymour is in his prime and arguably one of the better 3-4 ends in the [...]
Fantasy Football Tier Rankings: Running Backs
As with the receivers and quarterbacks, this list is here to split up the A’s from the B’s, and let you know where to draft guys, roughly. Okay, so Adrian Peterson is your running back with the first pick. That was easy. Hell, Yahoo suggested it, right? But now what? The second round rolls around, [...]
NFL Fantasy Start or Sit Week 4: Whose time is it to Shine, Who should Ride the Pine?
Before we get started on our week four projections, I’ve got a bone to pick with Matthew Berry a.k.a. “The talented Mr. Roto” who works over at ESPN. While I will admit that he’s probably better at this than I am, he does just about everything I hate when it comes to his “Love ‘em, [...]
2008 Illinois Fighting Illini Preview: They aren’t sleepers anymore
Under the coaching and recruiting of Head Coach Ron Zook, the Fighting Illini went from a perennial loser to a serious contender in the Big 10 overnight. In 2007, they posted a 9-4 record overall while finishing 2nd in the Big 10 with a 6-2 record and making their first trip to the Rose Bowl [...]
Crowded Steelers backfield means end for Davenport
Any teams looking for a quality backup running back, especially one with starting experience, can thank the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pittsburgh cut Najeh Davenport, who started for the Steelers at the end of last season in the wake of Willie Parker’s injury. Davenport looked like a keeper during the Week 15 game at St. Louis last [...]
