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What the status of Mendenhall. Prior to our draft I was hearing reports that he won't be back until after wk 6. Now there are reports that he was eligable to play last week. Redman clearly doesn't look like the answer. But there maybe some value in Dwyer. Can anybody shed some light on this mystery?

Dwyer had 9 rushing attempts for 4.8 ypc and Redman had 11 attempts for 1.8 ypc....That being said I wouldn't want either in my line up and would wait for Mendy before I'd consider starting a Pit RB IMO

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Go get Dwyer now, Tomlin already said he's earned a bigger role week 2 so he has 2 games to earn his keep before the Squeelers bye. They prefer to lean on one guy rather than multiple, so if Dwyer builds on his week 1 performance he'll be the lead guy even with a healthy Mendenhall. Maybe not 20+ touches, but 15-17? Yep. Encouraging that he saw several passing downs snaps too.

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Dwyer is clearly the better back, although both have a better match-up this week after what Spiller did to the Jets last week.

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WR: Welker, D. Thomas, D. Moore, K. Wright, Hawkins, Andre Roberts
TE: Pettigrew, Bennett
K: Gostkowski
D: Arizona

I like Dwyer too. Not ready to start him yet but he should get bulk of carries this week. At some point, I think he will take the starters job regardless of Mendenhall.

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QBs RG3, Dalton
RBs McCoy, Bryce Brown, Donald Brown, Moreno, Dwyer, & Tate
WRs V. Jackson, Givens, Shorts & D. Alexander
TEs M. Lewis, Gronkowski
K Janikowski
Def Cowboys, Cardinals, Browns

I will be starting dwyer at flex only cause I have too this week, not expecting.g much because of the matchup against the jets but I think going forward he has a chance to take the job. This guy always had talent since college but his mindset and maturity level weren't there until this year. I thought mendenhall was average last year before his injury so its not to crazy to think dwyer could be the main guy for the year.

Didn't watch, but every report I've read said the only positive Buffalo can take away from the Jets game is their ability to run. Is that more because of the Jets run D? or Spiller? We'll find out this week, but I'd be more optimistic about Dwyer if he gets the touches it sounds like he's getting. I hope San Diego keeps Mathews down one more game to make sure he's all the way back for week 3 and if that's the case I'll be rolling with Dwyer as I also wait for LeShoure's suspension to be lifted.

Keeping him benched in a couple of others because I have better options, but in a start 2 of Rich vs. Chris Johnson vs. Dwyer I'm going to wait until Friday to decide - and may change my mind Sunday morning. Closer than it is for most though, I'm sure.

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Agree with A-Dawg above. I don't know why so many people assume that Mendy will get the starting job back (or, if he does, that he'll keep it for very long). Mendy did not look good at all last year, and Dwyer is showing some real promise.

MENDY will get the job back when he returns. If he keeps it, that is the question. You don't put up what he did the last 3 years and don't get your starting job back. Sure, he didn't put up an awesome year before he went down, but still a good year with that o line we have. Not saying he's AP or Mccoy or anything, but you can't put up that much production only to get cast aside when you get hurt. Just makes no sense

Both Dwyer and Redman looked slow and fat imo, but Dwyer did do the best he could with his chances and deserves the chance to start to show what he can do going forward.

Only way he gets the job is if they don't resign Mendy in the off season. Right now, he's a spot starter until Mendy gets back nothing more, or if Mendy returns and blows out his ACL again. But on pure talent to talent basis, its not even close


So, the post saying Dywer will beat out Mendy on return is just nonsense right now imo. That could change with the factors I listed above, but right now it's not going to happen

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HB- Bradshaw, Turner, Mendy, Redman
Wr- Nicks, Marshall, Jennings, Hawkins, Little
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Idp- Mayo
Def- Steelers, Vikings
K- Akers

Mendenhall is a dirty terrorist

"It's amazing how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We've only heard one side..."

"We'll never know what really happened. I just have a hard time believing a plane could take a skyscraper down demolition style,"

Spoken like a true Mendy owner. No one knows right now but Mendy didn't exactly set the world on fire and he dances too much. Dwyer hits the hole. That's Pittsburgh style. A leopard cant change his spots. We shall see. As a Dwyer owner, I hope he starts and never looks back.

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QBs RG3, Dalton
RBs McCoy, Bryce Brown, Donald Brown, Moreno, Dwyer, & Tate
WRs V. Jackson, Givens, Shorts & D. Alexander
TEs M. Lewis, Gronkowski
K Janikowski
Def Cowboys, Cardinals, Browns

Signed,
A Mendenhall owner who is praying he comes back to add depth to my otherwise uninspiring RB corps.

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Sept of 2012? Shameless indeed..

Beat you to it old man..
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Dwyer's not even practicing. Something with his foot. I am smelling desperation out there.