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Rashard Mendenhall

Mendenhall to retain goal line carries after all

Ken Laird on Twitter
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Sep 09, 2010 · 3:53 PM EDT

Steelers OC Bruce Arians says RB Rashard Mendenhall will be the Steelers goal line back after all.

Fantasy Impact: 

Earlier in the week Isaac Redman was anointed the "short-yardage back." It looks like that doesn't mean he will be getting the goal line carries. Look for Mendenhall to retain those duties and be a force as a 3 down back. We like Mendenhall as long as he can stay healthy. Expect a healthy dose of the run while Ben his serving is suspension.

Rashard Mendenhall

Steelers Rashard Mendenhall' Carries Will Be Monitored

Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Sep 08, 2010 · 9:55 AM EDT

Rashard Mendenhall, who emerged from Tomlin's doghouse to lead the Steelers with 1,108 yards rushing last season, will start and also serve as the prime third-down back, as he did for the second half of last season.

"Rashard is our feature runner. He's good in about all circumstances you put him in. He's had a good training camp and preseason. He's good with the ball in his hands, he's good with the blitz pickup out of the backfield. We like how his game is shaping up in that it's well-rounded. He's an emerging player. He's becoming a veteran player. We're going to call on him."

But ...

"We are going to monitor his touches simply because that's the appropriate thing to do this early in the season. He is going to be in; he is capable of staying in on third downs. But, of course, we're also capable of inserting a Mewelde Moore or even an Isaac Redman for that matter.

Fantasy Impact: 
Ben Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh QB Dennis Dixon Will Play With Starters

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Aug 28, 2010 · 5:48 PM EDT

On the same day he announced that Dennis Dixon would finally get some snaps with the first-team offense, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he probably won't name his starting quarterback until right before the Sept. 12 season opener.

Coincidence? Or does that mean the competition to temporarily replace Ben Roethlisberger is heating up in the final days of August?

Tomlin isn't betraying much when it comes to his quarterback situation these days. He said Friday that the Steelers' "intention" is to play Roethlisberger, Byron Leftwich and Dixon with the first-team offense Sunday night against the Broncos.

Roethlisberger, who practiced with the first-team offense yesterday, likely will open under center in the 8 p.m. game.

Since the starters figure to be on the field for at least a half -- they could play into the third quarter, as well - Tomlin said there are enough snaps to spread around among the three quarterbacks.

But the extended action the first-teamers will get in the Steelers' third preseason game isn't the only reason why Dixon will work with the starters.

"It's based on merit," Tomlin said. "Dennis has done great with the opportunities we have provided him to this point."

Fantasy Impact: 

Fantasy owners would be best served by not relying on Dixon or Leftwich while Roethlisberger is out. Expect a heavy dose of Rashard Mendenhall early in the season.

Edgerrin James

RB Rashard Mendenhall Compared To Faulk, James

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Aug 21, 2010 · 10:53 AM EDT

Marshall Faulk rushed for 1,319 yards and caught 86 passes in 1998.

Edgerrin James followed that the next two years in Indianapolis by averaging 1,631 yards on the ground and scoring a total of 35 touchdowns.

Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians had an up-close look at both of those running backs during his brief time on the Colts' coaching staff a decade ago. He gets flashbacks when he sees Rashard Mendenhall.

"He is a good combination of both those guys," Arians said. "He has that kind of skill set. There is no doubt he can do what those two did."

It's an understatement that the Steelers have high hopes for Mendenhall in his third year. Despite his rookie year being limited to 19 carries and his second year marred with a benching because of a lack of attention to detail, Mendenhall is the player the Steelers are relying on in the running game.

They decided not to re-sign Willie Parker in the offseason and didn't bring in veteran running backs to compete with Mendenhall.

There was a reason for that.

The Steelers expect Mendenhall to do everything this year, meaning he will rarely come off the field.

"My goal is staying out there until I can't," Mendenhall said. "That's my role."

In this era of the running back by committee, the Steelers are looking in a different direction when it comes to Mendenhall.

"He is such an explosive player that you just don't take those guys off the field," Arians said.

Arians plans to use Mendenhall much more than the 242 carries and 1,108 yards he totaled last year. He expects to utilize Mendenhall more out of the backfield as a receiver as well. Mendenhall caught 25 passes a season ago and found the end zone eight times.

Mendenhall is expected to be the third-down back, the goal-line back and possibly the short-yardage guy, too.

Fantasy Impact: 

Mendenhall is a top ten back in both our regular rankings and our PPR rankings, and in some drafts, he might not be taken in the first round (his current ADP is 13). If you are drafting late in the first round, he's a good guy to get. If you can take him in the second round, he will offer exceptional value.

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