The Lions' Pride

Depends on how much you value a roster spot. The way that Mendenhall has been used as of late makes me think that he will be eased into the line-up. So his value may peak very late in the season. I could see him being valuable late during a late fall run for the playoffs when opposing defenses are worn down and Mendenhall has fresher legs. Also, Haley has expressed a desire to run more often this year. So if you wanna sit him for the first chunk of games he may be worth it but it just fills a roster spot for awhile until the conditions are set for him to show some value. IMHO

I agree with this. I follow PSU much more intricately than the Eagles, which is a staunch reversal from 8-10 years ago. Also, I've found that Euro soccer can be quite consuming with 10 month seasons. It's easy to stay in the forefront of your mind with meaningful games stretched over that long of a span. I'm still amazed at how much traction college football is able to generate with a product that is only available roughly 40 hours/yr.

I have hope for the o-line thanks to the draft where they took two quality linemen to go along with Pouncey at center. I am a little concerned about running back depth with the Mendenhal injury and Mwende Moore leaving. I'd also like to see more depth at corner.

Good call on the Chiefs. A few of my firends went out there for an eagles game the other year. They've been to a lot places but said the Chiefs experience was special due to the fans.

Everybody hates a winner. Hahahaha.....

Was there on Sept.11th last year and it was the best gameday NFL experience ever.

point proven with him not seeing the connection lulz

Everyone seems to be concerned with the running back depth. IMO we will be fine running the ball this year unless Hailey's running plays are super complicated or something. Isaac Redman is a very under rated back... maybe not the biggest guy but he gets the job done just as well as, if not better than Mendenhall. Fights for yards that Rashard wouldn't. Could probably start on some other teams. Would be perfect for a running-by-committee team.

On top of him they have a healthy Barron Batch, who if you remember the players and coaches were raving about last year until he blew his knee out late in camp. Really excited to see what he can bring to the table.

Behind him they have John Clay... sort of reminds me of Bettis. Big, bruising runner.... would run through a brick wall just for fun. Great for the goal line and eating up clock.

Then they added some speed with Chris Rainey. Probably some punt/kick returns and wildcat plays..

IMO we'll be fine without Mendenhall. It's our D-line that scares me. Aaron Smith is not going to to be easy to replace. Did you see our pass rush against Tebow when Smith and Keisel went down late last year? It was non existent. Hope to hell Ziggy & Heyward are ready to step up this season. Both had pretty nice seasons filling in throughout last season but got absolutely shut down against Denver.