The comparsion no cowboy fan wants to talk about

[Hostile]

Mendenhall, 3 starts, 2 fumbles in the red zone, almost a 3rd.

 

[DallasEast]

The best defense against Mendenhall this season has been by the Steelers OC, who kept Mendenhall off the field in favor of FWP. It HURT the Steelers that they were being so loyal to FWP when Mendenhall was the better back. The Steelers have turned it around with Mendenhall starting and Parker backing him up.

Maybe someone can explain to me how Mendenhall can bust a 39-yard run on his third carry against the Bears and then be benched for the rest of the game, which the Steelers ended up losing? I guess it is possible that Mendenhall did not know all of the plays, but he was clearly the better back.

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[Dallas]

The dog-pile of the OP continues. This is good stuff.




For the record: I am NOT a Mendenhall fan but he has been an occasional solid back for the Steelers. I wouldn't say he is exceptional. They guy seems to get either hurt or himself benched far to often for my tastes. You have to KNOW THE playbook also. That might help him stay in the game. He is also a pretty lazy back when it comes to training. He appears to have kept that label since joining the NFL from college, that's good to see.


And please...Spareme BearMe w/ the utter love spewage for Mendy.

Felix is special and we didn't need another Barber on this team as folks have cleared stated over and over and over.

 

[iceberg]

I gave credit to TC's stats. I was impressed. They are better than I thought they would be.

Giving me crap about my objectivity in this discussion is pretty funny. I brought an objective perspective that has been pretty much non-existent in the various Felix-Mendenhall discussions here.

but you still said "i don't care about the stats now, my boy is better because ... well, because damn it!

QUIT PICKING ON HIM!!!!

and you're not talking to "the forum" now - you and i are talking. if you want me to give your thoughts some credit, quit being a billboard for a player.

 

[DallasEast]

Hmm, I had one post before today, but now I am the "idiot's guide to mendenhall"? This whole forum was the idiot's guide to Mendenhall, with barely a single objective poster who could mention him without knocking him. I applaud the guy who started this thread because after as much crap as has been dished about Mendenhall here, it's becoming more and more clear that he is a very good NFL back. The questions about Felix remain though. Good luck keeping him injury-free and productive. If Mendenhall is my pet, then Felix is Jerry's pet.

... and a very belated to you too, Mrs. Virginia Halas McCaskey!

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Ren, why don't you post the stats that you so want to post? Go ahead, I don't care. Here is a link for the 2008 NFL combine stats: they will tell you that Choice is smaller, weaker, and slower than Mendenhall: probably why he was drafted lower, duh.

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2008/combineRB.html

Combine stats are completely irrelevant at this point. There's no reason to discuss them when we can examine legitimate NFL production from both players. And, according to that production, Jones is a far better fit for the Cowboys.

 

[joseephuss]

I have just become a fan of hating Rashard Mendenhall. I used to appreciate the potential of the young man. If Dallas had drafted him I would have been a big fan. Since they didn't I was just apathetic to him. I figured he would do well in the league, but he isn't a Cowboy so he was not worth my effort. Now that there are some on this message board that will do anything to suckle at his proverbial teet I must now hate him. Trip and fall Mendenhall.

 

[gbrittain]

Mendenhall has had two really good games and two average games in his entire career. I am supposed to be rueing already? Over two good games and two average games at best.

If that is the case the entire NFL better be bowing down at the altar of one Miles Austin.

Now that is some rueing and there is not even a draft pick or big contract involved. Rueing on steroids.

 

[BearMe]

I have just become a fan of hating Rashard Mendenhall. I used to appreciate the potential of the young man. If Dallas had drafted him I would have been a big fan. Since they didn't I was just apathetic to him. I figured he would do well in the league, but he isn't a Cowboy so he was not worth my effort. Now that there are some on this message board that will do anything to suckle at his proverbial teet I must now hate him. Trip and fall Mendenhall.

I guess it would have been better if I had posted:

"Felix is awesome! Look at his stats! He is better than Mendenhall and Chris Johnson combined! Mendenhall is a lazy, stupid, one-year college wonder who has durability problems! He was injured last season! Tashard Choice is better than him anyway! Look at the stats! Anyone who is a Cowboy is the best! I'm not a homer, you're a homer! Whoever started this thread is not a true Cowboys fan!"

 

[iceberg]

I guess it would have been better if I had posted:

"Felix is awesome! Look at his stats! He is better than Mendenhall and Chris Johnson combined! Mendenhall is a lazy, stupid, one-year college wonder who has durability problems! He was injured last season! Tashard Choice is better than him anyway! Look at the stats! Anyone who is a Cowboy is the best! I'm not a homer, you're a homer! Whoever started this thread is not a true Cowboys fan!"

why do so many butt-nugget-thinking people have to go from one extreme to the other.

FELIX IS JUST A PRECIOUS FLOWER!!!
FELIX IS AWSOME - LOOK AT HIS STATS!

both cases make you look the fool.

how about

"hey - mendenhall is looking good these days and seems to have put some of his past problems behind him. anyone wonder how he would look as a cowboy?"

or

"mendenhall is looking good - if we took him do you think we'd also have taken choice later on? who would you rather have - mendenhall and barber or the trio we have now?

wow. a semi-intelligent question over a tired topic that doesn't POKE FUN at the other side but tries to put the jr high hate-fest down and talk like you really want to talk about it.

you only want to go WAH so far and it's old.

 

[joseephuss]

I guess it would have been better if I had posted:

"Felix is awesome! Look at his stats! He is better than Mendenhall and Chris Johnson combined! Mendenhall is a lazy, stupid, one-year college wonder who has durability problems! He was injured last season! Tashard Choice is better than him anyway! Look at the stats! Anyone who is a Cowboy is the best! I'm not a homer, you're a homer! Whoever started this thread is not a true Cowboys fan!"

It would be one thing if you thought Mendenhall was better than Felix. It is an opinion that some share and other don't. You don't even seem to think Felix is a good player. That is an opinion that few share and it makes you seem uniformed.

 

[slomoxn]

I didn't take the time to read every post concerning this but I will say this. Dallas had a plan to have a backfield by committee. They didn't care if these other backs are supposedly better than Felix, he (felix) fit what they were trying anc have succeded in doing. That is having a running back that can go the distance at any time and a back that can brake your back if you ge in his way. Choice was just good scouting and drafting. But it doesn't matter if YOU think those other guys are better, they are not better for what Dallas wanted to do. And since Jerry is signing the checks that is all that matters. Considering that a running back falls apart after 4-5 years if they get to many carries this is the best way to approach it which is why more teams are going to RB by committee.

 

[cowboyeric8]

why do so many butt-nugget-thinking people have to go from one extreme to the other.

FELIX IS JUST A PRECIOUS FLOWER!!!
FELIX IS AWSOME - LOOK AT HIS STATS!

both cases make you look the fool.

how about

"hey - mendenhall is looking good these days and seems to have put some of his past problems behind him. anyone wonder how he would look as a cowboy?"

or

"mendenhall is looking good - if we took him do you think we'd also have taken choice later on? who would you rather have - mendenhall and barber or the trio we have now?

wow. a semi-intelligent question over a tired topic that doesn't POKE FUN at the other side but tries to put the jr high hate-fest down and talk like you really want to talk about it.

you only want to go WAH so far and it's old.

Where have you been iceberg? I've enjoyed your posts in this thread, pretty much laying down the law. Have I just been missing your other posts?

 

[chuffly]

I'm impressed. I like TC, but I have watched him and don't think he can handle the load of a #1 back.

Seriously? The People's Choice was the only back the Cowboys had the last month of the season last year, and he carried the load against the best defenses the league has to offer - the Giants, Ravens, Eagles, and of course, your beloved Steelers. Not only did he perform admirably, he excelled. You could make the case he was our best offensive player during the last month of the season.

Despite the fact that he's carried as heavy of a workload as your boy ever carried and has less injuries to show for it, you somehow have come to the conclusion that Choice can't handle a workload and Rashard Mendenhall can. And this is based on what exactly, Mr. Objective?

 

[ElGatoGrande]

apples and oranges

Mendenhall is a full-time back, a power-runner,,, Felix is a part-time, home-run hitter.

I'm hopeful that Garrett has plans to make him a bigger part of the game plan once he's 100%. How great will it be to unveil the secret weapon when the games become more important

 

[iceberg]

Where have you been iceberg? I've enjoyed your posts in this thread, pretty much laying down the law. Have I just been missing your other posts?

no. too many people are just on the whine patrol so i've backed off posting.

 

[CoCo]

why do so many butt-nugget-thinking people have to go from one extreme to the other.

FELIX IS JUST A PRECIOUS FLOWER!!!
FELIX IS AWSOME - LOOK AT HIS STATS!

both cases make you look the fool.

how about

"hey - mendenhall is looking good these days and seems to have put some of his past problems behind him. anyone wonder how he would look as a cowboy?"

or

"mendenhall is looking good - if we took him do you think we'd also have taken choice later on? who would you rather have - mendenhall and barber or the trio we have now?

wow. a semi-intelligent question over a tired topic that doesn't POKE FUN at the other side but tries to put the jr high hate-fest down and talk like you really want to talk about it.

you only want to go WAH so far and it's old.

I couldn't agree more. Its just ridiculous tit for tat week after week after week...

Too many do not want thoughtful conversation. I'm not sure what it is they want, but its not thoughtful conversation.

 

[Sarge]

Take a lesson from the whale, the only time he gets harpooned is when he comes up to spout.

:signmast: and :laugh1:

 

[J-DOG]

Rashard Mendenhall 100 carries 573 yards 4 TDS 5.7 YPC
Chris Johnson 144 carries 959 yards 6 TDS 6.7 YPC
Felix Jones 41 carries 298 yards 1 TD 7.3 YPC

Yall wondered why I was screaming bloody murder when we picked Felix. Keep your agendas up fellas. So just remember the arguements. From that draft after the draft and their rookies season. He who laughs last laughs the best. Felix was a waste of a pick. CJ is amazing and Mendenhall is doing wonders in pitt. Oh well what could of been. I would get into receiving stats but my point is already made. So you felix backers have nothing to hold your hat on anymore.

You are conviently forgetting one thing.
Those other teams....do not have a Marion Barber as the starter.
But you spin it any way you want.
Love to see this board when we are in first place and see threads about how Felix is under performing and how Butler should replace Spencer.

 

[MONT17]

dont understand the thinking behind drafting a HOMERUN Hitter as a RB... I like Felix and I can live with drafting him and if drafting Felix was the wrong move... thats the life of a Dallas Cowboy fan!


I got over Kavika Pittman, I will get over this... if its the wrong move!