What are you talking about? Why would I care what players did in college? This is the pros. I live in the present not the past and it's obvious which team (Pitt) is running better, which player (Mendenhall) is running better and which defense is stopping the run better right now. Just because you know the names Rice, McGahee, and McClain doesn't mean they form a better trio of running backs this season.
The Ravens haven't been able to rush the ball all year and just let the Browns run all over them for 173 yards last week. It's not like the Steelers haven't faced good running backs either. They held Turner to 42 yards and Chris Johnson to 34 yards. And why are you even bringing up McClain? The guy hasn't been used as a real running back in 2 years. He gets 2 carries a game. And McGahee is pretty much only used in short yardage/goal line situations.
Another stat or piece of information you wouldn't care about is that Mendenhall is actually healthy. Ray Rice didn't practice Wednesday and isn't going to be 100%. Against the Steelers D I would worry about that because the only way they're beating them is by throwing it. And the way Flacco's been throwing it this year I wouldn't be worried about that if I was Pittsburgh either.
It's obvious you like the Ravens in this game and that's fine. I just didn't and don't understand your arguments which is why I use stats to back up mine. It makes a little more sense when you can back up what you're saying with numbers
Jumping into the middle of arguments is fun. I also like Mendenhall. He was on my fantasy team last year and I would have loved to draft him again this year if he'd been available. I also like stats. Stats are fun. But it's important to remember that they are relative; especially early in the season. Here's a few about Mendenhall
36 - number of yards gained in last game against Ravens.
95 - number of yards gained the game before.
113 - number of yards he gained in the second half against TB after Steelers had a huge lead were clearly looking to run out the clock. He gained 143 the entire game.
69 - number of yards he gained against Ten.
50 - number of yards picked up in overtime for a TD on a busted defense by Atlanta. He gained 70 yards the first 4 quarters.
Yes I'm on Baltimore for this game. Both teams are going to try and control the ground game. Balt just happens to have more options in that respect. The key is which team can make a few clutch passes when needed. Batch looked ok last week, but he was facing a depleted TB secondary and got a circus catch by Wallace (also on my fantasy team this year and last). Flacco looked like shit against Cincy (my defense) but I beleive he'll make the plays that will determine the outcome of this game.
Baltimore's the dog. They don't have to blowout a very good Pitt defense to cover.
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