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NFL Football Players Draft Injuries Rookies Season SuperbowlPublished: September 24, 2009
The oft-quoted line in one of Eliot's most famous poems could have easily been referring to the 2008 Steelers' draft. It started with such high expectations, but is well on its way to ending in a whimper.
The Steelers entered that draft with its biggest need being the offensive line. But, after a depressing run on extremely talented offensive linemen preceded their pick, few blamed them for grabbing Rashard Mendenhall, thought by many to be the best player still on the board at the time.
But Mendenhall's career is off to a terrible start. He was injured early in his rookie campaign, but even during that year, he showed little during the preseason and during his limited playing time.
He has been so unimpressive in 2009 that Steelers fans are all but begging the top brass to bring somebody, anybody, up from the practice squad to carry the football. He did have a great run against the Bears, causing me to practically bounce off the ceiling.
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