Rashard "Delicious" Mendenhall

by frankrmineo on Sep 3, 2008 4:40 PM EDT

I wish I could find the video but last night I was watching "Welcome to the NFL, Rookie, Volume I." Rashard Mendenhall was one of the 5 featured players during the show. In the show they detailed some of his fumbling issues and even showed the players trying to help resolve his issue.

But the best part of the show for me was that for some reason nobody on the Steelers staff or Rashard Mendenhall himself can figure out why Mike Tomlin has developed the nickname of "Delicious" for Rashard Mendenhall.

During the show you can here Tomlin say things like, "Where the hell is delicious," or "Nice Run delicious". It had me so laughing hard.

Anybody have any ideas of why Rashard is nicknamed Delicious?

And what other creative nicknames can we give this beast?

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no idea

maybe he uses the word “Delicious” alot

by TheMostViolentTeam on Sep 3, 2008 5:28 PM EDT reply actions

Think he likes him just a bit

by herewegosteelers on Sep 3, 2008 5:29 PM EDT reply actions

I like the name

I am using it from now on!

by SteelerBuddha on Sep 3, 2008 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

indeed

Let it stick.

Just one of the things I love about Tomlin.

by Michael Bean on Sep 3, 2008 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe...

It’s because he carries the football like a “delicious” loaf of bread…
: /

by iBleedBlack&Gold on Sep 3, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions

Delicious

Or because defense’s love to eat up the footballs he drops on the turf…

by frankrmineo on Sep 4, 2008 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Delicioushall?

by BluegrassSteeler on Sep 3, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

Mende-licious?

by _ET_ on Sep 3, 2008 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

yup

ET’s got the winner.

by Michael Bean on Sep 3, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I think we have a winner

by BluegrassSteeler on Sep 3, 2008 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Kings of Comedy

I was talking about this with one of my colleagues at work – he actually saw the show (which I didn’t) and immediately said that Tomlin was calling him Delicious from a Kings of Comedy skit. Apparently Cedric the Entertainer does some bit where he outlines different nicknames from the hood – maybe try Youtube to find it. In any case – sounds about right to me.

by smashmouthsteel on Sep 4, 2008 10:45 AM EDT reply actions

Here is the cedric the entertainer clip:

by frankrmineo on Sep 4, 2008 11:24 AM EDT reply actions

Mendelicious def-

Mendelicious def-
Mendelicious definition: make that D go crazy
They always tryin to hit me, but then I make them look lazy
I’m the M to the E, N, D, the E, the L
Even if I can’t hold onto the ball real well.

charity standing orders

by BadMaafala on Sep 4, 2008 12:56 PM EDT reply actions

hahaha

When can we get Big SNack to do the Milshake Dance ala Peter Griffin?

To the tune of the classic children's song "This Old Man" (the part with nick nack patty whack)

Big Snack, Silverback, take the Dawg Pound's Bone, the Black and Gold sent the Brownies crying home.

by Tim Mullhaupt (HSS) on Sep 6, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Deeelicious

Here is the link to youtube with the Cedric “Delicious” nickname skit. Pretty funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RhgpDP2RZ8

by vin2k on Sep 4, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Awesome

“Ain’t no grown man going to call another grown man delicious.” Unless the grown man is Coach Tomlin and the other grown man – is a big Rook with slippery moves and slippery hands.

De-lecious.

by SteelerBuddha on Sep 4, 2008 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions