But I’d take Tashard Choice over him in a heartbeat. Not a knock on Mewelde, he played pretty well for us when we needed him, but he doesn’t start on any team in the league over what they have (and from some of the talk here, he is the 4th best RB on our own team), but I might be forgetting a team or two.

Tashard Choice has a pretty small sample size in terms of NFL production, odviously. But in his short time here are his averages: 5.1 yards per rush (92 attempts), and 8.8 yards per reception (21 receptions). He had a great college career, and in my opinion was way undervalued at the draft.

Tashard Coice rushed for 116 less yards than Mewelde last year, but on 48 fewer carries. Comparing the two, numbers wise, Tashard has the upper hand, when you average things out. He may not be the pass blocker Mewelde is, yet. But he is two years younger and in terms of body type, probably more of what we’d like to see, 5’9" 210. Mewelde is the same weight, but taller, thus having a higher center of gravity.

P.S.- These SI power rankings are BS anyway. With the exception of TB’s Graham and Baltimore’s McClain they don’t even mention a single FB, and neither of those two is really a FB anymore in the way they’re used. And as most of us can verify, a good FB makes aworld of difference in the running game. If you have the best FB in the league that should definately be factored in.

First off, how can you not love a dude named Mewelde? That’s some sweet stuff right there. Second, if you watch the game-winning drive in the Super Bowl again, you’ll see MM make an absolutely stellar blitz pick-up of Aaron Francisco on the 3rd and 6 completion to Santonio right after the two-minute warning. I mean, he steps up and flat-out stones the dude, giving Ben the space he needs to step into his throw (which is a dart, and needs to be since the coverage is tight. If Ben can’t step into that throw, the pass is broken up and it’s 4th and 6. And 4th and 6 right there is scary).

Anyway, those are the intangibles that writers who assemble rankings based largely on stats and reputations miss. As far as I’m concerned, let’s keep MM on the down-low. As Coach T says, better to under-promise and over-perform…

is just one of those guys, no matter what they do, will always be underrated. I happen to love the guy. He is a vastly underrated runner. He may not have the exposion of FWP but the guy almost always makes yards, makes plays. Superb receiver, outstanding blocker (see SB reference above), ultimate team player, intelligent.

Imo, and were all entitled, there is no comparison betweem MM and Choice. Can’t really compare numbers to numbers b/c our OL was so porous for a large part of the year.

He is a winner, a guy that just consistently finds a way to contribute. He basically made the plays in OT v. Ravens to win the game. I think the guy needs more touches. Good things happen the more he gets the ball.