The Facts: Mendenhall is expected to be on the physically unable to perform list until at least October recovering from his knee reconstruction.

Diehards Line:So says John Clayton of ESPN. He went on to say that although he is running well straight ahead, he's not ready to make the cuts needed to be an every-down runner. Todd Haley will take a running-back-by-committee approach into the season, and Isaac Redman will be the chairman. Redman should be looked at as a RB2 at this point while Mendenhall will be either a late-round draft stash or a waiver wire acquisition in most leagues.