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Agree 100% with football nerds post on comments made by Payton. He was refering to health of his RB. Yes, I do have him on my team. Big money 14 team keeper league. Drafted him in 2008 in the 11th round and kept him this year as an 8th round pick. We get to keep three players from the previous year but draft spot moves up three rounds. I was high on him going into the 2008 season.
Unless we are talking about rookies, fantasy football and football in general for that matter is about 70% history and patterns and 30% everything else. You get 5 to 10 of these situations every year. The ones that stay calm and not overreact over preseason/camp play and subsequent comments based off preseason / camp play are the ones that win their leagues.You are being disingenuous. His preseason performance coincides with much praise from his QB and his coach. I don't own any players involved in this discussion. I only posted b/c some of the responses in this thread are ridiculous.At this point, all that is known is that 1) bell is healthy 2) thomas is not 3) bell has performed well in camp, according to his coaches and teammates 4) payton is on record saying he will start the back who is playing bestMy bad, one preseason game is a MUCH better indicatorTraders2001 said:
I agree with all of this except I don't think Bell is a guy that will hit the holes. Totaly agree that PT and Bell would have a tough time making the Raiders roster if all things were equal. I don't think PT has overwhelming talent.
Bush hasn't had a preseason. He looked rusty but had a couple of nice catches. No need to hurry Bush back from that surgery with Bell playing like this. For that matter you could rest PT and Bush if all teams were the Lions defense.
I have always liked Mike Bell. I think Shanny real did him a dis-service when he attempted to make him into a fullback. I am glad that most people think he is a no talent bum.
Rusty? I thought he was 100%. He sure was 100% with this fumbles (should have had 3 counting punts). Granted Bell fumbled once, but he was covered up with 2 hands and just helmet on ball. Anybody that watched the game today would say Bush is absolutely a zero threat to take away meaningful carries. What, 7 for 14? Sounds about right. Pure receiver. Bell looked great, shame he didn't get into the end zone. Only reason I like Thomas better is because of receiving. I'm very fearful of split time when Pierre comes back, making them both iffy. Better to have one in there.
Interesting. What else did he say about Bell and the running game?Sean Peyton, on Sirius NFL Radio, just said that he encouraged his 9 year old son to draft Mike Bell in his first ever fantasy draft.
As I recall he said Bell runs upright and takes a lot of hits, but he runs hard and is going to be productive.The story about his son was that he told him to take Bell in the 9th or 10th and his kid was incredulous. And of course Bell is outperforming all the other guys getting drafted in those rounds.The general sense I got was that Payton was very happy with Bell and didn't seem in a rush to steer the conversation back towards Bush or Thomas.Interesting. What else did he say about Bell and the running game?Sean Peyton, on Sirius NFL Radio, just said that he encouraged his 9 year old son to draft Mike Bell in his first ever fantasy draft.
Very interesting. Thanks. Bell could be the steal of the draft if Payton really likes him so much...code said:As I recall he said Bell runs upright and takes a lot of hits, but he runs hard and is going to be productive.The story about his son was that he told him to take Bell in the 9th or 10th and his kid was incredulous. And of course Bell is outperforming all the other guys getting drafted in those rounds.The general sense I got was that Payton was very happy with Bell and didn't seem in a rush to steer the conversation back towards Bush or Thomas.Devil in the Detail said:Interesting. What else did he say about Bell and the running game?yellowdog said:Sean Peyton, on Sirius NFL Radio, just said that he encouraged his 9 year old son to draft Mike Bell in his first ever fantasy draft.
i don't think anyone should expect pierre to be supplanted after a single game. what was interesting to me is how the saints ran the ball 35 times in the game. payton talked about creating more balance in the playcalling than in previous years. new orleans was able to control the clock in the second half by running the ball. 15 attempts from Bell in the 2nd half, i think. 19 attempts between bush and bell in the second half combined. that's something that was not done last year. i expect this to be a blueprint for games in the future. pierre will get his touches but they may attempt to grind out the wins with this stable of RBs.HoTnickZ said:
Trade him to the Bush or PT owner and THEN get Cadillac too.
I'm smelling three-headed monster, as well.• Word is Saints RB Mike Bell has a legitimate chance to overtake Pierre Thomas as the team's primary rusher. If one player has the hot hand, head coach Sean Payton will likely stick with him, and with Thomas nursing a knee injury, he could fall behind Bell in the early going.
You don't say? Through two games, Mike Bell has rushed for 229 yards, and is averaging 5.1 YPC. But he sucks, right? That is what you have repeatedly said in various threads. Care to admit that you are wrong now? If Bell can stay healthy, Thomas being healthy or not, he will get lots of touches. The Saints offense is on record pace with him as their featured running back.
The Saints said on local TV that the injury is not serious. He will be held out this week more than likely as a precaution but the grade of injury does not appear to be as severe as PT's was. PT by the way is not 100% himself. Both will be battling for carries in week 4 in what will be and will likely continue to be the 3 headed monster. I wouldn't get get any illusions that Bell is going to fade into the woodwork because of missing a game. At the very least, he is still the short yardage and goal line back when he returns with upside.
lol. if you say so pahdnuh
