Bell VS Parker (1 Viewer)

[klo91]

In a keeper league, would you rather have Tatum Bell or Willie Parker?

Here's a from fanball.com <http://www.fanball.com/fb/article.cfm/ID.6631>

Age and Durability

Parker is roughly eight months older than Bell, so the gap isn't wide enough to give Tatum a point on the score card in that particular category. When it comes to durability, only the participants of the Team USA vs. Ghana match endured more minor maladies than Bell (there were more players stretchered off the field in one World Cup match than you'll see in an entire NFL season).

Ultimately, Bell missed only three games over the last two seasons, but there always seems to be something wrong with him. Among the body parts he's injured over the last two years are his chest, a toe, an ankle, a shoulder, a hamstring, a finger, and a rib. Meanwhile, Parker missed one game with an ankle injury last year. He was limited to five carries in one game and then sat out the next, but he bounced back and didn't miss a beat the rest of the way

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This was a closer battle than the scorecard indicates. Yes, Parker held a 2-0-1 record in our three categories, but one of those wins was due to Bell's long list of minor injuries and the other is strictly because of the difference in coaching. Bell and Parker are both quality running backs and if they swapped uniforms, the final tally would read 1-1-1. If both players stay healthy and get a similar number of carries over the next few years, they will likely produce similar numbers. Unfortunately for Bell, the Shanahan Factor gives the edge to Fast Willie.

 

[Slinger]

FWP >>>> Bell

 

[thehobbit]

Parker is the Keeper.

This should belong in the Assistant Couch forum.

The rational behind Parker over Bell is easy.

No matter how you slice it and dice it. Parker was a major factor for Pit getting to the SB. Bettis may have been the trouphy item, but it was Parker who established the run game. I do not see them abandoned nor forgetting that in Pittsburgh.

As for Bell, he is a dime a dozen. The best you can hope for is for a T.Davis turnout, the worst, an Olandis Gary. Denver is a factor of backs that will make anyone look good(except crapola Ohio State players, Go Blue!!!) But they also turn and burn them quickly and won't grant anyone a big contract so longevity there is risky. Portis is FINALLY starting to come around but he isn't a guarentee as he was a major FLOP the first part of the season last year, than struck a cord of rythem. Droughs is due up for his best shot to show what Denver was able to make him THIS year in Clevland, if he bust, it goes to prove how much better Denver can make someone look. T.Davis is my hero(not really) but he was a fantasy superstar, too bad it didn't last. O.Gary showed some shrine than busted out. M.Anderson showed promise twice, but is a major longshot to due anything more at this point in his career. My point is expect no different than Bell to likely never live up to anything more than what he did in Denver, and don't expect his Denver career to last long whether its 1 year away or 2 or 3.