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Mike Bell, injured finger (1 Viewer)

Steelers4Life

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Mike Bell fractured his middle finger Sunday and may need surgery.

How much, if any, time Bell might miss is unknown. He had an impressive rookie debut in spite of the defeat. A broken finger in the middle of his hand can't bode well considering Mike's history of fumbling.

Source: Rocky Mountain News

How serious could this be?

 
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Steelers4Life said:
Mike Bell fractured his middle finger Sunday and may need surgery.How much, if any, time Bell might miss is unknown. He had an impressive rookie debut in spite of the defeat. A broken finger in the middle of his hand can't bode well considering Mike's history of fumbling.Source: Rocky Mountain News How serious could this be?
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This one will be off to the races with the Tater people!
 
This is just a ploy to...ah screw it. Upgrade Tatum Bell even more if MB is going to miss time.

 
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Steelers4Life said:
Mike Bell fractured his middle finger Sunday and may need surgery.How much, if any, time Bell might miss is unknown. He had an impressive rookie debut in spite of the defeat. A broken finger in the middle of his hand can't bode well considering Mike's history of fumbling.Source: Rocky Mountain News How serious could this be?
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Huge! As a former RB, I had a similar injury and I couldn't maintain a grip on the ball. It is the most important finger for your grip.
 
Article says dislocated, not broken.

At the bottom.

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Tatum Bell finished with 103 yards on 15 carries, while Mike Bell, who might need surgery to repair his right middle finger after saying he dislocated it, had 58 yards on 10 carries.

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Broken, bad news.Dislocation, not good news but also not so bad news.

 
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Da Guru said:
Tatum Bell will be a top 10 RB now!
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If in fact Mike Bell misses time, Cedric will be more than capable of filling his shoes.He's bigger, stronger, and faster than Bell, and I hope he gets his shot.No matter what happens, I don't believe Shanahan is comfortable letting Tatum Bell carry the load by himself.
 
isn't this bigger news?

i just read it on the rockymountainnews site.

it's like buried in the broncos recap.

maybe just because i am a cobbs owner this seems like big news, but i mean...i am surprised no one is talking about this more.

 
Foosball God said:
Steelers4Life said:
Da Guru said:
Tatum Bell will be a top 10 RB now!
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If in fact Mike Bell misses time, Cedric will be more than capable of filling his shoes.He's bigger, stronger, and faster than Bell, and I hope he gets his shot.No matter what happens, I don't believe Shanahan is comfortable letting Tatum Bell carry the load by himself.
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I recommend that anyone with Cadillac Williams drop him and pick up Cedric Cobbs. :thumbup:
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:lmao:
 
Steelers4Life said:
jonessed said:
Dislocated fingers don't normally require surgery. Sounds like someone is just trying to create a stir.
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My dad dislocated his finger working in the garage. He had surgery on it, and the joint still gives him problems.
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I've dislocated two and had a friend dislocate one and we never required surgery. Surgeries on dislocated fingers are relatively rare. Most just require a relocation and a splint.
 
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More importantly for deep leagues, who #4 on DEN dpeth chart right now? By week 10 that guy might have a few 100 yard games under his belt. Cecil Sapp? I see Nash is on the pratice squad.

 
CA_7 said:
More importantly for deep leagues, who #4 on DEN dpeth chart right now? By week 10 that guy might have a few 100 yard games under his belt. Cecil Sapp? I see Nash is on the pratice squad.
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A fractured or dislocated finger isn't a big deal. A report on local radio said he isn't expected to miss much "if any" time.The WORST case scenerio is he sits two weeks and comes back after the bye week. Best case scenerio is he starts next Sunday.This is not a big deal.
 
Paprika said:
CA_7 said:
More importantly for deep leagues, who #4 on DEN dpeth chart right now? By week 10 that guy might have a few 100 yard games under his belt. Cecil Sapp? I see Nash is on the pratice squad.
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A fractured or dislocated finger isn't a big deal. A report on local radio said he isn't expected to miss much "if any" time.The WORST case scenerio is he sits two weeks and comes back after the bye week. Best case scenerio is he starts next Sunday.This is not a big deal.
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If he sits for two weeks, he may return as the #4 RB and never sniff the field again.
 
Paprika said:
CA_7 said:
More importantly for deep leagues, who #4 on DEN dpeth chart right now? By week 10 that guy might have a few 100 yard games under his belt. Cecil Sapp? I see Nash is on the pratice squad.
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A fractured or dislocated finger isn't a big deal. A report on local radio said he isn't expected to miss much "if any" time.The WORST case scenerio is he sits two weeks and comes back after the bye week. Best case scenerio is he starts next Sunday.This is not a big deal.
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It's a big deal if Cedric Cobbs blows up that week or two that Bell misses...
 
Paprika said:
CA_7 said:
More importantly for deep leagues, who #4 on DEN dpeth chart right now? By week 10 that guy might have a few 100 yard games under his belt. Cecil Sapp? I see Nash is on the pratice squad.
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A fractured or dislocated finger isn't a big deal. A report on local radio said he isn't expected to miss much "if any" time.The WORST case scenerio is he sits two weeks and comes back after the bye week. Best case scenerio is he starts next Sunday.This is not a big deal.
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Why would he start next week when he didn't even start Week 1? I'm guessing Tatum will start next week just as he did this week. But, when you are splitting carries it really doesn't matter who starts.
 
Confucius say..

He who think he has Denver backfield figured out ...IS FAQIN' CRAZY

 
coincidentally, Tatum fractured (or dislocated) his finger on his first day of practice as a rookie, and never really got into the swing of things until week 14.

 
This will give those who have been pimping this guy all presason a handy excuse when Tatum stats dwarf his at the end of the season.

 
Native said:
Paprika said:
CA_7 said:
More importantly for deep leagues, who #4 on DEN dpeth chart right now? By week 10 that guy might have a few 100 yard games under his belt. Cecil Sapp? I see Nash is on the pratice squad.
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A fractured or dislocated finger isn't a big deal. A report on local radio said he isn't expected to miss much "if any" time.The WORST case scenerio is he sits two weeks and comes back after the bye week. Best case scenerio is he starts next Sunday.This is not a big deal.
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If he sits for two weeks, he may return as the #4 RB and never sniff the field again.
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Very :goodposting: If Cobbs gets on the field, M. Bell may never get back on the field, so I think this could be a big deal.
 
FYI,

www.denverpost.com has it as being more than just a dislocation. They're calling it a displaced fracture, whatever the heck that is. :shrug:

Mike Bell, part II of the Broncos' running back committee, said he suffered a displaced fracture on a middle finger after he was blown up trying to block Little.
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Big Score said:
FYI,

www.denverpost.com has it as being more than just a dislocation. They're calling it a displaced fracture, whatever the heck that is. :shrug:

Mike Bell, part II of the Broncos' running back committee, said he suffered a displaced fracture on a middle finger after he was blown up trying to block Little.
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http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/a...oken_bones.htmlDisplaced fracture: a fracture in which the pieces on either side of the break are out of line (Displaced fractures may require surgery to make sure the bones are properly aligned before casting.)

 
From the team's website:

INJURY REPORT:

Mike Bell suffered an injury to his finger on the second play of the game, but returned to action to rush for 58 yards and his first career touchdown.

"Mike had a fingernail torn off in the first quarter," Shanahan said. "It looked quite ugly. He came back and I was really pleased with that. He showed some toughness."

 
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From the team's website:INJURY REPORT: Mike Bell suffered an injury to his finger on the second play of the game, but returned to action to rush for 58 yards and his first career touchdown."Mike had a fingernail torn off in the first quarter," Shanahan said. "It looked quite ugly. He came back and I was really pleased with that. He showed some toughness."
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Please change the thread title to "Broken Fingernail". :lol:
 
Big Score said:
FYI,

www.denverpost.com has it as being more than just a dislocation. They're calling it a displaced fracture, whatever the heck that is. :shrug:

Mike Bell, part II of the Broncos' running back committee, said he suffered a displaced fracture on a middle finger after he was blown up trying to block Little.
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I think it means his finger is still on the turf in St. Louis.
 
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Side note.............J. Walker, who finished with three catches for 41 yards, sustained a slightly dislocated finger on the second drop.

 
:eek:

Native said:
Big Score said:
FYI,

www.denverpost.com has it as being more than just a dislocation. They're calling it a displaced fracture, whatever the heck that is. :shrug:

Mike Bell, part II of the Broncos' running back committee, said he suffered a displaced fracture on a middle finger after he was blown up trying to block Little.
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http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/a...oken_bones.htmlDisplaced fracture: a fracture in which the pieces on either side of the break are out of line (Displaced fractures may require surgery to make sure the bones are properly aligned before casting.)
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:eek: :eek: very, interesting :popcorn: :popcorn:
 
Does anyone who watched the game know when the injury happened? Bell said it happened when he tried to block Little on a blitz.

If this was in the middle of the game, he must've played through a tremendous amount of pain if he was running and gripping the ball with a displaced fracture in his finger. Unless he got shot up and was told it couldn't get any worse.

Not sure why Shanahan would've said it was a torn fingernail, unless that was just a different finger injury.

 
Steelers4Life said:
Does anyone who watched the game know when the injury happened? Bell said it happened when he tried to block Little on a blitz.If this was in the middle of the game, he must've played through a tremendous amount of pain if he was running and gripping the ball with a displaced fracture in his finger. Unless he got shot up and was told it couldn't get any worse.Not sure why Shanahan would've said it was a torn fingernail, unless that was just a different finger injury.
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A dislocation of the joint closest to the fingertip is generally caused by trauma. If he ripped off a fingernail then it's possible did it on the same play. Surgery would be required if he did serious damage to his tendons, but he would have been in tremendous pain and would have had serious difficulty in holding the ball.
 
jonessed said:
Steelers4Life said:
jonessed said:
Dislocated fingers don't normally require surgery. Sounds like someone is just trying to create a stir.
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My dad dislocated his finger working in the garage. He had surgery on it, and the joint still gives him problems.
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I've dislocated two and had a friend dislocate one and we never required surgery. Surgeries on dislocated fingers are relatively rare. Most just require a relocation and a splint.
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....geez, I know what you mean. I've never dislocated or have had a displaced fracture on my finger, but I did know about a friend of my buddy's girlfriends cousins brother who saw a game where a guy came runnin' off the field holdin' his hand and damn if they just didn't frigen grab a pair of tin-snips and cut part of dudes finger off...dude went right back into the game!!!WOW! That's tough...dude wore #42 I think... :football:
 
Silverstreak said:
jonessed said:
Steelers4Life said:
jonessed said:
Dislocated fingers don't normally require surgery. Sounds like someone is just trying to create a stir.
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My dad dislocated his finger working in the garage. He had surgery on it, and the joint still gives him problems.
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I've dislocated two and had a friend dislocate one and we never required surgery. Surgeries on dislocated fingers are relatively rare. Most just require a relocation and a splint.
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....geez, I know what you mean. I've never dislocated or have had a displaced fracture on my finger, but I did know about a friend of my buddy's girlfriends cousins brother who saw a game where a guy came runnin' off the field holdin' his hand and damn if they just didn't frigen grab a pair of tin-snips and cut part of dudes finger off...dude went right back into the game!!!WOW! That's tough...dude wore #42 I think... :football:
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:confused: Surgery on dislocated fingers is rare. Having two dislocations meant I spend a fair amount of time talking to to the doctor about it. It's only done if there is serious ligament damage or the finger isn't relocated properly. It's not hard to verify. Go to any medical site and look up "dislocated finger". That doesn't mean Bell won't have surgery. It just means that it is not the common result.
 
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