Great 25 yard run by Anderson. Stick a fork in Bell.
You guys act like this is in stone all year.. It's amazing how many people think its going to be like that all year.. Anderson will wear down.. This preseason stuff is like part time.. I have both but still feel Bell's upside is a TON more.. It's only a matter of time..
Yeah it's only a matter of time until you realize that Andersonis a much better RB than you have been giving him credit for and Bell is a much worse RB than you have been giving him credit for.
You don't think that maybe they are both good? I drafted both of them and I'm amazed at all the people that are freaking out about MA vs. Bell just because they own one of them. Right now, MA is/was a great value in the draft, but that doesn't do you much good down the road if he loses his job to Bell. Maybe a 3rd is too early for Bell, but as you can see all that matters is getting the Broncos running game and 3rd and 7th round picks to get that is cheap IMO.
1st of all, I made it a point to avoid ALL Den RBs this year. I only drafted Anderson in one league becuase due to this insistent dribble about how Bell is the next TD/Portis, Anderson fell to the 18th round. Over and over and over again we have to sit here and hear about how much superior of a RB and talent Bell is than Anderson, yet over and over and over again, we watch him get out played and benched in favor of Anderson. So, do I think both are good? Yes. But that does not change the fact the far too many people have GREATLY underestimated Anderson and his ability, while at the same time GREATLY overestimating Bell and his. The disparity between these 2 guys ADPs is of the disgusting level. Bell in the 3rd, Anderson in the 10th yet Anderson has played better all off-season, proven capalbe of handling the Den job over a full season in the past, and SARTER ahead of Bell the ENTIRE time both have been on the same roster.
in general i agree with you, jurb...i can't speak for others, but i was high on bell (& still am) because what i saw of him on film. also, there seemed to be a lot of hints emanating from bromcos camp in off-season that bell would be the man.
sometimes you are right, we should value veteran experience more & weight it accordingly in draft. sometimes unproven potential proves incompetent when bullets start flying for real.
but this line of thinking might have caused some to be scared of julius jones last year, & have eddie george zoom up their boards... after all, he had done it b4, & jones hadn't.
i know there are some differences... george looked bad for a few years & we can't say that about MA, so analogy imperfect... just trying to illustrate a concept... george did impact JJ's value for some.
george did turn out to be washed up... the older guy isn't always the right choice... easier to say with 20-20 hindsight.
julius did turn out to be a stud... in this case younger, unproven guy didn't turn out to be foolish choice.
i valued JJ because of what i saw... WITH MY OWN EYES... augmented by depth charts & latest info from camp.
i like bell for same reason... he is a dynamic, explosive open filed runner... he may yet prove to fit like a glove on the DEN signature backside, cutback blocking schemes.
i do like bell more in dynasty.
i thought bell would have beaten MA out by now but was clearly wrong. i am thinking more & more in terms that MA may well start wire-to-wire... he will if he stays healthy & keeps running like this.
but it is possible that bell could see signicant time this season... it could even be for reason other than running poorly... he could be injured, for instance.
i wouldn't take bell in redraft in round three anymore... but i doubt if he drops to round 5... agree MA zooms up after tonite & moves up from round 7-8 of late... very possible we have reached the point (ironic if it was on one big 93 yard TD... that was a showstopper, but in fairness, it sounds like he has had about four or more 20+ yard runs) where their values have crossed, & MA now goes b4 bell... maybe in third or fourth.
in dynasty, don't think MA has huge value... bell has taken a hit, but still has significant value... if you don't beieve it, try & get him for MA.