AcousticNut
Footballguy
Unless I'm forced to use him by injuries, I want to actually see him go for a week before I put him back in the lineup. I'll be going with Galloway in the flex against my struggling Steelers over TBell this week.
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Start T. Bell this week ( week 13 ) ! (1 Viewer)
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i'm starting him. my options are limited. i've got foster which is iffy on a monday night. drew going against the fins, which are playing some good defense right now. bush who gets limited touches, and who is a player whose playing status has recently come into question. fargas? yeah, ok.tatum bell seems like the best bet to me to get the biggest load. in my league i can also back up one player every week with a player of the same position. if tatum, turns out to be inactive. i can always back him up with mike bell. i've got tomlinson also starting so i have a little leeway going for the player with the higher upside.
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packersfan
Footballguy
Friday update from ESPN's John Clayton: "The Broncos feel halfback Tatum Bell is back to 100 percent despite his toe injuries."
shakeybarn
Footballguy
I'm very wary, but considering starting him over Ahman/NYJ, TJones/MIN, Dillon/DET.
I just see Denver very much establishing the run to make things easier for Cutler.
I see Stephen Alexander as a decent play.
I just see Denver very much establishing the run to make things easier for Cutler.
I see Stephen Alexander as a decent play.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
From Big Fat Fannieball:
FFdork
Footballguy
I'd be very surprised if Tatum got short yardage work. Even Tatum acknowledged he's best at 15-20 carries. I think they'll let Mike take the pounding of any goalline stuff. Of course I'm using logic, so who knows what Skeletor will do. Also doesn't mean Tatum can't run in a couple from 5-8 yards out.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Let's leave aside the fact that TBell getting 15-20 carries does not exclude him from getting short yardage work, that is simply NOT how Shannie has ever used his backs - or Tatum. He does not yank them situationally - he yanks them for entire series' or for a one-play breather.And it is a complete misnomer that GL work = taking a pounding. TBell had plenty of GL carries when he sent MBell to the bench from weeks 2-7. The ONLY reason TBell will be on the sideline inside the 5 is if he just busted off a 25+ yard run to get them there (or if it was Mike Bell's turn to be the back on the entire drive).In a couple other threads, I demonstrated quite conclusively that MBell was never used in 2006 as the GL back in substitute for TBell - I won't rehash it here, but it is clear when you compare the two backs' play by play from weeks 1-7.Shannie subs his RBs for one play to give them a breather - or he gives them entire drives - recall how TBell was subbed for MBell in the Colts game or how Nash was subbed for MBell in the SD game (Nash received entire drives' worth of work, not situational play).If you want any greater detail, look in a mirror and say BiggieS SOG three times - he'll pop out with a gun and try to shoot you, but then he'll let you know I'm right about the way Shannie uses his RBs.
Garts
Footballguy
Just to add that Bell is actually quite efficient at the goal. Save for Game #1 at miami last year, I have never seen Tater struggle at the stripe.
packersfan
Footballguy
He's scored 2 TDs in the six games he's started and 2 in the four games he started prior to his injury. Were it not for the injury I think it would be a safe bet to project him to score today. But I think given the situation Mike Bell remains the goal-line RB assuming he is the backup today.
Elway Lives
Footballguy
1) Tatum will be used to take some pressure off Cutler.
2) Denver has struggled to run with Nash and M. Bell recently.
3) Tatum will be out to prove himself.
4) Tatum will be performing in front of a national audience tonite.
I don't have many other options at RB this week, so I'm hoping at least a few of the above points might stick and finally give Tatum a chance to shine.
2) Denver has struggled to run with Nash and M. Bell recently.
3) Tatum will be out to prove himself.
4) Tatum will be performing in front of a national audience tonite.
I don't have many other options at RB this week, so I'm hoping at least a few of the above points might stick and finally give Tatum a chance to shine.
I'm in the same boat. Who're you starting? I'm leaning towards Tatum.
shakeybarn
Footballguy
I'm regretting starting him... and have 2 hours to pull him in favor of Ahman or TJones. I like the post in here about having Tatum prove himself one week, yet I'm taking the risk.
Wouldn't shock me to see that he's inactive, and all this rhetoric is to counter any possibility that Denver's running game will suffer (given Nash and MBell's recent performance)... otherwise Sea would be out for blood on Cutler's head.
Wouldn't shock me to see that he's inactive, and all this rhetoric is to counter any possibility that Denver's running game will suffer (given Nash and MBell's recent performance)... otherwise Sea would be out for blood on Cutler's head.
My gut says start Tatum over C Taylor vs the Bears.
My head says that Taylor is the safe bet.
I think Tatum will be boom or bust this week. Either we'll see break several long runs with Seattle focused on pressuring Cutler or we'll see Tatupu follow Bell all over the field and not give him any space.
My head says that Taylor is the safe bet.
I think Tatum will be boom or bust this week. Either we'll see break several long runs with Seattle focused on pressuring Cutler or we'll see Tatupu follow Bell all over the field and not give him any space.
shakeybarn
Footballguy
rolliehouliranson
Footballguy
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Best I can give ya is "maybe"TBell does not have a history as a good pass catching back - and Nash is a good pass catcher. That said, when he was healthy, there were signs that TBell's pass catching was taking a turn for the better.I wouldn't be looking for much - if he catches even 4 passes this week, I'd be impressed.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Yes, he'll be active.No, he has not named a starter.I have no "news" that he'll be active, but Shannie decalred TBell healthy enough to play. Shannie leasrned his lesson after making MBell inactive in the Cleveland game - both MB and TB will be active.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Can you explain to me where you got that information? Or, at least, why you believe it?
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
I think to anyone with half a brain TBell is the better RB for the Broncos' offense.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Where's the TDs?
FFdork
Footballguy
I guess I'll take your word for it. I'm not a Denver homer so I haven't watched every down of Denver football. I also don't own a Bell, so I don't have an axe to grind either way. Recently it seemed like Mike might be taking over a role as the preferred back in goalline situations. That being said, I think Tatum got the only carry that I saw inside the 10 tonight (it was from the 7 or so), but I also believe Mike was in for the next play. I understand that Shanny has a history of doing things a different way, but I think he's smart enough to change as well. Your right that goalline work isn't necessarily any more punishing than any other run, but it is a different skillset/mentality. If Mike has begun to show aptitude there which allows them to keep Tatum's total carries down, I can see Shanny going that way regardless of what he did weeks 1-6 or at any other point in the past. On the flip side, I don't know if Mike found his way into the doghouse with a couple of terrible plays tonight (I also missed the majority of the 2nd half, so I don't know if this shed any further light on the issue...it doesn't look like it did).
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Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Noone's distinguished theselves for the Broncos inside the 10 - the thing is, Mike Bell = TBell's backup. So, Mike Bell sits onthe bench unless TBell needs a blow or gets injured.The other backs (Nash, Johnson, Sapp and Cobb) have their "situational" usage. I mis-spoke by saying Shannie doesn't use his backs situationally - he doesn't use his backup to his starter situationallyGiven Shannie's history, TBell might lose GL work to one of those other backs, but not to Mike Bell. If anyone's thinking of this as a Barber/Jones situation, you are barking up the wrong tree.
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Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
I'm feeling more and more confident with LT, TB, M J-D, and Turner as my playoff RBs inmy big $$ league.
TBell looked really good, and he has a tasty matchups in weeks 15 anf 16 (@Ari Cin)
This week was irrelevant, and next week is irrelevant, but a win in week 15 and I'm in the Bowl.
LT's got nice matchups those weeks, too: KC @Sea. Confidence in my RBs is huge
TBell looked really good, and he has a tasty matchups in weeks 15 anf 16 (@Ari Cin)
This week was irrelevant, and next week is irrelevant, but a win in week 15 and I'm in the Bowl.
LT's got nice matchups those weeks, too: KC @Sea. Confidence in my RBs is huge
jonessed
Footballguy
Did TB ever come back? He left the game in what looked to be pretty bad shape.
Marc Levin
Hangs out with Oscar Zeta Acosta
Yup - was ineffective, but he returned.He just fell on the ball weird - nothing serious.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
That was very encouraging....
and now? AT San Diego.
and now? AT San Diego.
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