wpayers Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Well now, what to make of the Pit RB situation going forward? Out of Dwyer, Redman & Jones, one has to emerge and provide some semblance of value over the next 6+ weeks. Regardless of O-line issues and their week 1 flat tire, this is the Steelers and they will find a way to score. Or is Pit toast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingd Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I have to say, it really is a bunch of BS that the teams are allowed to basically lie in their injury reports. If the guy is out for 6 weeks and they listed him as questionable in week 2, there should be fines handed out. That's just media bluster trying to report something, don't blame that crap on teams. Official injury reports come out on Friday. Anything up until that is speculation. coach Mike Tomlin offered no update of any kind in his Tuesday news conference. http://www.nfl.com/injuries I don't know about Thursday games though, if there's an earlier deadline or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I am also alluding to the McFadden and MJD injuries of the recent past as well. Their teams listed them as questionable and/or doubtful for weeks on end, all the while knowing that they had the dreaded Lis Franc injury and then after many weeks of lying in their injury reports, the real news finally came out. The Raiders never copped to DMC's injury until the end of the regular season and the Jags finally put MJD on IR late in the season. What is even the point of having an injury report if teams have that much leeway to report whatever in the hell they want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Muto Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Is it indeed, Henry? Because you didn't do your homework on Bell and got caught up in the combine craze on him? If he was anything other than a bye week option for your FF team, you misjudged his ability badly. Your winning $100K doesn't change that. How about that Bell today pretty good huh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) How about that Bell today pretty good huh Really? You really want to do this? I'll be happy to accommodate. You think he'll have 2 rushing TDs every week , because his ypc was way below the Mendoza line against a bottom third run D. Enjoy this week. I'll make sure to look for your post here next week. Let's see how he looks against the #6 NYJ run D. If he can stay healthy enough to get on the field that is. Edited September 30, 2013 by Bronco Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Steelers have a bye next week.............. Thanks. Not familiar with PIT's schedule. Henry will have an extra week to pat himself on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I will say that his 20 total touches (4 receptions) 84 total yards and 2 TDs does give plenty of reason for optimism here. Sure, he won't face cream puff defenses every week but it was still a solid start coming off an injury that folks thought would take longer to heel. I liked seeing that he was active in the passing game. With how bad the Steelers have looked this season, he has certainly given them a spark and some hope along with his fantasy owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 I would agree - I was glad to see him used as a receiver four times in his first game. Plus no one else had more than two carries so whatever there is to get will be his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I would agree - I was glad to see him used as a receiver four times in his first game. Plus no one else had more than two carries so whatever there is to get will be his. The most promising part was his game was where Ben dumped the ball off to him and he ran in open space....he looked like he could have turned any play into a big gain....I am on the fence still because I realize how good this Vikings D can make someone look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Thanks. Not familiar with PIT's schedule. Henry will have an extra week to pat himself on the back. They were in London. The NFL always gives the teams that play in London the bye the following week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 They were in London. The NFL always gives the teams that play in London the bye the following week. You're right, as always. Thanks GB. GD know-it-alls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Muto Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Man that Bell is worthless has no fantasy value at all. You sure nailed that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stethant Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Man that Bell is worthless has no fantasy value at all. You sure nailed that one. Been waiting a while to see this. Justly earned and richly deserved. The pendulum may swing again, but for now - well played sir. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Someone throw the pink penalty flag for resurrecting dead threads more than a month old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I thought the pink penalty flag were for players complaining to the ref to throw a flag, likely for pass interference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I thought the pink penalty flag were for players complaining to the ref to throw a flag, likely for pass interference. Correct sir. If there were a thread resurrection penalty, we would run out of crap to talk about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricrelish Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Is it indeed, Henry? Because you didn't do your homework on Bell and got caught up in the combine craze on him? If he was anything other than a bye week option for your FF team, you misjudged his ability badly. Your winning $100K doesn't change that. Bell is a legitimate starter for most fantasy teams this year. He hasn't put up consistent stud numbers, but he's more than just bye week fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) Bell is a legitimate starter for most fantasy teams this year. He hasn't put up consistent stud numbers, but he's more than just bye week fodder. He's a startable mid-range RB2 lumped in with a bunch of other guys in that range. Hardly a difference maker, but adequate to fill out a lineup in start 2 RB league. You could get roughly the same production from Thomas, Tolbert, or Starks the past few weeks and those guys are pretty much WW fodder 4 to 5 weeks ago Not sure where the vindication is. His stats are mediocre. Edited November 9, 2013 by Bronco Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) He's a startable mid-range RB2 lumped in with a bunch of other guys in that range. Hardly a difference maker, but adequate to fill out a lineup in start 2 RB league. You could get roughly the same production from Thomas, Tolbert, or Starks the past few weeks and those guys are pretty much WW fodder 4 to 5 weeks ago Not sure where the vindication is. His stats are mediocre. Actually, his numbers aren't altogether mediocre. In 12-16 team leagues, for the 5 weeks that Bell has posted stats, he is a #1 RB based on the numbers he's put up on average compared to the rest of the league. Sure, he has only 77.9 pts on the year but when averaging out those numbers for 5 weeks played, he's averaging 15.58 pts per week, which ranks 11th right behind Woodhead and the obvious studs of the league. Therefore, at this point in the season, he's a low-end #1 and very high-end #2 and has shown that he can be rather consistent while posting a big game from time to time as he did against the Vikings. Sure, he hasn't broken 100 yards rushing yet but he's very active in the passing game averaging about 5 targets per game, 3 receptions and 30 yards. That's an extra 6 pts on top of whatever rushing totals he has. His total yards per game have seemed like a 1 on, 1 off kinda deal but again his receptions and TDs have helped make him more valuable. Total yards/stats per game Week 4 - 84 yards 2 TDs 4 rec (20 total touches) = 24.4 pts Week 6 - (@ Jets) - 56 yards 3 rec (19 total touches) = 8.6 pts Week 7 - 99 yards 1 rec (20 total touches) = 10.9 pts Week 8 - 51 yards 1 TD 5 rec (18 total touches) = 16.1 pts Week 9 - 139 yards 4 rec (20 total touches) = 17.9 pts 4 out of 5 games were double figures, with 2 in the higher teens and one mid-20-pt game. He's also consistently averaging about 20 touches per game which I know, most fantasy owners would love to have their weekly RBs getting. Now again, he's averaging per game played as much as the #1 RBs in the league but he's lower end and I'd rather him as my #2 with upside. Oh and he's in for another Top 10 finish at the RB position again this weekend. Little more than mediocre, wouldn't you say? Edited November 9, 2013 by irish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) Most people have Bernard rising into a higher tier. Bell has out performed him over their last 5 games (since Bell returned), but Bell remains a middling value. Yes, cherry-picking the last 5 games as a trend, deal with it - Gio = 214/145/3 ; Bell = 282/147/3. Edited November 9, 2013 by Riffraff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) Well, I don't know about your league scoring, but the past three weeks he's had a 13.3 ppw average, which puts him at RB17 and lumped in below guys like Woodhead, Ellington, and James and a hair above Thomas. I don 't see RB1 numbers there. Yeah - a big game against MIN has skewed the numbers, but week to week consistency I don 't see the RB1 numbers that many including Henry were counting on while pimping him as a SOD. And unlike a lot of those guys in that grouping, Bell is his team's clear RB1 and is getting opportunities a lot of those other guys aren't. He looks to me like an average talent who can do fairly well against weak run Ds but is overall just a guy. Even his own team doesn't 't seem to consider him special - look at the touches he's getting as opposed to those the legit RB1s get. I guess the leagues I play in must score differently. Edited November 9, 2013 by Bronco Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Looks like Henry Muto has a good memory. If i pissed you off three years ago, allow me to apologize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Btw, the better this Bell kid looks, the better it is for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Muto Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 TD Bell.....Yep my season was over before it began if I drafted that stiff...what an idiot I am. Took him in a dynasty draft at pick 7 after his injury and everyone was like wow you really reached there and what a bad pick...yep terrible!!!!!!!! He is actually my best RB with Foster, S-Jackson and Trent Richardson as my other backs...who knew ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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