SNOWBOUND33 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Now I read he might be inactive for the SB. How the mighty have fallen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Brown is also doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Guy just lost the juice on that year off, never was really the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, purplemonster said: Guy just lost the juice on that year off, never was really the same I'm not sure if we ever really know. I mean he did go to one of the most dysfunctional organizations in professional sports. His running style is about patience and footwork, with a nice burst when the hole opens up. The only one I've seen play similar to that was Priest Holmes. This style flourishes with a good offensive line and blocking scheme. Either way, it's hard to do any of those things when there's no hole or someone's always in the backfield. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, Shaft said: I'm not sure if we ever really know. I mean he did go to one of the most dysfunctional organizations in professional sports. His running style is about patience and footwork, with a nice burst when the hole opens up. The only one I've seen play similar to that was Priest Holmes. This style flourishes with a good offensive line and blocking scheme. Either way, it's hard to do any of those things when there's no hole or someone's always in the backfield. Yeah for sure I think part of it is the awful OL, lackluster offense in NY combined with a running style that meshes badly with that. But nevertheless I think there's a half step missing. He hasn't beaten out Helaire, let alone Darrell Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, Shaft said: I'm not sure if we ever really know. I mean he did go to one of the most dysfunctional organizations in professional sports. His running style is about patience and footwork, with a nice burst when the hole opens up. The only one I've seen play similar to that was Priest Holmes. This style flourishes with a good offensive line and blocking scheme. Either way, it's hard to do any of those things when there's no hole or someone's always in the backfield. Perhaps sitting out a year didn't help? He's been terrible since the day he's come back. Sometimes you lose that edge when you walk away. I think everyone is overthinking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, League_Champion said: Perhaps sitting out a year didn't help? He's been terrible since the day he's come back. Sometimes you lose that edge when you walk away. I think everyone is overthinking it. I never said he didn't lose an edge, I said we don't know and we will never truly know. He was still in his prime years when he signed with the Jets, so I believe a lot had of it had to do with that awful organization. Either way, he chose to sign with them, so no sympathy there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Shaft said: Either way, he chose to sign with them, so no sympathy there. I have more sympathy for the teams who signed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, League_Champion said: I have more sympathy for the teams who signed him. His longest run in 2019 after 245 rushes was...not a misprint..19 yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, purplemonster said: His longest run in 2019 after 245 rushes was...not a misprint..19 yds. Daniel Jones is somewhere laughing right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 minute ago, League_Champion said: Daniel Jones is somewhere laughing right now. People were clowning him for falling down I was more impressed how fast that MOFO was going. He was out running some DBs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, purplemonster said: People were clowning him for falling down I was more impressed how fast that MOFO was going. He was out running some DBs He has wheels! He had a few very impressive runs against the Eagles where he outran everyone. He's a very underrated athlete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 8:08 AM, purplemonster said: Guy just lost the juice on that year off, never was really the same Somebody on another forum where we were discussing DeShaun Watson's situation said (when I asked what is Watson's end game) that he will hold out like Bell. Now apparently he didn't mean the situation is anything like Bell's (good because it isn't since Watson has a long term contract and Steelers were using franchise tag on Bell) but still thinks that holding out is the solution for Watson if they cannot find a trade offer, which of course Watson will have to agree to since he has the no trade clause. (Which alone makes his situation more difficult to deal with than Stafford, who had no say but did get the Lions to avoid the Pats after telling them he didn't want to get traded there.) I think this situation could get ugly, especially after reading statements from Texans brash that they have no interest in trading him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWBOUND33 Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 8:25 AM, Shaft said: I'm not sure if we ever really know. I mean he did go to one of the most dysfunctional organizations in professional sports. His running style is about patience and footwork, with a nice burst when the hole opens up. The only one I've seen play similar to that was Priest Holmes. This style flourishes with a good offensive line and blocking scheme. Either way, it's hard to do any of those things when there's no hole or someone's always in the backfield. And Priest was a god. Helped me win a $15k championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 9:25 AM, Shaft said: I'm not sure if we ever really know. I mean he did go to one of the most dysfunctional organizations in professional sports. His running style is about patience and footwork, with a nice burst when the hole opens up. The only one I've seen play similar to that was Priest Holmes. This style flourishes with a good offensive line and blocking scheme. Either way, it's hard to do any of those things when there's no hole or someone's always in the backfield. On 1/30/2021 at 10:01 AM, purplemonster said: Yeah for sure I think part of it is the awful OL, lackluster offense in NY combined with a running style that meshes badly with that. But nevertheless I think there's a half step missing. He hasn't beaten out Helaire, let alone Darrell Williams On 1/30/2021 at 10:21 AM, League_Champion said: Perhaps sitting out a year didn't help? He's been terrible since the day he's come back. Sometimes you lose that edge when you walk away. I think everyone is overthinking it. you are all correct. Bell lost a step for sure after the long holdout. That is evidenced by failing in NY and KC. As for his year with the Jets: Maccagnan signs him to a silly contract despite Gase telling ownership that he didn't want Bell. Gase's offensive scheme combined with the putrid Jets OL were terrible mismatches for Bell's unique running style (kudos to the Holmes analogy, only Holmes was faster, stronger and more powerful ala Tomlinson). I couldn't have painted a more terrible blue print for a running game if I tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 And Bell now admits that he smoked marijuana prior to his best games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Big John said: And Bell now admits that he smoked marijuana prior to his best games. Well, that explains his patience while he was waiting for a hole to open. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Did Gase supply him the weed when he was a Jet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 He probably smoked it before his bad games too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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