MIKE BELL starter? How bad is Tatum's Injured Toe??

[Kensat30]

And the winners of the mike bell waiver sweepstakes will receive the Steelers in Pitt next week.

Stiller's just got beat by the Raider's. The freaking RAIDER'S. They're not scaring anyone right now.

Oakland scored no offensive TDs

Who cares? Pittsburgh turned the ball over a lot. They have been turning the ball over a lot the entire season (Big Ben). That right there is going to lead to scoring opportunities. Oakland has proven to have one of the worst offenses in the league, yet they managed to put up 20 on Pittsburgh. And Denver has proven to have one of the BEST rushing offenses in the league. I don't think this is a "bad" matchup for Denver RBs at all.

[mattb47]

And the winners of the mike bell waiver sweepstakes will receive the Steelers in Pitt next week.

Stiller's just got beat by the Raider's. The freaking RAIDER'S. They're not scaring anyone right now.

Oakland scored no offensive TDs

Who cares? Pittsburgh turned the ball over a lot. They have been turning the ball over a lot the entire season (Big Ben). That right there is going to lead to scoring opportunities. Oakland has proven to have one of the worst offenses in the league, yet they managed to put up 20 on Pittsburgh. And Denver has proven to have one of the BEST rushing offenses in the league. I don't think this is a "bad" matchup for Denver RBs at all.

The fact that Oakland only had 98 net yards on offense against the Steelers does have a bearing on how Mike Bell will perform against them. Yes, they scored 20 pts, but their offense did absolutely nothing. The thing is that although the Steelers have been turning the ball over frequently, they are still #8 in run defense and have only given up 3.4 ypc and only 4 TDs in 7 games on the ground. Regardless of how their offense is performing, that defense is still very stingy against the run.

[DbacksAllTheWay]

As a Tatum owner, would it be better to try and trade for Mike Bell? Or just outright deal Tatum?

[SniperShot]

Mike Bell is NOT a RB to start this week. Pitt is going to clamp down on Denver BIG time with their backs and pride against the wall.

But yeah make sure to pick him up for the following weeks...

[DrSpackle]

Maybe I should clarify . . .

I am starting Mike Bell becuase I have to. I have both Tatum & Mike. Since Tatum is hurt, I'm going with Mike.

80 yds and a TD is not out of the question. And I'll take it from my #2 RB.

[mattb47]

Maybe I should clarify . . .

I am starting Mike Bell becuase I have to. I have both Tatum & Mike. Since Tatum is hurt, I'm going with Mike.

80 yds and a TD is not out of the question. And I'll take it from my #2 RB.

Not out of the question but not exactly likely. That's a pretty solid showing for a RB and more than the Steelers normally give up to one guy.

[swyck]

Deal Tatum Bell right now while you can.

To someone that doesn't read the paper or check the boxscores.

[LS2throwed]

Im upset about the news but i made out GREAT in the outcome...


traded tatum bell and reggie williams for ronnie brown, and picked up mike bell before the game started when i read about turf toe....


so now i feel comfortable starting mike bell, and still ended up getting ronnie brown off tatum, worked out ok...


and for the record i think mike is a good start in deep leagues, denver sticks with the run, they dont trust plummer to throw the entire game, and tatum may start, but i expect the carries to be something like

Mike: 17
Tatum:6


roughly around that, what makes me feel comfortable is mike was doing goal line runes even when tatum was healthy, so you have a chance for a TD....


but to all tatum owners, id package him with someone and trade him, and grab mike if you havent already....tatum still has some value since he's listed as a "starter", and was doing well previously, id jump on that opportunity and go for it....

[euclid530]

the question for this week is which qb shows up since both defenses are tough. the team that builds an early lead will get a lot of running attempts and should have decent stats

i'm thinking bell might not be a bad play just because he could have a decent amount of yards recieving. I'm not doubting the steelers defense but i don't think they are going anywhere this year with that offense and the hole they have dug themselves

[jruiss01]

you think i should dump t bell right now? i mean ho wbad is this injury?