Mike Bell

[The Moz 69]

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_4146848

 

Mike Bell starting at RB

Rookie passes Tatum Bell, Dayne on depth chart

By Bill Williamson

Denver Post Staff Writer

 

Ron Dayne fell Monday to No. 3 at running back on the Broncos' depth chart. (Post file)

 

In a stunning development, Broncos undrafted rookie free agent Mike Bell has catapulted into the starting lineup in Monday morning's practice. Bell has leapfrogged Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell. Bell remains the No. 2 back. Dayne has fallen from No. 1 to No. 3.

 

Mike Bell has impressed coaches with his hard running and the way he fits the Broncos' system. The Arizona product is a Denver native and a lifelong Broncos fans.

 

The move doesn't necessarily mean Mike Bell will start opening day in St. Louis on Sept. 10, but it gives him the inside track. He'll likely start against Detroit in the preseason opener Friday.

[mitch moore 0]

Yes. This is why I drafted Díck Trickle on my fantasy NASCAR team last year.

 

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Isn't he dead

[TIKI-BARBERS-BARBER 0]

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_4146848

 

Mike Bell starting at RB

Rookie passes Tatum Bell, Dayne on depth chart

By Bill Williamson

Denver Post Staff Writer

 

Ron Dayne fell Monday to No. 3 at running back on the Broncos' depth chart. (Post file)

 

In a stunning development, Broncos undrafted rookie free agent Mike Bell has catapulted into the starting lineup in Monday morning's practice. Bell has leapfrogged Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell. Bell remains the No. 2 back. Dayne has fallen from No. 1 to No. 3.

 

Mike Bell has impressed coaches with his hard running and the way he fits the Broncos' system. The Arizona product is a Denver native and a lifelong Broncos fans.

 

The move doesn't necessarily mean Mike Bell will start opening day in St. Louis on Sept. 10, but it gives him the inside track. He'll likely start against Detroit in the preseason opener Friday.

Just was going to post this myself Only problem I have with this is my leagues don't draft for about 3 weeks and he is moving up to fast that he won't be a secret.

[Dan 66]

Just was going to post this myself Only problem I have with this is my leagues don't draft for about 3 weeks and he is moving up to fast that he won't be a secret.

 

Amen.

 

I have Tatum Bell already (dynasty league), and news like this could vault Mike Bell from the third or fourth round up to the first. Kinda bummed about that.

[Chronic Husker 85]

Amen.

 

I have Tatum Bell already (dynasty league), and news like this could vault Mike Bell from the third or fourth round up to the first. Kinda bummed about that.

Don't be fooled. Tatum will still be the featured back in the offense. Shanny just wants another back to wear a defense down in the first half and take the goal-line carries, since Tatum has been very weak at the goal-line (including this preseason).

 

The max that a Denver back will get this season is about 1000-1200 yards. That's maximum.

 

Anybody that's taking Mike Bell in the first couple rounds is a focking idiot.

[mitch moore 0]

Amen.

 

I have Tatum Bell already (dynasty league), and news like this could vault Mike Bell from the third or fourth round up to the first. Kinda bummed about that.

 

I'm drafting right now(email draft 8hr limit), just picked at 7.4, hopefully someone wil be stoopid enuf to take a flier on him and waste a pick before it gets back to me.

[The Moz 69]

Don't be fooled. Tatum will still be the featured back in the offense.

 

Just like last year right ? Mike Anderson is just a motivational tool ?

 

 

Mike Bell has looked better than all the rbs -- Shanny don't care about rept -- Mike Bell is outperforming so he is starting ! MIKE Bell is also bigger , better blocker , and maybe more suited for that offense.

[Dan 66]

Don't be fooled. Tatum will still be the featured back in the offense. Shanny just wants another back to wear a defense down in the first half and take the goal-line carries, since Tatum has been very weak at the goal-line (including this preseason).

 

The max that a Denver back will get this season is about 1000-1200 yards. That's maximum.

 

Anybody that's taking Mike Bell in the first couple rounds is a focking idiot.

 

 

Um. You did read the part about this being a dynasty league, right?

 

The teams in our league already have 13-20 players on them. Are you suggesting that if a Denver RB were to nail down the #1 spot, he wouldn't be a top 200 player?

 

I'm drafting right now(email draft 8hr limit), just picked at 7.4, hopefully someone wil be stoopid enuf to take a flier on him and waste a pick before it gets back to me.

 

Not a comparison. 90% of your 8th rounders are already on teams. Thus . . . dynasty.

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Just like last year right ? Mike Anderson is just a motivational tool ?

Mike Bell has looked better than all the rbs -- Shanny don't care about rept -- Mike Bell is outperforming so he is starting ! MIKE Bell is also bigger , better blocker , and maybe more suited for that offense.

Also don't forget Shanny's ego. He likes to be known as a rb genius and Mike Bell going undrafted fuels his ego.

[RicemanX 20]

When TBB tells me to jump, I'll jump

[TIKI-BARBERS-BARBER 0]

When TBB tells me to jump, I'll jump

Thanks Riceman

[beefcurtain 1]

Mike Bell will be No. 1 RB for preseason opener

Associated Press

 

DENVER -- The Broncos said Monday that undrafted rookie Mike Bell is now the No. 1 running back headed into the preseason opener this week at Detroit.

 

Denver's coaching staff also said top draft pick Jay Cutler from Vanderbilt has been elevated to No. 2 behind starter Jake Plummer. That puts Cutler ahead of former Colorado State star Bradlee Van Pelt.

 

Bell had been running as third-string running back behind Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell (no relation). Dayne said Mike Bell has earned the top spot, given the way he's been working in camp.

 

Before camp began, Denver coach Mike Shanahan said the running back position was wide open since last year's leading rusher, Mike Anderson, is now in Baltimore. But most expected Dayne or Tatum Bell to emerge as the starter, and Cedric Cobbs has also been impressive.

 

Mike Bell, however, has turned heads with his toughness. Bell rushed for 3,163 yards and 17 touchdowns at Arizona, but as recently as last week said he was just hoping to land a job.

 

Bell, who lived in Denver until he was 10 years old, grew up a Broncos fan and idolized former star Terrell Davis.

[aggiewildlife 0]

So are people going to target Mike Bell earlier than Dayne at this point? I imagine T Bell will still get picked up first in most leagues but curious if people really are going to value M Bell higher than Dayne or not.

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So are people going to target Mike Bell earlier than Dayne at this point? I imagine T Bell will still get picked up first in most leagues but curious if people really are going to value M Bell higher than Dayne or not.

Imo alot depends on how he looks in these preseason games coming up.

[Tobex 0]

Imo alot depends on how he looks in these preseason games coming up.

 

I agree, Friday will help clear things up. This is a lot like the Terrell Davis situation in '95. He flew up the chart (relatively speaking), but it wasn't until the last preseason game that he got to start. It could always be a motivational thing, but Tatum has been fumbling and the papers aren't saying much at all about Dayne. I think he has a legit shot to start by the opener. Not sure if it's that he's that good, or that Shanahan has been less than impressed with the other two.

[Ilov80s 0]

Why did this have to happen so early? Bye-bye sleeper status. He will likely get picked up in round 4 or 5 now. I believe thats where Mike Anderson was going last year.

[steelers2101 7]

FVCK!

 

ESPN is reporting in a news link on its front page that Mike Bell will be the No. 1 RB going into the first preseason games.

 

Cover....is....blown!

[Ilov80s 0]

There are a couple total magazine reading morons in my league that will have their trusty 'zine printed in May to guide them. Hopefully I can just tell them "Bell was named the starter" and they will take Tatum...

 

Yahoo doesn't even have Mike Bell on the list of available players.

[mozzy84 0]

Don't be fooled. Tatum will still be the featured back in the offense. Shanny just wants another back to wear a defense down in the first half and take the goal-line carries, since Tatum has been very weak at the goal-line (including this preseason).

I think shanny wants a guy that will get 4-5 yards EVERY carry which Tatum hasn't been able to do at all. I actually think that Mike Bell has to beat out Dayne myself with T. Bell in third.

[HawgWild 0]

I am not jumping on all the Mike Bell hype just yet... I'd like to see him in a couple of pre-season games first before i jump on that bandwagon...

[Ilov80s 0]

I think shanny wants a guy that will get 4-5 yards EVERY carry which Tatum hasn't been able to do at all. I actually think that Mike Bell has to beat out Dayne myself with T. Bell in third.

 

My earlier post was dead-on...it just seems MBell has beat out Dayne earlier then expected. Mike Bell will play the role of Mike Anderson last year. Bell will reprise his role as the change of pace back. Both will likely finish as top 20 fantasy backs. It makes the most sense.

 

Here are my revised Denver numbers:

 

# of carries

- Dayne 33

- M Bell 217

- T Bell 195

[NastyFreak 0]

FWIW: I've been hyping Mike Bell for some time now on *cough*another fantasy website*cough*. He's an ideal fit for the running game of Denver. He's a one-cut back with tremendous balance and great quickness. He has excellent balance and is a patient runner who will wait for a hole to develop instead of automatically running towards the sidelines or running into the back of his blockers. He doesn't have break-away speed, but has the strength to break open-field tackles (especially by DBs who don't like to tackle) and the lateral agility to avoid the bigger LBs. He is very much like a Terrell Davis or a Dorsey Levens. He's a great character guy (that means something nowadays in light of all the thugs in the league) and is a hard-worker who takes well to coaching. He's exactly the type of back who will come out of nowhere to lead the Broncos RBs this season.

[z00g 0]

Heh, he isn't even listed as a player in my Yahoo league. There hasn't been a hush about him in any of the player notes. :-P Guess I don't have to worry about anyone else taking him before we get to see him in a few preseason games.

[t.j 35]

nfl.com's prospects reports this year sucked, but FWIW they had a pretty glowing report, considering the guy didn't get drafted: http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/bell_mike

 

SUMMARY

Bell was a fun player to grade because he has the foot quickness, agility and burst to make things happen when plays break down. With his size and natural strength, he has the ability to be a punishing inside runner who can break tackles, punish tacklers and gain yards after contact. But he is not nearly as good a runner between the tackles as he is outside. On the 'Hoof' he looks like a big back, but he has the athleticism and running skills of a small back. He is a dangerous runner on outside runs because he can run over defensive backs, can make the sharp cut-back and burst through the hole or can shake and make a tackler miss out on the edge. Once he gets into the open field he tends to raise his level of aggressiveness, will lower his shoulder more consistently and deliver punishment to tacklers. The trouble is that he is somewhat one dimensional in that he has not been a big time receiver and is an inconsistent pass blocker, so he is primarily effective when he carries the ball. Overall, Bell has the physical tools to be a very good starting running back in the NFL, but in order to become the player he is capable of he is going to need to play more aggressively on every snap. He will end up being a good starter who struggles to stay healthy for an entire season and will have to come out of games in clear passing situations because of his pass blocking ability.

 

CRITICAL FACTORS

Size 6.5 (where 6.5 - 6.9 = highly productive starting player)

Athletic Ability 6.5 (where 6.5 - 6.9 = highly productive starting player)

Hands 5.0 (where 5.0 - 5.4 = Players with one or more limitations – Backup/special teams type)

Competes 6.0 (where 6.0 = Very productive backup now/will develop into starter)

Play Speed 6.0 (where 6.0 = Very productive backup now/will develop into starter)

Blocking 4.5 (where 1.0 - 4.9 = Not recommended as draftable or signable as a free agent)

 

I guess if they do end up starting him, it ain't gonna be because of his blocking!

 

I don't really know anything about the guy other than the fact that he single-handedly beat UW in 2004. But, he's not the only RB to have dominated the Huskies lately.

[Swagger 0]

I see this as cover by Denver coaching to ENCOURAGE some competition this year.

 

Mike Bell will be the No 1 at today's parctice, but then Ron Dayne will be No. 1 at Wednesday's 2nd afternoon practice then Tatum will be No. 1 at Friday's 1st morning parctice.

[Chronic Husker 85]

Just like last year right ? Mike Anderson is just a motivational tool ?

Mike Bell has looked better than all the rbs -- Shanny don't care about rept -- Mike Bell is outperforming so he is starting ! MIKE Bell is also bigger , better blocker , and maybe more suited for that offense.

Do I need to link you to all the threads in the past couple months where I was saying the same thing to the Ron Dayne hype?

 

Where are the Ron Dayne guys today?

 

I'm not saying Mike Bell is Ron Dayne. He could very well come in and take half the carries and most of the rushing TDs. That doesn't make him a first round pick.

 

Tatum has averaged over five ypc over the past couple years and has been timed with a sub 4.3 forty. Shanahan has come out himself and stated that Tatum is most effective when getting less than 15 carries. I'm not expecting Shanny to shun him to the bench because a bunch of assclowns on a fantasy board get too excited about one depth chart move.

[jgcrawfish 232]

WOULD YOU PEOPLE SHUT UP, PLEASE!!! THIS COULD BE THIS YEARS WILLIE PARKER, BUT WITH TD'S INCLUDED, AND YOU WON'T SHUT YOUR FRIGGIN PIE-HOLES!!!

 

Shhhhh...

[TIKI-BARBERS-BARBER 0]

WOULD YOU PEOPLE SHUT UP, PLEASE!!! THIS COULD BE THIS YEARS WILLIE PARKER, BUT WITH TD'S INCLUDED, AND YOU WON'T SHUT YOUR FRIGGIN PIE-HOLES!!!

 

Shhhhh...

Not tuting my own horn but I was the first if not one of the first to tip the guys on here about him and Bell kinda has the same feal about him even though I didn't see him play much. By the way just saw Shanny on the Nfl Network and he seemed very serious about Mike Bell getting his shot.

[mozzy84 0]

I'm not saying Mike Bell is Ron Dayne. He could very well come in and take half the carries and most of the rushing TDs. That doesn't make him a first round pick.

 

it could in dynasty leagues where 200+ players are allready gone.

[Ryan166 0]

Ron Mexico beat you by a few days, but good insight none the less.

[TIKI-BARBERS-BARBER 0]

Ron Mexico beat you by a few days, but good insight none the less.

I must have missed his post the only two that I know on here that have been pimping him is me and the Moz. By the way the idiots at ffbg made fun of the Moz post and they like to call themselves sharks all the time. What a joke! He was on my radar once Denver signed him and still amazed he went undrafted. I was just trying to tip the guys and gals off here about him which now everybody is going to know about him.

[atv22bball 0]

I see this as cover by Denver coaching to ENCOURAGE some competition this year.

 

Mike Bell will be the No 1 at today's parctice, but then Ron Dayne will be No. 1 at Wednesday's 2nd afternoon practice then Tatum will be No. 1 at Friday's 1st morning parctice.

 

 

I think that there is a large possibility that you could be on to something here...

[Mike Bell 0]

[TIKI-BARBERS-BARBER 0]

Your not the Mike Bell that shares his same name with Denvers next 2,000 yard a season rb are you ?

[Casey71 0]

No, that's not me.

[akareckas 0]

Hmm this certainly throws a wrench in the works. I've got four leagues going (none of which has Mike Bell on a roster yet).

 

I have one auction on August 14th and unless this mess is cleaned up by then, the plan is to leave the entire 3 headed monster to somebody else. All 3 of the other ones are between August 29 and Sept 3. Naturally for those ones it's all going to come down to the preseason games.

 

Seems like every year I watch a few of these damned preseason games and hang on every play.....I've yet to use this info to make the right choice on draft day...

 

One more team to avoid!!

[Junkie 0]

How come I hear that Ron Dayne is the starter as of right now? I don't see why he's supposedly ahead of T Bell on the depth charts after last year. T Bell was pretty awesome, did he do something wrong (or did Dayne do something right) to cause that apparent switch in their depth?

 

I've heard the same thing. I also heard that M. Bell has been impressive, but that Dayne's the man. What's going on with Tatum? Is he injured or what?

[ratbastard1 0]

Now all Shanny has to say is "Bell will start" and we'll all be messed up every week.

 

Is this the "official" thread?

[TIKI-BARBERS-BARBER 0]

Ron Mexico beat you by a few days, but good insight none the less.

This is getting crazy with all the post but rigtly so. I just seen the post your talking about surface again and looks like I beat Ron by a few days.

http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...=218107&hl=

By the way I had him listed in my sleeper post on here before July. And yes like Shanny I have a ego too. Anyways what sucks is he is not a sleeper no more. Also I read about 5 fantasy mags this year and not one mentions him. I see why fantasy mags get bad names becuase they don't tip you off to stuff like this and play it safe. I actually read a fantasy mag where Caddy Williams was listed as a sleeper.

[uubeee 0]

This is getting crazy with all the post but rigtly so. I just seen the post your talking about surface again and looks like I beat Ron by a few days.

http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.p...=218107&hl=

By the way I had him listed in my sleeper post on here before July. And yes like Shanny I have a ego too. Anyways what sucks is he is not a sleeper no more. Also I read about 5 fantasy mags this year and not one mentions him. I see why fantasy mags get bad names becuase they don't tip you off to stuff like this and play it safe. I actually read a fantasy mag where Caddy Williams was listed as a sleeper.

 

For the record, I called Mike Bell my ultimate sleeper Jun 20 2006, 11:00 AM.

 

Link

 

Can I get some credit?