Originally Posted by
Preacher
Sorry, but you're wrong here. Bell has to do everything, because he's an unproven, untested commodity. With Dwyer and Redman we know what we have. We know their strengths and Weaknesses. We know that Redman is a workhorse and will keep his legs churning, but we'll seldom get more than three of four yards out of him per run because he's a no-cut guy. Find the hold and crash it. Dwyer we know has the ability to hit hard and put people on their rear-end. He also has the ability to make a couple cuts and break longer runs, but he's not a guy that can turn nothing into something. He can turn a little into quite a bit more if he gets a good lick on a guy, however.
We know none of that about Bell and as such, Bell should come into this camp penciled in the fourth spot. If he's as good as you think, then he'll easily blow right through the camp fodder and open the eyes of the coaches, making them play him again bigger and better players . . . those that will remain on the 53 man roster, and if he still does well, then those who are starting. But starting him in that position is foolish both for Bell, as he has to learn how to run, block, etc., in the bigger, faster NFL where everything is a lot more technical, and our other RBs that HAVE been there and have proved that they can at least play and spot start, need to get ready for the first game.