UPDATE Bell out for Ravens Game

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[GBMelBlount]

Thank. God.

[GoSlash27]

Yes this good news but, I think they should rest Bell. I know we need him to make a deep playoff run but, let's look at the big picture here.

Agreed.
Leveon Bell is too valuable to waste on a single game, even if it *is* a playoff game.

If he's not 100%, I'd rather make do without him.

[stillers4me]

Le'Veon Bell slowly hobbled to and from the Steelers locker room on Monday, a little more than 12 hours after hyperextending his right knee in the third quarter of the Steelers' 27-17 AFC North-clinching win over Cincinnati.

Coach Mike Tomlin said Bell suffered no structural damage to the knee from the hit from Bengals safety Reggie Nelson, meaning there is a possibility that the Steelers team MVP could be ready to play Saturday night against Baltimore in a wild card playoff game.

“If he suffered no structural damage (ACL, PCL), then yes, he can play,” said Dr. David Geier, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, S.C. “He would just have to work through discomfort, stiffness and weakness.”

Geier said pain killers toradol and cortisone are popular treatments to allow players to get back on the field quickly after suffering injuries similar to Bell's...........


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[SteelerFanInStl]

Agreed.
Leveon Bell is too valuable to waste on a single game, even if it *is* a playoff game.

If he's not 100%, I'd rather make do without him.

Exactly. I'd rather take a chance in this game without him than risk his very bright future on one game.

[GBMelBlount]

If he is legitimately cleared to play and the team feels he is healthy enough to go I would have no problem if they played him.

[polamalubeast]

If he is legitimately cleared to play and the team feels he is healthy enough to go I would have no problem if they played him.

100% agree

[Count Steeler]

What injury did Ward have a few years ago and he did some blood vodoo to get his injury to heal for the game. I think it was a leg injury as well.

[tube517]

What injury did Ward have a few years ago and he did some blood vodoo to get his injury to heal for the game. I think it was a leg injury as well.

Are you talking about that injury (sprained MCL) in the 2008 AFCC game? He played in the Super Bowl 2 weeks later but was hobbled. That was an ugly injury

[Count Steeler]

Are you talking about that injury (sprained MCL) in the 2008 AFCC game? He played in the Super Bowl 2 weeks later but was hobbled. That was an ugly injury

Yeah. He did some blood transfusion thing. Sounded really weird, but he was able to play.

[lilyoder6]

i bet the steelers probably had one of those sleeping chambers delivered to his house at some point today to help him recover as fast as possible with hopes of him playing sat

[Craic]

Exactly. I'd rather take a chance in this game without him than risk his very bright future on one game.

I could very well be wrong here, but I don't think there is any risk of his future if he plays, because there's nothing that's damaged in that sense. It's just a bunch of fatty tissue and other stuff that hangs out around the knee that's torqued off at being stretched and bent in ways it didn't want to be. So there's probably swelling in there. But again, if none of that is structural, then there's no long term danger.

Short term, however, the question is whether we think we need him against the Ravens, or if we think we can let him get some rest on that knee the following week if we win, so it feels even better.

[tube517]

Yeah. He did some blood transfusion thing. Sounded really weird, but he was able to play.

i remember now

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/sp...anted=all&_r=0

[Shoes]

Drafting a solid back-up is a must!

[86WARD]

Drafting a solid back-up is a must!

Or signing one...

[Craic]

Or signing one...

Yeah, I'd prefer to sign one instead of playing the Draft-Day Guessing Game, and then finding out we don't have a good backup half way through the season when we need him.

[Hindes204]

No structural damage means no risk of long term damage. If he's cleared, he needs to play. Bell at 50% is still better than the scrubs we have behind him. We sit him to "rest" for a playoff run, we should start making tee times for the following week

[86WARD]

Harris looked good busting a run for 59...lol.

[thesteelerdealer]

I wonder if this earlier play is why Reggie Nelson tackled Bell low later on ?





https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/B6FLOqCCYAAlHlW.mp4

[Crow-Magnon]

His knee may not be "damaged" per se, but if pain causes him to plant his leg wrong on a cut, or it hobbles his gait on a carry, he could get hit and suffer real damage to the joint. Knees are fragile things.

I'll give the Steelers one thing-they aren't stupid. If Bell can play with ability, he'll play. But if there is any doubt, I don't think the coaching staff will risk a player's long-term health. Especially one of his caliber.

I wish the best for him. He is an exciting player to watch.

[one side only]

Bell will not play this week.

[Steelman]

[vader29]

[Steelman]

From presser: Tomlin said Bell's on the bike, seeing about managing pain. Hard to believe there is no structural damage, but that's what they keep saying. They will "leave the light on" for Bell in terms of how he feels by Saturday.

[fansince'76]

His knee may not be "damaged" per se, but if pain causes him to plant his leg wrong on a cut, or it hobbles his gait on a carry, he could get hit and suffer real damage to the joint. Knees are fragile things.

Exactly. If he's favoring that leg in any way, and I'm sure he is, that in itself could cause problems.

Bell will not play this week.

Yeah, I don't see it either, unfortunately.

[Steelman]

Sounds like Bell is working his tail off to play in this game. I'm not saying he should play, but it's a good sign for his future, especially if we advance.

Having had knee injuries though, the thing about stationary bikes is just that -- they're stationary. Up and down movement is not the same as side to side, it's easy to think you're further along than you are. Can't speak for Bell, just from personal experience. (torn MCL, LCL)

[smokin3000gt]

His knee may not be "damaged" per se, but if pain causes him to plant his leg wrong on a cut, or it hobbles his gait on a carry, he could get hit and suffer real damage to the joint. Knees are fragile things.

I'll give the Steelers one thing-they aren't stupid. If Bell can play with ability, he'll play. But if there is any doubt, I don't think the coaching staff will risk a player's long-term health. Especially one of his caliber.

I wish the best for him. He is an exciting player to watch.

I would agree typically except I have seen players hardly healed up on the field too soon and they're play/recovery time showed it. (troy p comes to mind)

I am glad he will get the extra week.

[thesteelerdealer]

Sounds like Bell is working his tail off to play in this game. I'm not saying he should play, but it's a good sign for his future, especially if we advance.

Having had knee injuries though, the thing about stationary bikes is just that -- they're stationary. Up and down movement is not the same as side to side, it's easy to think you're further along than you are. Can't speak for Bell, just from personal experience. (torn MCL, LCL)

Nobody here doubts Bell/s Guts & toughness. But sometimes a Coach/Organization has to save a player from themselves.

[one side only]

Mike Tomlin reported Le'Veon Bell was riding a stationary bike, but there will be no bikes on the field Saturday night.

I still think it would be a miracle if he plays.

[Lady Steel]

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