Bell is the PERFECT weapon for a QB like Rudolph. Samuels and Bell with Fichtner and Rudolph would be fun to watch.
Bell is the PERFECT weapon for a QB like Rudolph. Samuels and Bell with Fichtner and Rudolph would be fun to watch.
Edmunds was decent at RB today and looks better then his 1 pick brother talent wise.
I agree he looked pretty good today considering. He had some hard runs for short yards and when he broke free, he looked like he could move up the field. Definitely would like to see more of him and see what he could do. Not sure if he's starter-material more than spot-starts, but I'd like to find out.
Bell getting an MRI on his knee on his own today...lol. He’s pretty much checking out...
Jets are a full fledged dumpster fire...lol
Gase may be the worst coach in history of the league.
I think you’re right that Bell is an incredible talent that I’m sure made everyone around him better. But I also think he was better with our O line than he is with the Jets.
I think there are probably a lot of little problems with the run game this year that amount to more than the talent of the linemen. Possibly scheme, situational play calling, and the fact that we don’t have Ben in there backing off the run defenders.
Also one thing that was so useful with Bell was that he never needed to come off the field so the defense didn’t know what packages to put in.
For instance, we now have this jumbo package with Nix and Banner where we run it 100% of the time. Maybe that changed against the Colts, because I heard that statistic before the game.
I for one definitely appreciate what Bell brought to the offense. I certainly don’t fault the team for not making a deal with him work, but there’s no denying the drop off in offensive options and potency.
In all honesty, I think they complemented each other as well. They didn't have to pull the guard or run power runs as much and instead, could run zone blocking schemes to stretch out the line. That allowed Bell to sit back and wait until a hole developed, and then he was gone. As I've said before, the one big thing Bell was missing from his tool belt was break-away speed. But he was lightning fast for those first four-six steps, which is why he could run, stop, run, cut, run, cut, and run again. They just couldn't catch up to him for the first 2-4 yards. And, all that cutting and stopping screwed with their timing on hits. But, again, without a line to set that up, he has to focus on hitting one hole and going rather than creating mismatches.
Yeah, I remember the announcers talking about how Miami was getting better every week as there was more and more buy-in every week. That makes sense. I think by the end, we'll see a decent Miami team this year. Not good. but decent. If they properly handle their draft picks for this coming draft, they might be a force to reckon with in a couple of years.