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Mike Bell waived/Torrin Tucker signed

ha...

You know...

When Mike Bell was interviewed after he signed his comment was "They said I was the best guy they worked out"...

They basically used him to keep the other backs fresh while Chris Brown recovered...His hamstring injury didn't help him much either...
 
I had a feeling this would happen. I like the Texans resolve, get rid of him right away! (Think we're bringing in Pennington now? :) )
 
Geee, talk about some irony. Where are all those guys that bashed and attacked me for saying that I was against bringing him in, because he wasn't any good?:foottap:
 
Texecutioner said:
Geee, talk about some irony. Where are all those guys that bashed and attacked me for saying that I was against bringing him in, because he wasn't any good?:foottap:
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LOL, that's complete rubbish. They brought him in, it was a chance they could afford and it it didn't work out. We took absolutely NO risk in bringing him in, so I have a hard time seeing why it was a wrong move...
 
Hardcore Texan said:
He showed up out of shape and then had a problem, I think it was a hamstring. So he should expect this.
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I'm not surprised by the move and would feel positively about it if the circumstances were different. If they'd cut Bell because of him being out of shape and because the other backs had stepped up their play, I'd feel good about this. However, Kubiak's post-practice quotes yesterday make it clear that the main reason was the thinning depth on the offensive line. Bell's roster spot was sacrificed because Weary, Salaam, and Jackson are hurting.

Ruh roh.
 
Malloy said:
LOL, that's complete rubbish. They brought him in, it was a chance they could afford and it it didn't work out. We took absolutely NO risk in bringing him in, so I have a hard time seeing why it was a wrong move...
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All I was saying at the the time though was that he wasn't any good, and he wasn't going to do anything for the Texans. I was bashed simply for having an opinion, and being correct in only a matter of a week or so. Go figure.
 
Texecutioner said:
All I was saying at the the time though was that he wasn't any good, and he wasn't going to do anything for the Texans. I was bashed simply for having an opinion, and being correct in only a matter of a week or so. Go figure.
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I remember me and most having the let's "wait and see" attitude on him before we dismiss him off the bat. You wanted to dismiss him off the bat. That was the meat of the debate.

If he came in got some work done why Chris Brown was out and filled a need for a little while, then it was worth it. No one ever argued he wasn't expendable.
 
Texecutioner said:
All I was saying at the the time though was that he wasn't any good, and he wasn't going to do anything for the Texans. I was bashed simply for having an opinion, and being correct in only a matter of a week or so. Go figure.
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To the extent you were bashed it was for tilting at an imaginary windmill. Nobody expected Bell to come in and be anything more than camp fodder or potentially RB depth. The smug martyr shtick isn't befitting.
 
It's actually because Ephraim and Scott Jackson are hurt and can't practice. They were running out of offensive lineman and had to get another one into camp.
 
Matt Jackson was on 610 moments ago from training camp and talked about the offensive line and the running game.

--Supposedly Chris Brown has looked really good the last few days, as have Taylor and Walker. Ahman Green is being worked carefully for obvious reasons. The running game isn't lacking talent.

--Bell would've been around a little longer if it weren't for the injuries to Jackson and Weary.

--It's make or break time for guys like Frye and Butler. The coaches need to get them extensive work in the OL rotation to see if they have what it takes.
 
Mailman said:
Matt Jackson was on 610 moments ago from training camp and talked about the offensive line and the running game.

--Supposedly Chris Brown has looked really good the last few days, as have Taylor and Walker. Ahman Green is being worked carefully for obvious reasons. The running game isn't lacking talent.

--Bell would've been around a little longer if it weren't for the injuries to Jackson and Weary.

--It's make or break time for guys like Frye and Butler. The coaches need to get them extensive work in the OL rotation to see if they have what it takes.
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Actually Darius Walker wasn't that bad at the end of the season last year.
 
Texecutioner said:
All I was saying at the the time though was that he wasn't any good, and he wasn't going to do anything for the Texans. I was bashed simply for having an opinion, and being correct in only a matter of a week or so. Go figure.
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No you were not bashed just for having an opinion, no one does that around here. They may bash you cause they think your opinion is total crap but not for having one. Mr I got to be in bold cause I am afraid no one will notice me. So please get off the woe is me line.
 
Specnatz said:
No you were not bashed just for having an opinion, no one does that around here. They may bash you cause they think your opinion is total crap but not for having one. Mr I got to be in bold cause I am afraid no one will notice me. So please get off the woe is me line.
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Apparantly you are the one that can't stop making an issue out of the bold. Is it hurting you in any way? If so, feel free to ignore the post.
 
I wouldn't haste to judgement on this guy. We have three running backs that get hurt a lot and an undersized rookie. While Bell may have been out of shape, from what I understand, he did show some pep early in practices.

Things have a way of coming back around in this league. A couple of injuries and he may be back in a Texans uniform.
 
Hagar said:
I wouldn't haste to judgement on this guy. We have three running backs that get hurt a lot and an undersized rookie. While Bell may have been out of shape, from what I understand, he did show some pep early in practices.

Things have a way of coming back around in this league. A couple of injuries and he may be back in a Texans uniform.
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Actually, I could see him back when any of the OL get healthy. They are just using the new guy as a live body.
 
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Mike Bell reported to the Texans out of ideal physical condition and left Saturday's morning practice with a sore hamstring.
Not a good first impression. "I just don't think he was in very good condition," coach Gary Kubiak said, speaking in the past tense as if Bell is already a goner. "He got gassed the first night he was out here, he got gassed earlier today, and he's not up with our team. We found that out real fast."
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Oh well, no big loss. He deserves it IMO. Show up in shape or hit the bricks .
 
gtexan02 said:
*knock on wood* things have been going better than I expected so far. At least we haven't lost anyone crucial yet
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Agreed. And I don't think any of the ones we have had are considered long term serious injuries.

I am worried about tomorrow though. With the 80 man roster limit's already pinching our depth on the line, and 3 guys being held out, our front line starters are probably going to play much more than usual for a preseason opener.

I'm going to throw some salt over my shoulder, cross all my fingers and toes, and my little curly tail, and hope we don't have anything major happen to anyone on that line tomorrow.
 
Yeah, the O-Line in the 2nd half with Boyd will all be all the 3rd and 4th stringers, if we have any left. Boyd better wear some extra padding, or just hand off the ball a lot.
 
gary said:
Get used to being bashed around here it does happen alot.
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I don't think it happens around here any more than in any other online discussion and I think it happens here a good deal less than in many that I frequent. If you post any comment online it will be disagreed with. Some
percentage of your audience will not believe what you believe (evidence being absolutely irrelevent to this) and some smaller subset of that group will bash you for it. It's human nature when given a semi-anonymous venue for conversation.

Mike Bell served his purpose and that was to send a message to Chris Brown in particular and the rest of the running backs in general that nobody on our roster is so good that we can afford to stand pat where RB talent is concerned. If we have to look under every rock to get better we will. In short, to borrow a line from R. Lee Ermey; Gary Kubiak will motivate you Chris Brown, if it short dicks every cannibal on the Congo!
 
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