What happens to Reggie when Mike Bell returns? (2 Viewers)

[SAINTS 12]

It's a forum, we discuss things here.

we cant come up with anything positive to say after starting 4-0half of you reggie haters were'nt even born when the saints lost 14-15 games a year for 10-15 years in a row..saints are 4-0 starting to think haters are'nt fans

two damn fumble yesterday an reggie's was recovered by the Jets..i'm 100% sure if Drew doesnt cover PT fumble yesterday there's no thread on SR about PT fumble

 

[FanaticalSaints]

Hopefully the coaches keep him on the bench where he belongs.

 

[saints2k8]

Bell and Thomas fight for carries while Reggie's role stays untouched. Payton has said it himself.

RB Pierre Thomas' return to the Saints lineup is still uncertain. But coach Sean Payton said the spilt in snaps would occur more between Thomas and Mike Bell when Thomas returns. Payton said there's a clear plan for Reggie Bush's snaps, though, as Bush is used in a more exotic fashion.

 

[DangBeast]

Is a guy who joined in Jun 09 calling out a guy who joined in Sep 09 for bandwagoning?

Really? Is this real? Just because I was not on Saintsreport.com im a bandwagoner? Thats hellarious. I forgot that you had to be a member of this site your whole life to be a REAL saints fan. haha, you are pathetic.

 

[saints2k8]

couldnt agree more...reggie bush is a liability for this team...so far this year his TO's have cost the teams 14 pointsr

7 points. The same as Mike Bell.

 

[Poppy]

You put the ball in the hands of the most talented runner on the field and that is Pierre and its not even a competition. Im not saying Bell can't carry us, cause i think he could, but Pierre is special guys. He weaves through defenders like an all pro. The only one negative thing against him is breakaway speed, but he's got plenty enough to get it done. On that long screen pass, could Reggie or Bell have made that run?? The simple answer is no. I actually shocked there is still a debate on this board.

 

[DangBeast]

7 points. The same as Mike Bell.

Very good point. Mike Bell made the Lions game 'a close game' for like 10 seconds.

 

[diat150]

two damn fumble yesterday an reggie's was recovered by the Jets..i'm 100% sure if Drew doesnt cover PT fumble yesterday there's no thread on SR about PT fumble

I think their would have been some fuss about it. the difference is that thomas has fumbled twice in his college/nfl career, 1 of them being on a play that he took a helmet on his wrist and broke his wrist. I havent watched the replay yet but I questioned if he had even had possession of the ball from my seat in the dome. so what it boils down to is that thomas rarely fumbles, so he gets a pass until this proves to be some kind of common occurence.

 

[choozer]

PT had 5 yards on 6 first half carries, but as the trend continues and we are allowed to play with a lead Payton goes for more of the grind it out type of back to wear a Defense down, as we saw yesterday and we wear down teams. the bigger question is what is going to happen between PT and Bell. as we've seen yesterday and since last year, PT still struggles to pick up those short yardage yards, whereas Bell has no problems. Bell is also explosive as a RB as proven by his many runs of over 10 yards. do we really not think that Bell wouldn't have done just as good if not better the last 2 weeks after what we had seen in the first 2 weeks? so as many like to think Reggie's carries will be cut down with 3 healthy backs, in fact PT and Bell will be the ones who's carries are limited. Payton has said he will feed the hot hand, so backs better make plays when they are in the game or they will not get the opportunnity.

I agree with your putting PT's performance in perspective, but one play where PT showed something extra special was the short pass where he broke all those tackles and got to the 1.

 

[Mason]

I think Bell and PT will begin to split carries. Reggie will still be in most passing downs as he is our best receiving option out of the backfield.

We haven't been running Reggie a lot, I mean hasn't been getting too many carries this season. I think we should start getting him the ball on those flat routes. We were doing it last season(and the previous 2 before that), but I've no idea why we stopped this season.

 

[Deuuuuce]

I think Bell and PT will begin to split carries. Reggie will still be in most passing downs as he is our best receiving option out of the backfield.

We haven't been running Reggie a lot, I mean hasn't been getting too many carries this season. I think we should start getting him the ball on those flat routes. We were doing it last season(and the previous 2 before that), but I've no idea why we stopped this season.

Because we have faced 2 teams who absolutely love to blitz: Philli and NYJ. Reggie has been staying in to block more than he will be asked to normally.

 

[Mason]

Because we have faced 2 teams who absolutely love to blitz: Philli and NYJ. Reggie has been staying in to block more than he will be asked to normally.

I think blitzing actually helps though. It seems to me that he would be all kinds of open if we ran those swing passes when opposing teams blitzed.

 

[Deuuuuce]

I think blitzing actually helps though. It seems to me that he would be all kinds of open if we ran those swing passes when opposing teams blitzed.

when theyre bringing 6 or 7 guys, you have to keep as many as u can into block. Thats a huge responsibility of a third down RB even if its bush.

 

[BroadwaySaint]

i would think his carries will decrease but nothing really major, he wills see more time at WR Definitely but he will get his touches as well as remaining the number one punt return guy