UPDATE ON BELL

I would think no Bell this weekend vs. the Ratbirds and if we win then he will be questionable for the Broncos. As for Ben he looked pale as a ghost and certainly did not look right in the first half especially. I saw on Twitter one of the Steeler reporters said Ben got sick on the sidelines just before kick off...

I think the Steelers get a hard fought win Saturday night without Bell and we go to Denver and smack the Broncos with a healthy Bell!

 

Nothing said on Mike & Mike this morning. They were discussing the possibilities of him playing this weekend, which are slim, but said nothing about the season being over. Did you hear this yourself and if so, on what ESPN radio show?

 

They'll want to keep the Rats guessing, let them come up with 3 game plans instead of only 1 , ( Bell, Harris, or Tate? )

 

Tomlin, said not too much at his press conference. Other than he has a lot of pain in his knee, which is normal with an hyper extended knee. Said he was on the stationary bike like he was preparing for the Tour de France, but said that's Leveon and we will be making the right decision if he will play or not, basically saying we will leave the light on for him. If he is healthy enough to protect himself, and help our efforts to win, he will play. If we can't answer yes to all those questions he won't and it's just that simple Tomlin said.

 

There will be little guessing at our game plan Saturday..... we'll be strapping a saddle on Ben and riding him until that horse breaks. Josh Harris, Dre Archer, Ben Tate.... strike fear into nobody.

 

I listen to ESPN radio every day at work and have not heard them say anything like that.

 

Same here. I haven't seen or heard anything like what steel_d_curtain wrote. I wouldn't be surprised if Bell is out for a while and the Steelers are downplaying the injury, but nothing like that has been reported.

Also, the Steelers wouldn't be hiding the injury as long as they list him on the injury report. I'm not familiar enough with the NFL policy to know if it would be a violation if what steel suggested is true and that the leg injury is what put Roethlisberger's status in doubt for the game against the Bengals.

 

You can get lost in all the nuance of reporting injuries in the NFL. For instance New England tries to bury you with reporting everything from sore muscles to hangnails. Oh what's this down at the bottom of page three Tom Brady sore ribs wow almost missed that. Some try to be nonspecific, he has a run of the mill ankle injury, others try to be very very specific, he has an irritation of sinus cavity brought on by a subsurface scraping from the third distal philange. As they say in the movie the last boyscout, the injury report is all for the Vegas odd makers

 

You mean like Ben and his "stomach virus" aka s**ts

 

Thanks Glenn I'd go just for the best seats in the house!

 

Haha stupid bungles taking out fans too!!

 

bell has a bone bruise. More and more looks like he is done :/

 

How does a bone bruise cause him not to play

 

PLEASE post a link when you come on here making statements that Bell is done for the season!

Otherwise, I'm going with what Tomlin said in his news conference.

 

Source?

 

http://thesteelersfans.com/forums/showthread.php?10951-I-had-this-dream-no-kidding!!

 

No way is it a bone bruise it was a shoulder pad to a knee with padding.

 

I believe the bruise is caused by the hyperextention, where the bones then rub against each other, causing the bruise. It's not from the actual contact from the fkface from Cincinnati.

 

True but if the line blocks adequately those RB's can get enough yards to keep the defense honest. You never know how things will work out. In 2010 the Packers made James Starks

the starting RB in the playoffs after he had 100 yards the entire season and that worked out well. If Ben can play like Rodgers did we have a good chance.​

 

I'm more confused now. So is it a bone bruise or not?

 

Ah put some windex on it, plus take any word and I will tell you the Greek root word it comes form Steelers from the Greek for Gods of Football, Super Six, see it is Greek!

Ok I have filled my horrible movie qoutes quota for the year. Still have one day left but want to get it out da way so I start the new year right.

 

sorry I read it on my bleacher report app. Ravens fans feel very confident now lol.