Le'Veon Bell vs Eddie Lacy

To have a fair comparison, we'd need to wait for 2 full seasons to develop, and then compare yardage (rushing and combined), contribution to total offense (%) and downtime (% of total games missed due to injury).

I was a fan of Lacy when @Bama, but had concerns about his health and durability. Hope Bell proves us right.
And yes, we are a better team after drafting Bell, than what we could be if used that draft pick on a CB.

 

Bell looks like a completely different RB than the plodder we drafted. I hated the pick, but I'm loving me some Le'Veon Bell right now. He's making some defenders look downright foolish out there.

 

LeSean McCoy?

 

Nope. Doesn't end the debate.

its a message board, we debate everything.

p.s. Text doesn't always show the smart arsed remarks as intended. My previous similar reply was meant in that accord.

 

Add Giovanni Bernard to that debate and they are both beaten.

McCoy is a lousy tipper

 

Well he is top 2 after three games according to the Stats at NFL.com

 

The Steelers liked Bell better than Lacy because he's a three down back and has better hands. Lacy seems to be the type of back that will wear out after a few years he takes a lot of hits, and has had concussion problems.

 

That's for sure. I have Lacy on my fantasy team and he blows.

 

Bell reminds me a lot of AP (not the child abuse of course, well I hope), but Bell has better receiving skills. So I think it is possible, assuming the Steelers continue to develop and build the O-line, that Bell could turn out to be one of the best offensive players in the league. And that might not take a long time to happen.

 

My post-count is low but I have been here since the old board on steelers.com....give me a hint as to who the one who must not be named is!

 

It's probably that HinesHOF guy, he disliked all the players and generally had the worst view you possibly could have about most everything! Don't ever see him post here anymore and that's a plus.

BAck to the debate. It's plain to see that Bell is more athletic than Lacy, and that leads to Bell being able to do more. His cuts are second to none and he has the best vision I've ever seen out of a steelers RB, he helps me realize how horrible Fast Willie and Mendenhal's vision actually was. Those terrible one yard runs that were a result of the RB's putting their heads down and running into the OG never happen with him.

I agree that, even tho there are RB's in this league with considerable talent, I wouldn't take any of them over Bell because he really looks like the next great one to me.

He really reminds me of a cross of Forte and Peterson...will a little McCoy thrown in there. He's a beast...and very possibly our best player.

 

"You know, the bringer or truth, non kool aid drinker, mr. reality dweller himself, hineswardHOF"


You forgot " Self Glorifying".

Let me begin my post by saying..I don't like to toot my own horn but: [ Now fill this in with 20 minutes of I knew everything before it happened, I tried to tell you, You guys never listen, and everything is wrong and sucky if it's not my opinion propaganda]

 

I think Mendenhall had the right ideas, and tried to get done what Bell has been doing. Bell just makes more out of less space. He's like what I always wanted Mendy to turn into, and a lot, lot more.

It's like TTF said: he's in the matrix. He sees it all in slow motion.

Let's hope he continues to improve.

 

Bernard is better than Lacy and Bell
for two years straight he's put up more everything

minus the sideshow offseason schtuff

 

There's too many variables and therefore you could debate who's "Better" until the world ends...or one of them makes the HOF, or wins SB's, those are the 2 trump cards in football debates.

We could however debate who is more physically gifted..which can be seen to directly correlate with who has the brightest future. If that were indeed the debate, I'd get behind the microphone and preach the Bell gospel all day long.

 

I can't help it.

I'm definitely enjoy having Bell

never cared for Lacy
it's just the Alabama thing that sooooo many people think they all will be great,hell it's easy when you play behind the Roll Tide oline