GodBrady
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I disagree, I think you're selling Bell short.Every time you see a running back creating havoc, you should look at the O-line. I agree that Le'Veon Bell is a very, very good player, but he's not Adrian-Petersen-in-his-prime good. I don't think he's that much better than Forte, say. But, clearly, the results in the last two weeks have been amazing.
My guess is that BB will have a plan and that it involves the old two-gap and letting the linebackers fill the hole. It may not give negative yardage plays, but it will limit the damage. They can't be giving up chunks of 6 or 8 yards on first down like the Dolphins or the Chiefs.
Bell's extrapolated full-season numbers this year look like this:
1691 yards rushing
819 yards receiving
That's 2510 yards from scrimmage. That would've set the all-time record for yards from scrimmage in a season. The top 5 ever are:
1. Chris Johnson - 2509 yards (2009)
2. Marshall Faulk - 2429 yards (1999)
3. Tiki Barber - 2390 yards (2005)
4. LaDanian Tomlinson - 2340 yards (2003)
5. Barry Sanders - 2358 yards (1997)
Not sure why you'd compare him to Adrian Peterson, because they are totally different players. Bell has excellent vision and is extremely patient (yes, I know the commentators have been fawning over this and talking about is ad nauseam lately, but it's true). Adrian Peterson is more of a violent and explosive runner, but his vision isn't great and he tends to be feast-or-famine. Bell is also a superior receiver to Peterson. Peterson has never been a factor in the passing game; in fact they often take him out completely on third down.