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lumm0x 05-22-2003 04:48 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
http://www.post-gazette.com/steelers...eele0521p2.asp

As a situational back, he may be nice depth if he accepts the reality and accompanying wages that he is not a starter anymore. Are there better alternatives?
I'm not comfortable with Deuce's rap for injury with a fleet of back-ups like Fenderson, Keaton or Banks.

WhoDat 05-23-2003 07:45 AM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
I agree that we need a more solid backup but NOT Bettis. Bettis is one of the most injury prone backs in the league. Further, there\'s a big misconception about how big Deuce is. He\'s big - last year he was supposedly up around 230. If you remember, that\'s how much Ricky weighed last season. And after seeing Deuce absolutely run over a couple of guys at times last year I don\'t really think we need to go out and get Bettis just to be our short yardage back. I would much rather see a really athletic \"project\" kid back there than a guy like Bettis.

billybignuts 05-23-2003 08:16 AM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Fenderson last season was overcoming an ACL injury, he is a decent backup. The jury is out on Keaton, I can\'t put any faith in a backup from the Bengals. Bettis had a great career, but he has been on a down hill slide for the past 2 seasons.

lumm0x 05-23-2003 09:19 AM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
I agree that he wouldn\'t be a first choice back-up. My thought was, given his injury situations and chance that he will never start anywhere again, he could maintain some of his production in a limited workload situation. June 1st in mind, there may be someone more realistic that comes available, but I would be comfortable that if Deuce had to sit a half, our running game wouldn\'t be as abandoned or ineffective if a veteran such as Bettis took the field as opposed to our current alternatives.

I do like Fenderson over the others. He does run with some intensity and seems to know which direction he is going.

billyh1026 05-23-2003 11:56 AM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
We better have good backups for Deuce. Cuz he\'s gonna get hurt. Trust me boys. I\'m an Ole Miss fan. Seen it happen every year...and it\'ll happen again this year. My guess is around the 10th - 11th game.

pakowitz 05-23-2003 12:10 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
id like to see him added to our team just for depth at running back... we dont have much depth and we could also get him on the field as a FB... we all know bettis is a big back and putting him in front of deuce would give the D 2 things to worry about...

JOESAM2002 05-23-2003 12:42 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
I\'m telling you guy\'s, I remember watching Keaton last year in preseason. This kids is going to be good. He was gaining big yards last year for the Bengals(yes the Bengals) and that\'s the point. If he can gain big yards for them when he knew the system, I think if he knows the Saints system he\'ll be good here.

billyh1026 05-24-2003 01:57 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Keeton ran like Tony Dorsett against OUR defense last pre season and the coaches got a big stiffy about him after that game. We\'ll see if he\'s a player this year. Deuce will go down. Count on it people.

billyh1026 05-25-2003 05:40 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzt..wrong again Gator. I\'m saying he\'ll get hurt because it\'s a fact given past years. Duece\'s football CAREER history proves that.

Just for the record everyone that plays football has a better chance of getting hurt than not getting hurt. Well, starters that is. It\'s never 50/50.

pakowitz 05-25-2003 10:08 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
im sorry but just b/c u have a few injuries doesnt mean that u will be injured every year... that just means that u have gotten some bad breaks... also.... even tho deuce has been injured the past few years... he has been a champ and fought through the injury and played solidly through out the whole thing

Saintuary 05-27-2003 11:38 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
He\'ll change his name from the Bus to the Street Car.

BiggPoppaFro2 05-28-2003 02:51 AM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Having gone to MSU, I know all about Duece\'s injury history. I also know of his history of making defenses look like chumps. He may get injured, but I\'ve seen plenty of players go from injury-prone in college to every game warriors in the pros. Besides, he soldiered through a high ankle sprain last year. He\'ll go nuts this year.

On that note, how could you not like the idea of Jerome Bettis coming off the bench to do some 3rd down dirty work or give Duece a day off after he seals a rushing title. I like our backups, but if we are going to go out and sign a reserve LB like Rodgers (average) why not consider it. Oh yeah....cap hit.....screw it let\'s go with what we got.

billyh1026 05-28-2003 03:43 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
I know Duece is a trooper with the injuries. And I throw props at the dude all the time. He deserves it. He\'s a killer ball player. What I\'m saying is that given his track record he\'ll go down. I don\'t want him to. I hope I\'m wrong and he doesn\'t. Buuut, I\'m bettin he will.

on a side note...BPF2..State?? Come back from the dark side!! ewww I feel dirty now. How\'s that NCAA investigation thing going?? :)

All in good fun. Glad we have the Saints to find a middle ground on..

WhoDat 05-28-2003 06:59 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Bettis is worthless that\'s why. You don\'t want Jerome Bettis. Let me say that again. You don\'t want Jerome Bettis. He\'s too big, too slow, and too injury prone to play for us. You\'re talking about Deuce getting hurt. When was the last time Bettis played a full season? Maybe I\'m imagining things, but it seems like that guy\'s been hurt forever. That\'s a complete waste of money. Spend that extra dough on a DT, CB, or LB!!!

billybignuts 05-28-2003 07:51 PM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Terell Davis is probably gonna get cut from the Broncos. Supposedly his rehab has gone well. I know im dreamin, but if he were physically sound and would sign for the league minimum, I would probably take him!!

BiggPoppaFro2 05-29-2003 02:27 AM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Hey! You better respect State!!! You know how hard it is to go a perfect 0-8 in conference play. That\'s determination!! ;)

Kidding. Yeah, I hear investigation has Starkville upset. Oh well. At least Sherrill was able to pass the buck on that glory season last year to Joe Lee. BTW -- Good luck to Eli this year. Till the Egg Bowl.

Now back to topic. Bettis is staying in Pittsburgh anyway. He showed up in great shape and is working hard to prove Zeroue should wait to replace him. Davis would be nice, but another injury guy that scares me. Some of you all say Keaton is worth the look. Is he, or do we seriously need to look at more depth is this area?

[Edited on 29/5/2003 by BiggPoppaFro2]

BlackandBlue 05-29-2003 07:45 AM

Bettis may get cut by Steelers...
 
Keaton is worth the look. He\'s a fine athlete, who has never had a shot, as he was running behind Corey Dillon most of his career. He has a career 4 yards per rush, which is great for a backup, and in college, he was all american, finalist for Walter Payton award, etc etc etc.


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