Where was Mike Bell
 

Sorry if anyone posted something about this but i was wonder where was Mike Bell? Was he hurt or are they keeping him fresh for intentions of going to the superbowl? Just wondering?

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Keepin him fresh and after Reggies game and P.T carvin em up..we didnt really need him.. he will be freash for the bowl....wow.. i said bowl....WHO DAT!!!!!!!!!!

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Hey - thats right it is not bad luck anymore we can say it - Super Bowl!!!

BUT I agree, where was Bell. Out of character - Hamilton was in for that one play (he got stuffed) where was Bell??

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I know its still unreal to say the superbowl!!!! WHO DAT BABY!!!

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he hasn't seen much action in the last few weeks. Is he hurt? In the doghouse?

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theres still that "C" word that needs to be behind "superbowl". can anyone guess what it is? man i have a good feeling about this one guys.:-D

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How about Lance Moore? I don't remember seeing him at all except on the sideline.

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I think we have been going with the hot hand...

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When you have a stable of thoroughbreds you can pick which horse you race. The hot hand from practices and games over the preceding weeks is the curve. Pierre Thomas had earned the spot, mostly.

Just look at how he was carving up their D on some of those runs for the answer to your question.

Remember the game during the regular season when Coach P put Mike Bell in fresh after the first half and he ran like a madman with a chip on his shoulder?

Just wait.

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I thought I saw Mike Bell on the Special Teams unit when either Roby or Pierre went for the kickoff return.

Not 100% on that, though.

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He had a catch I think and som pretty good blocks.

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Mike is resting his legs.. he will play SB... TRUST!

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For sure Lance Moore had one catch early on, but that is all I saw of him. I never saw Bell in there, and my hubby did ask about him. Good to know we WILL have fresh legs in the game!

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Why was Hamilton in there?

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Actually, we didn't get enough run opportunities to play Bell. Heck Pierre and Reggie only combined for about 19 carries.

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Situational decisions is the answer to these questions. No doghouse.
It was in the newspaper today... Coach P made decisions based on what
he needed at the time in the game... and Pierre is ahead on the depth chart...

Pierre clearly proved that it was a wise choice by our Coach, imho.

Just like during the regular season, Coach P eventually admitted he was
sparingly using Reg-gie! to keep him healthy for the playoffs when they'll
really need his explosiveness.

The good news is Bell has a bigger chip on his shoulders about running now that he didn't get to play and he'll be a gazillion % healthy.


HUGE hidden X factor!

I surely wouldn't want to attempt to tackle that dude. He rings Bells.

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I read a quote from SP NOLA.com that he wanted to give Bell more carries but he didn't get to with how the game unfolded.

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exactamundo... situational decisions...

GOOD CALL! What a Coach!

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Tough to run against the Vikes I think the whole game plan changed midstream. Although PT still was pretty steady, I also think they were waiting for Reggie to break one out.

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Vikings defense perhaps a little physical for Bell and SP felt Thomas is a little tougher. Also with the 3-and-outs didn't get much chance to alternate backs.

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Lance Moore had the 1st catch of the game and I didn't see him again...except high-5's for the others coming off the field. What's the deal?

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We have a large stable of recievers. Lance has been out. The other recievers are more "practiced" at this stage of the season. Good call, coach.