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Have you ever heard of Mike Bell, the RB for the Broncos? No, not Tatum Bell, but Mike Bell. Mike is an undrafted free agent, rookie running back out of Arizona that signed with the Denver Broncos shortly after the draft. He is also the named starter for them at tailback for the first preseason game. Yes, that's right. Mike Shanahan is apparently so unhappy with Ron Dayne and Tatum Bell that he is giving the job for this weekends game to this relatively unknown RB. Here is the link to the story: denverpost/ci_4146848?source=rss. This is a huge deal, as every Denver RB that has started for several seasons now has gone over the 1000 yard mark and put up strong fantasy numbers.
Bell ran for more than 900 yards three successive seasons with the Wildcats, averaging 4.8 to 5.5 yards per carry. He also caught a few balls out of the backfield during his tenure with Arizona, catching 18 passes for 197 yards his senior season. He is listed at 6'1", 218 lbs on his ESPN college player homepage (sports.espn.go/ncf/player/profile?playerId=115584), but when I was watching him on tape last night, he appeared smaller than that in the Broncos uniform. He showed up at the combine at 6'0" and 221 pounds, so unless he dropped some weight before camp, the numbers should be legit.
Mel Kiper said he showed some outside speed at the Senior Bowl practices (insider.espn.go/proxy/proxy.dll/insider/story?id=2307236&action=login&appRedirect=%3A%2F%2Finsider.espn.go%2Fproxy%2Fproxy.dll%2Finsider%2Fstory%3Fid%3D2307236), but apparently the knock on him is his lack of breakaway speed. His 40 time at the combine was an unimpressive 4.61 (nfl/draft/analysis/expert/brandt/rb). Remember, Tyrell Davis, the guy who ran for 2000 yards as a 6th round draft pick? Or how about Reuben Droughns or Mike Anderson, both converted fullbacks without breakaway speed?
The question you have to ask yourself is this: Is Shanahan doing this because he believes this kid is the best fit for his system this year, or is he doing it to motivate Tatum Bell or Ron Dayne? My guess is the former, as Shanahan usually plays it straight up on the depth chart.
Only time will tell, but if Mike Bell is still with the 1st team after the 4th preseason game, he should be on your radar screen.
The last item in "The Diary" in the media section of today's Australian was so good it roused me from my sickbed to share it:
ANGELA Shanahan is distressed to have been dumped as a columnist for The Canberra Times. On Monday the new editor, Mark Baker, sent her a note sacking her. Shanahan, wife of The Australian's political editor Dennis Shanahan, describes Baker's actions as "censorship" because of her views on the ACT's gay marriage bill, which stirred up a lot of debate among readers. "This would be the equivalent of The Australian sacking Janet Albrechtsen or Phillip Adams, just because some people didn't like them," Shanahan tells Diary. Baker says he discontinued Shanahan's column after reviewing all the opinion writers. Baker, a former deputy editor, opinion editor and diplomatic editor of The Age, became editor last month following the departure in March of the contentious Michael Stevens, editor since 2001. Baker, who promises to reverse the Crimes' circulation decline, says Shanahan had two years writing on the paper and it was time for some "fresh voices". He denies Shanahan's conservative politics have anything to do with his decision. "She is a person with forthright views and she has every right to express them," Baker tells Diary. "But I have other people who come from a similar direction to her writing for the paper."
Yes, "Censorship"! Oh, how I laughed.
Take some personal responsibility, Angela. It's because you're not very good.
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