Saints Sign RB Joique Bell
by Dave Cariello on Jan 5, 2011 12:03 PM CST
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PrintThe Saints running back situation seems to get more dire as the team approaches its first playoff game against the Seahawks this Saturday. Adam Caplan from Fox Sports is reporting via Twitter that the Saints have added another running back to the mix...
Eagles re-sign RB Martell Mallett to PS. Saints sign RB Joique Bell off Eagles ps.
Uh-oh! This might be a bad sign for Pierre Thomas lovers like myself. Perhaps fans shouldn't expect to Thomas to be playing this weekend.
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I don't think PT will ever wear a Saints uniform again
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play!
-- Pat Williams
by Fat Punk Kicker on Jan 5, 2011 12:05 PM CST reply actions
so he has a clean slate…
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
The ultimate question mark
How do you game plan for the unknown. Those crafty basters!
I like Hamburgers!
he must have showed something in his tryout that made Payton smile – he doesn’t do that often ya know
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
Bell is a bowling ball. Pure power back, a la Bam Morris. I was big on him around draft time. Nice signing.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
He’s such a bowling ball, he’s rolled between 4 teams in a season. Bills, Colts, Eagles, Saints. COLTS!!! After having to get Edgerrin James’ little brother to come and run some plays, they still let Joyk Bell go on down the road. I imagine he is not exactly a keeper.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
See Mtn-Exile's inspirational "a person's a person, no matter how small" post below.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Curses!
It could also mean they want to add more depth to the RBs corps just in case.
Maybe they can devise a gameplan in which they won’t really need PT to win. I know we’re playing in Seattle and their 12th man is pretty strong, but we should easily win this game. If we don’t….., well, I’d rather not even think about it. The stage is set for Reggie to shine in this game. He needs to play like he did in our first playoff game last year. BRING THE WOOD!
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Jan 5, 2011 12:11 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I think the playoffs bring out the best in Reggie
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
me too but don't be surprised...
if these new guys get more carries.
2010 is cuzzin's breakout year...run with that chip bruh!
Had a nightmare last night...
… that, because of all our injuries, we lost to the Falcons in the playoffs. It was one of those awful dreams that you wake up from and go back to bed hoping you’ll move on to happier thoughts, only to have the same awful dream again. At least we were playing in the Superdome, which isn’t going to happen, so no way was it prophetic!
Was there ANY chance that this dream was prophetic? LOL
Please, burn the black pants!!
by Big and Easy on Jan 5, 2011 12:16 PM CST up reply actions
You had a dream about our first game against them
It just felt like the playoffs. Problem solved.
"I'm in the Courtroom screaming Who Dat on the double, serving gumbo with a shovel, dog i'm on another level" -Jay Electonica
Yes!
I’ve wanted the Saints to sign Bell since the Senior Bowl. He hasn’t done anything in the pros yet because nobody has tried to use him. He had 2,084 rushing yards as a senior at Wayne State. This is what they said about him coming out of college:
The Lions’ coaches are leading the North, and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan noticed Joique Bell the first day. “He’s got a no-nonsense kind of approach to the game,” Linehan said. “He said, ‘I understand this play. I’m going to go get 4 yards.’ And I like that. He’s consistent. This is not a big stage to him. He fits right in.” What about Bell’s burst? He worked with a trainer in the Bay Area for two weeks before the Senior Bowl and will return for three weeks before the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis next month. He said he can run the 40-yard dash in the 4.4-second range consistently and as low as 4.39. He hopes to lower that to 4.32. “I’ve got tunnel vision,” Bell said. “It won’t be a problem for me to stay focused.” – Detroit Free Press
It was worth the wait.
Interesting then that he ran a 4.65
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
He hasn’t done anything in the pros yet because nobody has tried to use him.
Sounds like he’ll fit right in.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
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Bwahahaha!!!
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by Dave Cariello on Jan 5, 2011 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
Now that’s funny
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 6, 2011 8:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
MtnExile
And just because those other teams couldn’t do anything with him, we all know the Saints can turn him into a superstar.
in three days. Plus traveling.
No, seriously, you’re right. Could happen with Wynn, too. I’m starting to think it’s all so ridiculous that it could end up the story of the year. Could happen, right?!
How do you pronunce his 1st name?
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play!
-- Pat Williams
by Fat Punk Kicker on Jan 5, 2011 12:18 PM CST reply actions
He told me "You don't have to call me Mister, Mister"
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play!
-- Pat Williams
by Fat Punk Kicker on Jan 5, 2011 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
Hee hee!
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by Dave Cariello on Jan 5, 2011 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
Isn't that what a kid from Newark calls a bully?
“Cut it out, ya big Joyk!!!”
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
by coldpizza on Jan 5, 2011 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Question is...
Is Pierre bound to IR too or is it just an insurance, and in which case who is the odd man out…
Bring the metal....
Jeff Duncan seems to think so
"The Colts were punching at it and grabbing for it, trying to get it out. But I didn't care if they broke all my fingers. There was absolutely no way in the world I was going to let go of that ball. That was our ball.''-Chris Reis
by FuSoYa on Jan 5, 2011 12:56 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Never heard of him but..............
Payton has pulled in a lot of talent in that no one has ever seen. If Payton is good with it, we all should be. The kid could be the next Gayle Sayers but no one knows cause he has not had a chance anywhere he signed.
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I think that’s called “pregaming”.
"The Colts were punching at it and grabbing for it, trying to get it out. But I didn't care if they broke all my fingers. There was absolutely no way in the world I was going to let go of that ball. That was our ball.''-Chris Reis
by FuSoYa on Jan 5, 2011 12:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Me too....
but I’m saving the Crown for game day.
Our fat punk kicker, Garrett Hartley, missed a game-winner and we lost for the second week in a row - Scott Fujita in 2009
by Ragin Who Dat on Jan 5, 2011 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
No matter what happens I trust Payton b/c we’ve had a poor running game all season and yet we are in the playoffs
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
Pierre on IR? (Jeff Duncan)
Hearing the #Saints might’ve placed RB Pierre Thomas on Injured Reserve, thus the signing of Joique Bell. Trying to track down official word
Bring the metal....
Ok....
bust out the crown now.
Our fat punk kicker, Garrett Hartley, missed a game-winner and we lost for the second week in a row - Scott Fujita in 2009
by Ragin Who Dat on Jan 5, 2011 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
A comparison
Player A rushed for 6,728 yards in his college career, including 2,084 yards and 29 touchdowns in his final season, when he won the Harlon Hill Trophy as Most Valuable Player in Division II. Yet he went undrafted. He was signed as a free agent, but only made the practice squad. He was signed by a second team but then waived; picked up by a third team, and finally made the active roster…but then was waived again.
Player B rushed for 7,441 yards in his college career, including 2,756 yards and 34 touchdowns in his best season, when he won the Harlon Hill Trophy as Most Valuable Player in Division II. Yet he went undrafted. He was signed as a free agent, but was injured and waived. The next year he made the active roster, but played sparingly. He was waived in his third season.
Player A is Joique Bell.
Player B is Danny Woodhead, who is currently rushing for a 5.6 average for the soon-to-be Super Bowl-bound Patriots.
Sometimes a guy just needs a chance…but sometimes he needs 3 or 4.
It was worth the wait.
by MtnExile on Jan 5, 2011 1:28 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
That’s encouraging, but can he pass block? Will he learn the Saints’ schemes well enough to pick up blocks, help set up screens and play action? Reggie better get his bat out of the closet, because he is going to need it every week from here on out.
not bloody likely
Scout.com: The CHIEFS worked him out in March and passed on him.
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Bell participated in the Senior Bowl and Scouting Combine, but was unable to elevate his draft stock, as he failed to demonstrate the explosion scouts covet.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
Per Rotoworld
Joique Bell | Running Back
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6’1’ / 223
I guess he grew 2 inches taller jumping from team to team!
He already had 3 chances
And he was available to all 32 teams. Yet on January 5, 2011 only the Saints took a sniff and that was because they have a wild card playoff game on Saturday and apparently only have two running backs on the roster. Don’t get your hopes up.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
Do you believe Colston or Thomas would be playing right now
if they had not been picked up by the Saints. They both could be bagging groceries if thet had not been given a chance. Most likely not even in the NFL. Look at them now……………
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I'm all for giving out chances
Joyk has had plenty and delivered almost nothing it seems.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
did he play in any games while he was on these teams?
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
No. He has no NFL experience. Other than putting on the uniform and standing on the sideline.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
You miss the point, Stuart. Nobody wanted Woodhead, either. Every team passed on him as a rookie. It took Bill Belichick to finally realize that Division II experience sometimes does translate to the NFL.
I’m not saying he’s a sure-fire, brand-new PT…but I’m hopeful. I’m very hopeful.
It was worth the wait.
sure bell may have a lot of potential
but it would help if we got him a little earlier than 3 days before a road playoff game.
"As a Saint fan I watch ‘Gone with the Wind’ just to watch Atlanta burn" -Ralph Malbrough
by DrewBreesManCrush on Jan 5, 2011 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
I get the point
but I’m hopeful. I’m very hopeful.
You’re hopeful that he’s as surefire as Danny Woodenhead. I guess I would settle for as surefire as Julius Jeeking Jones. I suspect we’ll both be disappointed.
Good thing Joyk's been at the gym and running into walls for the last 9 weeks.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
this kid is gonna be throwing up on the sidelines!
2010 is cuzzin's breakout year...run with that chip bruh!
Who would have their hopes up for a guy signed off the street on Wednesday to play on Saturday? Just because some think there may be a little bit of bright side to this unmitigated disaster at RB, doesn’t necessarily mean you have to piss on the parade before it got out of the warehouse. It’s really more of a second line, to begin with. He’ll be lucky if he gets 10 touches as a 2010-11 Saint, anyway. On the bright side, maybe rotoworld will have some ammo against this guy other than his waiver claims after Saturday, right?
"The Colts were punching at it and grabbing for it, trying to get it out. But I didn't care if they broke all my fingers. There was absolutely no way in the world I was going to let go of that ball. That was our ball.''-Chris Reis
by FuSoYa on Jan 5, 2011 2:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Oh you know how I love a parade. Wonder what number Joyk’s going to get? How about 26? Everybody cool with that?
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
Just a number.
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
I’d be alright with 23 if he could complete 4 consecutive games.
"The Colts were punching at it and grabbing for it, trying to get it out. But I didn't care if they broke all my fingers. There was absolutely no way in the world I was going to let go of that ball. That was our ball.''-Chris Reis
by FuSoYa on Jan 5, 2011 8:47 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
You never know with Payton, he may give them more carries...
I’m not going to let my hopes get to high on #25 getting a bulk of the carries. Wouldn’t be surprised if Payton decides it’s Seattle and says lets just pass the whole game. Run the ball once a quarter.
2010 is cuzzin's breakout year...run with that chip bruh!
apparently only have two running backs on the roster.
Oops, forgot about DeShawn Wynn. If you can count him as an RB. Looks like it’s whoever has the hot hand and isn’t hurt, fellas.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
Bush, Jones, Wynn, Bell = 3.4+.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Just Wynn baby!
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 6, 2011 8:50 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Boom
"I'm in the Courtroom screaming Who Dat on the double, serving gumbo with a shovel, dog i'm on another level" -Jay Electonica
So you’re saying we should have signed Woodhead?
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
Also
Sean Payton finds needles in haystacks.
Also.
We are the New Orleans Saints. Defending Super Bowl Champions.
Every other team can suck on that.
I like Hamburgers!
by Grumps on Jan 5, 2011 1:59 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
PT was not drafted either........................Walk on Free agent.
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I'm just going to keep reading your words.
Over and over and over. It just might keep me from full on depression!
"It's better to burn out than fade away."
We are the New Orleans Saints. Defending Super Bowl Champions.
Just think, at least half of this will still be true in a little over a month.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Stu started a Joique
Which started the whole world GAAAAing
But what Stu didn’t see
Was the Joique was on he
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
good one
That would be nice. If Joique stuck around long enough to get a nickname. Like, Robin Gibb?
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
Shadow Dancer
since he’ll be backing up Bush.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Can we still pick up Deuce???
"I'm in the Courtroom screaming Who Dat on the double, serving gumbo with a shovel, dog i'm on another level" -Jay Electonica
Sure, but you might want to use latex gloves.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Pierre Thomas came out of no where and showed his grit
during the preseason. He only got his chance when(Damn, Been sitting her trying to think of his name……………RB from Tampa Bay?) went out injured. Where is he at now???
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Killing me I can't think of his name....................??????????????
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Thats him !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jesus, I hate it when the brain locks up
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PT beat out 4th round pick Antonio Pittman for the roster spot. Pittman was cut by the Rams before the 2009 season.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
Wonder Twin powers activ8
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
He and Stecker both made the team. It was Antonio Pittman that he beat out that year. The guy that we spent two draft picks on. So yeah, no net steal after all.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
@^@&%&$^&(*&_&&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#Saints coach Sean Payton confirms that RB Pierre Thomas has been placed on Injured Reserve.
"I'm in the Courtroom screaming Who Dat on the double, serving gumbo with a shovel, dog i'm on another level" -Jay Electonica
That was a Jeff Duncan Tweet
"I'm in the Courtroom screaming Who Dat on the double, serving gumbo with a shovel, dog i'm on another level" -Jay Electonica
Wow! What else is new. A Saints player on IR
So surprised
Your one and only..Professional Sports Blogger!
Saints tweeted it first
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ROSTER UPDATE: Coach Payton announced that RB Pierre Thomas has been placed on IR.
Look through any window, yeah, what do you see?
JuJo4, DELIVER US FROM EVIL!!!!1
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Yep,
I’m working out now……“put me in coach!!”
"If you ask ME, though, any game without push-ups, hits, burns or noogies is a sissy game" Calvin to Hobbes
Which player turns it up Saturday.........................Lance Moore ????
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In Reggie we trust
Time to see what Reggie can do with 15+ carries. He may not be conventional, but I trust him more than Jones/Wynn/(Joique)Bell to carry the load in a playoff game. Reggie gets banged up a lot, but its win-now or have a long time to get healthy. Plus he knows the playbook better than Wynn/Bell and plays better than Jones.
if there's a silver lining in all this
With all these new RBs our opponents will have no clue what to expect.
(That’s pitifully optimistic, isn’t it? So were the 87 of you who voted “yes” that PT would play this weekend, so hush it.)
Any one of these backs are good enough to be underutilized. We have a great passing offense led by Drew Brees. That's all that matters.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
The best part will be Brees telling a newbie what to do on a blitz pickup, followed by Brees getting pounded into the dirt with the newbie having a “Huh?” look on his face.
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
Brees is athletic enough to avoid all sacks.
He’ll just pull this move:
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Explains what happened to Namath’s knees. Can’t keeping jumping around that high and coming down on dirt fields without doing some damage.
"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."
Namath’s knees were shot before he ever got to the pros.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
Any one of these backs are good enough to be underutilized.
We have a great passing offense led by Drew Brees!
That's all that matters.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
LMAO CP!!!
Finally you get some revenge. HA!
Our fat punk kicker, Garrett Hartley, missed a game-winner and we lost for the second week in a row - Scott Fujita in 2009
by Ragin Who Dat on Jan 5, 2011 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
pass that thing to me
dont bogart it
"If you ask ME, though, any game without push-ups, hits, burns or noogies is a sissy game" Calvin to Hobbes
Joique Bell....
Glad he’s worth 58 points on a French Scrabble board cause other than that…
Repeat? Under construction...
by FrenchFreak on Jan 5, 2011 10:13 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
love it
wrecked!!
"If you ask ME, though, any game without push-ups, hits, burns or noogies is a sissy game" Calvin to Hobbes
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