Joique Bell signs K. Congrats to him.

[jayfan]

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[Old Lion]

Well he does not fumble nearly as much so maybe they base guranteed money on fumbles.

Good signing though. Only complete back we have.

 

[jayfan]

It's nice to see hard work & determination pay off.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Should Bush continue his dropped passes and fumble woes in 2014, he could very well get the pink slip in 2015 for 2 mil in dead money versus his 4.5 mil cap hit... Very glad to have Joique back.

 

[Microwahevo]

It's nice to see hard work & determination pay off.

Exactly. Love me some Joique

 

[Cleaves2000]

Great signing.....the guy earned it.....now give him the damn ball on 3rd and 1 instead of trying to throw it....hes always good for 2-3 yds.

 

[jayfan]

Lions re-sign Ogletree for one year. Not worthy of it's own thread, so posted here and RB's merger.

 

[broncosmitty]

I'll never understand the infatuation with this guy. 3mil a year for a secondary ball carrier that gets less than 4 yards per carry. and we only have one starting defensive back. Makes no sense to me.

 

[jayfan]

I'll never understand the infatuation with this guy. 3mil a year for a secondary ball carrier that gets less than 4 yards per carry. and we only have one starting defensive back. Makes no sense to me.

I think you're hard on him, Smitty. I thought he was very good this year, and as a primary ball carrier when given the chance. I do get the argument that it wasn't necessary to give him the contract right now, but I think the Lions saved cap money by doing so.

 

[Old Lion]

I'll never understand the infatuation with this guy. 3mil a year for a secondary ball carrier that gets less than 4 yards per carry. and we only have one starting defensive back. Makes no sense to me.

Like every RB not named AP or Shady, he splits carries. He is not a secondary back. He was closer to being the primary than Bush was by the end of the year.

 

[tpaulus_2]

I'll never understand the infatuation with this guy. 3mil a year for a secondary ball carrier that gets less than 4 yards per carry. and we only have one starting defensive back. Makes no sense to me.

That and a $1.06 will get you a McChicken.

 

[Old Lion]

Lions re-sign Ogletree for one year. Not worthy of it's own thread, so posted here and RB's merger.

Solid backup. We will need a starter in the slot though. Ross is just our return guy at this point

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Well he does not fumble nearly as much so maybe they base guranteed money on fumbles.

I know it will sound crazy to some people here, as it shocked me when they reported on the radio today. Bell actually fumbled more often than Bush when you break it down to the amount of carries for each.

I believe they said Bush had 5 fumbles, 4 lost on 230+ carries and Bell had 4 fumbles, 3 lost on 160+ carries.

I haven't looked up to see if the radio host was correct, but they said it repeatedly, so I'm guessing they are.

On a positive note -- Bush and Bell put up 2700 yards of offense combined, which is 600 yards more than McCoy, who led the NFL with 2100 and made more than Bush and Bell do for the Lions. If they correct the fumbling problem -- Detroit's RB situation should be set for the next couple years.

 

[LPinSLC]

How many did Bell have in the snow game vs. Philly though?

 

[jayfan]

I know it will sound crazy to some people here, as it shocked me when they reported on the radio today. Bell actually fumbled more often than Bush when you break it down to the amount of carries for each.

I believe they said Bush had 5 fumbles, 4 lost on 230+ carries and Bell had 4 fumbles, 3 lost on 160+ carries.

I haven't looked up to see if the radio host was correct, but they said it repeatedly, so I'm guessing they are.

On a positive note -- Bush and Bell put up 2700 yards of offense combined, which is 600 yards more than McCoy, who led the NFL with 2100 and made more than Bush and Bell do for the Lions. If they correct the fumbling problem -- Detroit's RB situation should be set for the next couple years.

At least 2 of Bell's fumbles were in the snow game, though.

 

[tpaulus_2]

I know it will sound crazy to some people here, as it shocked me when they reported on the radio today. Bell actually fumbled more often than Bush when you break it down to the amount of carries for each.

I believe they said Bush had 5 fumbles, 4 lost on 230+ carries and Bell had 4 fumbles, 3 lost on 160+ carries.

I haven't looked up to see if the radio host was correct, but they said it repeatedly, so I'm guessing they are.

On a positive note -- Bush and Bell put up 2700 yards of offense combined, which is 600 yards more than McCoy, who led the NFL with 2100 and made more than Bush and Bell do for the Lions. If they correct the fumbling problem -- Detroit's RB situation should be set for the next couple years.

For what it's worth I think the "fumbling problem" that Bush has is totally over-blown, imo. I think (and this is just my thoughts) that you have to allow a RB about two fumbles lost per season, so Bush was two fumbles above the "quota" last season.

I'd still like to see him clean it up some, but given the amount of offense he produced I'm not going to suggest cutting him (as some have) over a couple of "extra" fumbles...

 

[LPinSLC]

At least 2 of Bell's fumbles were in the snow game, though.

I Win

 

[broncosmitty]

He's a secondary back. Just because he's YOUR secondary back doesn't make him special. We have a guy who can do the same things at 25% of the cost already on the roster. And it would t matter to me if he's on the roster come training camp or not. Carry on gentlemen.

 

[Wazmankg]

I know it will sound crazy to some people here, as it shocked me when they reported on the radio today. Bell actually fumbled more often than Bush when you break it down to the amount of carries for each.

I believe they said Bush had 5 fumbles, 4 lost on 230+ carries and Bell had 4 fumbles, 3 lost on 160+ carries.

I haven't looked up to see if the radio host was correct, but they said it repeatedly, so I'm guessing they are.

On a positive note -- Bush and Bell put up 2700 yards of offense combined, which is 600 yards more than McCoy, who led the NFL with 2100 and made more than Bush and Bell do for the Lions. If they correct the fumbling problem -- Detroit's RB situation should be set for the next couple years.

Yeah, I heard that towards the end of the season. It surprised me too. I guess Reggie's came at more critical times.

 

[broncosmitty]

Reggie dropped 9 out of his 80 targets. JB ONLY dropped 6 out of 69. They both piss me off, obviously.