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    10-18 at STL

    Mike Bell made a nice debut, but it looks to me as though he won’t be a 300 carry back for this team; at least not this season. He has great vision, the #1 asset needed to play in this style of run game. But he also takes a lot of hard hits, and I wonder about his durability if he continues to take on tacklers the way he does. There’s just no way a rookie running back can put up with that and last a 16 week season. Bell is an asset in the passing game and the Broncos used him heavily as an option out of the backfield in week 1.

    Both Mike and Tatum Bell are liabilities in pass blocking by virtue their size alone. Mike Bell is a willing blocker, but he’s still learning. For example, on the Broncos third turnover of the game, Plummer’s first INT, Mike Bell failed to read a blitz coming from the right side and Plummer hurried his throw into where Tye Hill had press coverage on Rod Smith.

    Javon Walker picked up a case of the drops in this game, struggling on quick slants and short routes. His best pass catching aspect is still in the jump balls he has the talent and ball judgement to pull down.

    The Broncos still can’t get a pass rush out of their front four and will have to blitz like they did last season in order to pressure the quarterback. Targets/Catches:
    Walker - 3/8
    Smith - 3/6
    M.Bell - 4/4
    Scheffler - 1/3
    Alexander - 2/2
    T.Bell - 0/1

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