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Originally Posted by TJ Eckleburg12
I never said Bell was trash, he's obviously very good.
I just said I'd rather have Freeman and Coleman. Factor in age and contracts once Bell gets paid by the Steelers or someone else this offseason, and I don't think it's particularly close.
It was a bold thing to say when I said it, and those #STATS have shown me to be correct in the assertion that the Falcons backfield is, in fact, more productive.
That says more about how awesome the Falcons are than anything negative about Bell, that was the point I was making 3 months ago, and now.
No they haven't. First of all your original position was that the Falcons backfield was better in 2016 ignoring age and contracts, and you would refuse a 2016-only trade of Freeman/Coleman for Bell/Williams. You shifted those goalposts after Bell started destroying the entire league by midseason. GJGE.
The $tat$ show that Bell is more productive on a per game basis than either Falcons back, and is individually a better runner or receiver than either of them, which is obviously preferable for the playoffs. Bell and any replacement level back >>> Falcons backfield.
Especially in the playoffs, it is much more valuable to have an elite runner and receiver than two decent ones. Two nickels don't make a dime. This is true in basically all sports.