Bernard released

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(04-07-2021, 06:23 PM)yang Wrote: Anyone saying taking Gio over Bell is just wrong, c'mon man.  Gio couldn't even start for the Bengals.   He was a decent 3rd down back and occasional starter.   He's almost thirty and the teams isn't paying that money for a backup and we knew this all along.  Most were surprised he got the last contract.

The only reasons Bell fell were because he had so much tread on his tires coming out of Michigan St, and he ran a very slow 40 (4.60).
But he was bigger coming into the league and put in good effort to trim down, resulting in him getting faster.

Now let's compare their NFL careers:
Bell - 6453 rush yards, 40 rush TDs, 3259 receiving yards, 8 receiving TDs
Bernard - 3697 rush yards, 22 rush TDs, 2867 receiving yards, 11 receiving TDs

Bell had 2756 more rushing yards, 392 more receiving yards, and 15 more total TDs than Bernard.

They did have near-identical yards per carry, Bernard with 4.0 and Bell with 4.1.
Also near-identical yards per reception, Bernard with 8.4 and Bell with 8.3.