You rock Byron!

[Udogg]

It's a first impression thing.  Some people see Bell make a bad play and it stands out like a led light in your eye.  They can't get it out of their heads that he is the worst tackle in football.  So even when out of 50 snaps he makes 2 mistakes they latch on to those 2 to use as justification for their opinion.  It would have to be a consensus of a lot of people that Bell has improved for people to see the good more than the bad.

 

I use the Silatolu example.  In my opinion he is not as good as everyone here makes him out to be (mostly pass protection).  So when I see him make a mistake it's glaring to me.  However it's frustrating to see the Byron Bell sucks post when Silatolu made just as many if not more mistakes.  The reverse also applies. I have re-watched some games and he didn't suck as bad as I thought he did, even though he made mistakes.

 

So basically the people who think Byron Bell suck will not wait to see or give him a chance. It's just like after the 2nd preseason game there were not many Byron Bell sucks post.  However after the 3rd game they came back with a vengeance. He can play good for 4 games but games like the Buffalo game last season will stand out in people who think he's the worst player ever.

 

I think by the end of it all, if the Oline is a legitimate problem ie Cam getting killed regularly, Byron Bell won't be the main reason.   I just don't see a way to improve the Oline without doing it through the draft.  To sign a core of players Cam, Luke, the DE's, KK and Star there gonna have to be shortcuts taken. 

[Toundra]

If something sucks this is the tackle position, look at the pro bowl again, all the OT probowlers are bullied and destroyed by JJ Watt.

 

[csx]

Because me trying out for the Panthers makes Byron better? fuging illogical bs. He's still a 2nd or 3rd stringer talent on any other team regardless what I do.

He's much better at OT than you are at being a fan.

[AU-panther]

I doubt Byron is even better than most backups.

I guess the coaches feel like he is better then our backups.

I'm not saying he is going to be an all pro but I don't really understand all the hate for him. It's not like we paid him some crazy contract and he has underperformed.

Based on his past salary I would say he has been the least of our problems.

[Guest Barry McCaulkinor]

He's much better at OT than you are at being a fan.

Actually no. The jokes on everyone who thinks he's a passable starter at left or right tackle. Atleast he's getting paid to look like a dumb poo. You have to pay to watch his ass flail at the oncoming pass rush and you swallow it like it's fruit flavored poo.

I'm a good fan. I demand a good product when I'm paying for it. Byron Bell is not part of what I consider good product.

[MCC]

I don't know that it's actually as much bashing as it is telling the truth. He's not good. At all.

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Yeah, because your opinion means much more than people who have been working and studying football for entire lives who actually work for the team.

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[Ruff]

If something sucks this is the tackle position, look at the pro bowl again, all the OT probowlers are bullied and destroyed by JJ Watt.

 

To be fair, JJ Watt is the best in the game at what he does...

[nctarheel0619]

In this thread i am talking about Byron Bell spirit and this is the spirit of a hall of famer, the body will follow i am sure ,

Go Byron!

I remember when I tried LSD for the first time.  

[PandaPancake]

I have more faith in Bell than I do in Jesus

[micnificent28]

This thread is being flooded with sheeple. Bell is not very good accept it. No matter how much he is a great guy and you want to like him he just sucks at football. I saw someone mention that amini is just as bad...well amini road grades people in the run game and is basically only in his second year.

I 've never seen bell destroy anyone except cams backside and that awesome practice speech.

[rainwater]

It's a first impression thing.  Some people see Bell make a bad play and it stands out like a led light in your eye.  They can't get it out of their heads that he is the worst tackle in football.  So even when out of 50 snaps he makes 2 mistakes they latch on to those 2 to use as justification for their opinion.  It would have to be a consensus of a lot of people that Bell has improved for people to see the good more than the bad.

 

The problem is Bell was consistently ranked one of the worst RTs in football last year.  It isn't just 2 plays a game.  It is enough plays that it is hurting your team.  

[Big Boi]

I don't like to talk crap about guys on my team, l'm under no delusion that Byron is a great starting LT but he's a Panther and I'm going to remain positive about him.  He doesn't have to be great, imo we simply need him to not be terrible and I think we'll be okay.

[Carolina Cajun]

Jesus christ...it's either Bell is the worst player better, or he's fantastic...seriously..theres gotta be a middle ground (where he actually is).  He won't be the worst OT in the league, but he's far from elite.  He does have the respect of the rest of the line and team which should mean something at the end of the day.  If he's servicable we end up in the playoffs again, if he sucks, he won't be here past this season.  It's as simple as that.

[Pox 08]

Those that display zero high hopes....are often the ones that are bandwagon fans.