Lance Zierlein breaks down Bell's mechanics

[UNCrules2187]

 

Pretty good and insightful video.

[Growl]

More people need to see this. This is exactly what I'm talking about with coaching. Bell has natural athletic ability and he is here in his 3rd season making drive ending mistakes on something that is easily easily correctable with coaches who actually are teachers.

 

 

[the butch]

^  Well, to be fair, THAT play wasn't drive-ending.

[Icege]

I love Byron Bell as a human being, but I cannot support him starting at RT when I regularly see him getting pushed into Cam or forcing Cam to scramble because he got beat to the edge.

Scouting reports early on had Bell slated as a LT-LG. I would have cut myself if we got rid of Gross and had Bell take over the left side.

[CRA]

I love Byron Bell as a human being, but I cannot support him starting at RT when I regularly see him getting pushed into Cam or forcing Cam to scramble because he got beat to the edge.

Scouting reports early on had Bell slated as a LT-LG. I would have cut myself if we got rid of Gross and had Bell take over the left side.

Bell was laying carpet for a reason when we picked him up.

Nice kid. Good story. He doesn't have the athletic ability to play T in the NFL. Too easy to beat him on the outside. He would be an okay backup....he isn't a starter. Too easy to pick on his weakness if plays every down

[Udogg]

Bell was laying carpet for a reason when we picked him up.

Nice kid. Good story. He doesn't have the athletic ability to play T in the NFL. Too easy to beat him on the outside. He would be an okay backup....he isn't a starter. Too easy to pick on his weakness if plays every down

 

I disagree.  I think he has the athletic ability to play.. It's mental/technique part.  Sometimes you see him and he looks like a wall.  Other times he is like a turn style. 

[CRA]

I disagree. I think he has the athletic ability to play.. It's mental/technique part. Sometimes you see him and he looks like a wall. Other times he is like a turn style.

My grandma could blow by Bell with an outside pass rush. Her chair has some get and go.

he can't hang with any decent speed rusher on the outside. So for me, that isn't athletic enough for T.

I think with good coaching he makes a better G even though to date he hasn't been good at G

[Growl]

I love Byron Bell as a human being, but I cannot support him starting at RT when I regularly see him getting pushed into Cam or forcing Cam to scramble because he got beat to the edge.

Scouting reports early on had Bell slated as a LT-LG. I would have cut myself if we got rid of Gross and had Bell take over the left side.

 

with proper coaching he may actually be better suited for the left side. i understand 90% of Huddle masses think "oh gee we just stick our guhd tackle on left side and baaahd one on not left side" but truthfully Bell's overall skillset may be better suited for the left side. he has absolutely no future as a guard.

[SCP]

Not to mention Bell didn't kick-slide, he back pedaled which is a huge no-no.  Lance would have pointed this out if he knew anything about o-line play.

[panthers55]

Yeah that one play sure tells me all I need to know. Lets forget the other 25.

[pantherj]

Bell once mentioned in a Panther talk radio episode that's he's concerned about getting his 4 to 4.5 yards of depth quickly enough. He worries that he's dropping back too slowly, and in this case I think he just got a little too excited and rushed back too far.

[SCP]

Yeah that one play sure tells me all I need to know. Lets forget the other 25.

 

Networks like ESPN and NFLN perpetuate this kind of poo.  They use one or two play clips all the time to define a player or a team.  Dumbing down of 'Murica I'm telling you.  Everything is Twitter-ized.

[UNCrules2187]

Not to mention Bell didn't kick-slide, he back pedaled which is a huge no-no.  Lance would have pointed this out if he knew anything about o-line play.

 

Um, listen to 0:40-0:58. He mentions Bell could have done a kick-slide, but a lot of coaches don't like that because it makes tackles more susceptible to inside moves.

[Jackofalltrades]

Back pedaling makes you susceptible to everything. You give your leverage and ability to anchor away.