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And what has Paris played in, maybe a dozen games if that.
I like Ballard and he has done some nice things off the field, but going into a non playoff off season with no QB and no 1st round pick is troubling.
They can’t waste the current O line and Taylor waiting for a QB to develop
I meant maybe cousins could be like Smith. Regardless cousins would be an upgrade over Wentz
Rice ran a 4.7. That was also 35 years ago when conditioning was optional.
Bell had a bad combine. The 4.6 forty is one thing. The poor explosion numbers (broad jump and vert) are more damaging IMO.
His 3 cone wasn't a disaster but he was dead last in the shuttle. Stock is falling hard.
If he was just average in everything he would be a lock for 2nd round, probably gonna drop to fringe day 2 now. Right or wrong that's how it will go.
Someone is going to get hella value drafting him. I just hope he gets drafted by someone that has plans on using him and not buried on the depth chart.
How fast was mccaffrey on Denver? A lot of these guys don’t realize that great route running might as well Add a lot of explosion
4.7 - 31 years ago.
Bell is going to have to go to the right team and take time to develop. Im more worried about the broad jump and shuttle time than the 40 time.
I still think he will do fine. Yeah he’s not gonna be randy moss.. but he will be a good value as a second round pick maybe 3rd. He will have a productive career wherever he goes ONLY because of the mental side of the game.. where he’s farther ahead of everyone else as he is behind in explosion.
You sound like the Bears fans who believe Riley Ridley is a total stud who just got screwed by the Bears not giving him a chance.
I think Bell is out of the 2nd round for sure now. He has a ton of production on the field or he'd be undrafted with these combine numbers. I didn't think it would be this bad, but here we are. He's going to have a very difficult time getting open in the NFL. Very difficult.
This is what I mean. Strictly on his athletic profile, he is undraftable. Impressive production will get him on a team but this does not bode well. Tyler Johnson?
Don't matter where you suggest Fields is from he's still with the Bears. Unitas, Elway, Brady and the Mannings would have all struggled under Bears management.
I think your sentiments would be very true if a receiver ran down a hallway where stopping or changing directions was not allowed. In sports, a defenders speed can be used against them.
nat talks about Jerry Rice being from an era where conditioning was optional. He did just fine when covered by Deion sanders ? Why? One guy ran a 4.7, the other sub 4.3.
by the way if David bell wasn’t the best big ten receiver on the field my entire argument would be moot
You're missing the point that he can't actually do things like change directions at a high level. That's what this testing is telling us. Forget about anyone from back in the day. I promise you can't find a high level NFL receiver right now that profiles this poorly athletically.
As much as I like David Bell, he probably wasn't the best Big Ten receiver on the field.
He was .. bunch of Benedict Arnold Purdue fans who should change their name to Purdue1814
Lol, being a Purdue fan doesn't mean you have to be blind to the truth. That's called being a Homer. Or, being blind.
I kid. I was telling people here when bell was a freshman that he would have a hard time being drafted high with his low 40, production be damned and the Indy crowd tarred and feathered on KHC..
i think he will be a productive pro but as usual, @nat100’s appraisal of 3rd or 4th round is highly reasonable
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Would Bell have been better off skipping the combine and letting his on field results speak for themselves?
Probably…but when you have speed concerns showing up and not running isn’t the thing to do either.
I see him as a late 2nd round waiver or 3rd round pick at this point who will outperform most taken ahead of him.
I’ve been hearing the field in Indy was running faster then years past too which is why so many had a great run. This makes it unlikely bell will do faster at his proday.
Yeah I heard something about the turf there historically being considered very slow, but it was just replaced with a much faster turf. Treylon Burks didn't even bother to run at his pro day and he had a chance to put some doubts to rest if he improved. I don't think Bell should run either.
This is happening now. 2 newly acquired 3rd round picks can get the Colts a shiny new Kirk Cousins
Colts want to take on that cap number for a meh QB? Trade for Jimmy G.
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