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He’s listed as a senior on the website. I thought he had 3 years of eligibility when he came in last year which would make him a junior yes?
 
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Rickd said:
Believe he played 2 years of JUCO so that leaves 2.
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I thought these JUCO guys were all granted an extra year by the NCAA?

Trying to keep up with eligibility post COVID

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BoxingRobes said:
He's probably gone after this year with anything close to an All Conference season.
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I cant get past how slow out of his stance he looked against speed rushers. If he can engage, he is too big to get around. But If the edge is quick, he is just so big and clumbsy out of his stance.

I'm not an OL guy, just an amateur. But this kid looks like a UDFA to me, maybe a day 3 guy. I don't get the hype.
 
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scrantoncane said:
I cant get past how slow out of his stance he looked against speed rushers. If he can engage, he is too big to get around. But If the edge is quick, he is just so big and clumbsy out of his stance.

I'm not an OL guy, just an amateur. But this kid looks like a UDFA to me, maybe a day 3 guy. I don't get the hype.
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Hes supposedly improved a lot from that smaller sample size we saw in relief of Rivers last year. We are gonna find out real quick in 4 weeks.
 
Damiencane86 said:
Hes supposedly improved a lot from that smaller sample size we saw in relief of Rivers last year. We are gonna find out real quick in 4 weeks.
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Part of my Bell skepticism is a desire to see Samson succeed. I had such high hopes for him as a recruit. He profiled as the exact opposite of what I said of Bell: elite athleticism & footwork. I want Samson to step up and take the spot.

Obviously I'll be rooting for whoever wins the spot to succeed. And it is probably Bell's job to lose. I just feel like Bell's (lack of) athleticism caps his ceiling. And I worry that he might get Beck killed.
 
scrantoncane said:
Part of my Bell skepticism is a desire to see Samson succeed. I had such high hopes for him as a recruit. He profiled as the exact opposite of what I said of Bell: elite athleticism & footwork. I want Samson to step up and take the spot.

Obviously I'll be rooting for whoever wins the spot to succeed. And it is probably Bell's job to lose. I just feel like Bell's (lack of) athleticism caps his ceiling. And I worry that he might get Beck killed.
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Yeah honestly we can’t play favorites. At this point we need the ABSOLUTE BEST WE HAVE AT EVERY POSITION. Especially since everyone is saying this is a DO OR DIE season for Mario and the program.
 
scrantoncane said:
I cant get past how slow out of his stance he looked against speed rushers. If he can engage, he is too big to get around. But If the edge is quick, he is just so big and clumbsy out of his stance.

I'm not an OL guy, just an amateur. But this kid looks like a UDFA to me, maybe a day 3 guy. I don't get the hype.
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It’s too early for any hype. He played better as the year unfolded but he’s nowhere near a sure thing like some expect. He needs to take another step forward to be the every down guy at the most important OL position LT. The speed of the game was a real issue for him to get acclimated to. I do think he’ll be fine but there’s still questions.
 
scrantoncane said:
I cant get past how slow out of his stance he looked against speed rushers. If he can engage, he is too big to get around. But If the edge is quick, he is just so big and clumbsy out of his stance.

I'm not an OL guy, just an amateur. But this kid looks like a UDFA to me, maybe a day 3 guy. I don't get the hype.
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He's a giant human that'll be a near two-year starter at left tackle for a pretty good Power 5 program. The giant human is doing a lot of the heavy lifting there.

I'm curious to see what he'll look like this year because he wasn't always clean and yeah, he looked a bit slow at times. We'll see.

Jalen Rivers was drafted in the 5th round and Markel Bell's presence facilitated Rivers to a full time move to the interior, which he'll now play in the pros. Tackle has a higher premium. I know he's got warts, but I think its not unfair to think he can be in that draftable projection right now. If you look at any draft, you'll find that R5-R7 OT (starting late in R4 for some teams, too) are filled with selections of these 6'5"-6'8", 310 to who-knows-what-weight P5 offensive lineman with warts they try and develop. Maybe thats him or maybe thats him on the UDFA side of things.

I said this before he even enrolled here...but he didn't come here to play school. He always seemed like a player that took his development serious and had a plan to be out of here in two years. He seems on track to do just that, but we'll see if he's just another in a long line of talented players that give us 75 cents on the dollar here.
 
When it comes to OL and this team led by Mario....I dont question it. U can question anything else about him but the man knows OL.

If they keep trotting Bell out there and he is all these negative things to the "FANS" maybe let it play out.

JMO
 
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scrantoncane said:
I cant get past how slow out of his stance he looked against speed rushers. If he can engage, he is too big to get around. But If the edge is quick, he is just so big and clumbsy out of his stance.

I'm not an OL guy, just an amateur. But this kid looks like a UDFA to me, maybe a day 3 guy. I don't get the hype.
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Just what was needed, him and Lightfoot were going at it today. He needed work with his feet to me, especially with speed rushers. His long *** reach provide that last shove for a extra second when he is getting beat. It helps. He worked on his footwork this off season. I will be watching.
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Again, I’m an amateur, but I thought he was also bending at the hips and lunging a lot. I’m going off memory and haven’t gone back and watched last years film, which I will when I have some time. Good to hear he was a progressing. Keep us posted. (This was a reply to @Cane30)

Would be curious to hear @Lance Roffers thoughts on Bell
 
scrantoncane said:
Part of my Bell skepticism is a desire to see Samson succeed. I had such high hopes for him as a recruit. He profiled as the exact opposite of what I said of Bell: elite athleticism & footwork. I want Samson to step up and take the spot.

Obviously I'll be rooting for whoever wins the spot to succeed. And it is probably Bell's job to lose. I just feel like Bell's (lack of) athleticism caps his ceiling. And I worry that he might get Beck killed.
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Bell walked in and was instantly better than samson. He's **** near 6'9 with a crazy wingspan.

So basically you dont like Bell because you like Samson?? and want to see him start?. which is crazy to me. lol

Samson doesnt have much strength, all of that elite athleticism and footwork dont mean much when you cant move ppl and its a huge step up in the comp your facing so you take a while to settle in.

There isnt much 6'8+ dudes that move or are built like Bell.

The one game i could say Bell was getting beat off the snap he was going against the top 3 pass rusher in the country TO ME.
 
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