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Why does Byron Bell still play?

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errr not to ruin the "down with the Panthers" parade, but Bell hasn't played bad by any standard. He's not All-Pro, but for an un-drafted rookie, he has done a superb job.

Guess you missed where he got another drive killing penalty today. 15 yards hands to the face. I was at the game so I wasn't able to see how many times he got torched resulting in newton sacks but I'm sure it was a lot.

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He's playing b/c we have no one else.

For an UDFA he's doing awesome. We need better play out of him, but he wasn't even in a large college & to come in & do what he's done is great. I hope he progresses to where he could be a starter, but with time he will be at worst a great backup.

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He's playing b/c we have no one else.

For an UDFA he's doing awesome. We need better play out of him, but he wasn't even in a large college & to come in & do what he's done is great. I hope he progresses to where he could be a starter, but with time he will be at worst a great backup.

Ziemba?

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It's easy to get frustrated with Byron with these penalties but I try to maintain the perspective here. It'd be one thing if we were a very well-disciplined team and he was the only one not catching on. The whole team is making stupid penalties, including ones today on 67 and 69. Byron's got to step his game up but so does everyone else and he doesn't deserve to be singled out.

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It doesn't matter if he was undrafted or a first round. I've been saying since he first started that he is clearly the weakest link in the o-line and he's been affecting the play calling due to his poor play.

The fact that he was undrafted doesn't matter. What's next? Are we going to praise a new guy because he is pretty good for a middle school player?

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It's easy to get frustrated with Byron with these penalties but I try to maintain the perspective here. It'd be one thing if we were a very well-disciplined team and he was the only one not catching on. The whole team is making stupid penalties, including ones today on 67 and 69. Byron's got to step his game up but so does everyone else and he doesn't deserve to be singled out.

Good point.

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