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A new perspective on Byron Bell


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After watching Jonathon Martin struggle mightily tonight, it gave me a new appreciation for Byron Bell.

As a reminder, Martin was a mid-2nd round pick, and of course, Bell was undrafted. Let's hope he continues to improve, but his career is definitely off to a better start than what we saw out of Martin tonight.

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After watching Jonathon Martin struggle mightily tonight, it gave me a new appreciation for Byron Bell.

As a reminder, Martin was a mid-2nd round pick, and of course, Bell was undrafted. Let's hope he continues to improve, but his career is definitely off to a better start than what we saw out of Martin tonight.

What's crazy is that Martin was considered a 1st rounder for a while.

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Didn't notice him tonight, which is a good thing. I'll look tomorrow when I rewatch.

No penalties so far either. Otah who?

Not bad from my seat but will have to watch it all again. Had a false start tonight though.

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Not bad from my seat but will have to watch it all again. Had a false start tonight though.

And I'm not saying he is an all-pro, just that he looked miles better than Jon Martin, a highly touted rookie. At least tonight.

Martin may end up the all-pro or he may be a total bust. In any case, it looks like we got pretty good value out of an undrafted FA.

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