Bryon bell...the future LT smfh

[El Chingon]

God... Dammit.

haha

[AceBoogie]

This. If Byron Bell is the LT going into the season, Gettleman should be fired. Hell if Bell is a starter next year he should be fired.

So let me get this straight, you want to demote Steve Smith, and Promote Byron fuging Bell??

At this rate maybe Cam should take the year off.

[AceBoogie]

"Remember how Cam played before he got injured?"

--future Huddle topic.

Sad reality

[Gabeking]

Thank you for this voice of reason. Sweet lord.

Please hammer this point into your makeup artist's head

[CPcavedweller]

What exactly does being left-handed have to do with playing left-tackle?

LMAO

If you're right handed then I don't expect you to understand considering everything in the US is tailor made for people who do things with their right hand. I imagine this could be the equivalent to a natural left handed hitter going to the right side for shits and giggles. You have to change the way you process and do things, your movements, body turns. In essence it is the same thing you would have to do if I told you to go throw a football 45 yards left handed right now.

[Jangler]

Thanks Flanders. 

[Evengelion]

oh boy! that's gonna ache.

[PantherPhann89]

Do they see something in Bell that we don't?

 

[SmootsDaddy89]

What exactly does being left-handed have to do with playing left-tackle?

LMAO

 

"My penis actually hangs to the left so I feel like LT is a good fit for me"

[panthers55]

There actually could be something to the notion that he might fare better on the left side..  Being left handed would suggest that he likely would be stronger and more agile protecting the outside rush using his left side of his body versus what he does now which is use his right side.  Obviously speed and footwork are more important than handedness but if he starts it might not matter on which side he lines up.  Seems that many teams are lining up their best pass rusher on either side of the line mixing it up so you can't offer too much help..  Here is an article discussing it.

 

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/11/02/switching-sides/

 

Cincinnati’s Andrew Whitworth was a guy who people designated as a right tackle or guard coming out of college. However, he has honed his craft and studies the game like few others, and is now firmly entrenched as one of the best left tackles in football. There is no better guy to ask about the fundamentals and technical details of playing on the line.

“I really believe a lot of guys are more efficient at one side or the other. Sure, most tackles are good players and can play both sides, but usually there is a vast difference in how technical or athletic they are one side to the other, if they keep switching. I really could never see myself as a right tackle, I’m a left-hand dominant guy all the way.”

 

No I am not comparing Bell to Whitworth, simply saying that Whitworth attributes much of his success to being left hand dominant.  What if Bell should have never played on the right side.

[Udogg]

I agree with P55.  Who knows?  There has been a lot of "oh this guy sucks" that have been turned into "um..well he improved in the offseason".   Being left handed and left dominant may play a huge roll, maybe not.  Most of Byron Bells mistakes have been mental anyway.  I mean it wasn't like our Oline was dominant last year anyway. 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

when he said Bell would be the future LT he meant Lowerbowl Ticketchecker

[DaveThePanther2008]

I am not saying he will but there isn't a one of us that can say he can't.  You play RT and all the movements are backwards from LT.  Maybe he had a hard time adjusting. 

 

I think we draft one, no doubt, I wouldn't be surprised if pick one up in free agency too.  Don't be surprised going into OTAs and the first mini camp Bell is on the left.  Hopefully, he is better as a LT than a RT. 

 

I do know that if Bell is the best we got.  (Scary thought) He is gonna play LT.

 

 

[cbully]

Do they see something in Bell that we don't?

apparently not the film