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Welcome to Cleveland, David Bell - WR - Purdue

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Looks like Bell is elite against zone. He knows how to get open, and there is something to be said about his freshman numbers of over 1200 yards at Purdue. I really like this pick. Picture Cooper drawing attention and DPJ being a decent number 2 with speed, Njoku definitely a handful, and the play breaks down. Bell is a great guy to have out there who will figure out where to be.

I am a little put off by his lack of blocking. I don’t know much about football but I thought it was an effort thing. If he wants to see the field more, he better figure it out. He’s not a big fish in a small pond anymore. That said, let’s coach him up and put him in the best positions to excel and see what happens!
 
natedagg said:
Looks like Bell is elite against zone. He knows how to get open, and there is something to be said about his freshman numbers of over 1200 yards at Purdue. I really like this pick. Picture Cooper drawing attention and DPJ being a decent number 2 with speed, Njoku definitely a handful, and the play breaks down. Bell is a great guy to have out there who will figure out where to be.

I am a little put off by his lack of blocking. I don’t know much about football but I thought it was an effort thing. If he wants to see the field more, he better figure it out. He’s not a big fish in a small pond anymore. That said, let’s coach him up and put him in the best positions to excel and see what happens!
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This recievers group takes blocking pretty seriously, I bet they take him under their wing and mold him into at least an effective blocker.
 
DePodesta noted it in an interview with CBD, and Stefanski alluded to it in the latest Building the Browns, but he said Stefanski came into his office three or four weeks before the draft and told David Bell is the one guy he wanted to come away with... So it seems like the HC is a big fan of Bell and likely has a plan in place for him within the offense... Wouldn't surprise me to see him contribute from day one..

In some of the post-draft press conferences, while they see Bell being versatile, it seems starting out his spot will be in the slot to start...
 
Bell getting a lot of hype.
 
I like Bell and am glad the Browns picked him. But it’s obvious that GMs saw him differently than these hype guys in the media. Otherwise, 98 guys wouldn’t have been picked before him.
 
Scrote Squad said:
I like Bell and am glad the Browns picked him. But it’s obvious that GMs saw him differently than these hype guys in the media. Otherwise, 98 guys wouldn’t have been picked before him.
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The discrepancy here comes from his on field production/play versus his testing.

Those who watched him play think he's a 1st round talent.

Those who saw him at the combine think he's undraftable.

So, he lands in between as a 3rd round pick.

I think he has a very good chance of being at least a longtime NFL starter. He's coming into an incredibly good situation here with the Browns, which will only help his chances.
 

Browns signed third-round WR David Bell to a four-year, $4.894 million contract.​

One of three third-rounders for the picks-poor Browns after the Deshaun Watson and Amari Cooper trades, 21-year-old Bell is also entering a receiver corps in dire need of reliable places to funnel targets. Save for down-field specialist Donovan Peoples-Jones and jitterbug big-play option Jakeem Grant, there are few very places for Watson to turn to in this receiver group. A huge compiler in the Big 10, Bell's question is his athleticism after he timed (well) beyond 4.60 this spring. He figures to start out as a "big" (6-foot-1) slot man.
 
red. said:

Browns signed third-round WR David Bell to a four-year, $4.894 million contract.​

One of three third-rounders for the picks-poor Browns after the Deshaun Watson and Amari Cooper trades, 21-year-old Bell is also entering a receiver corps in dire need of reliable places to funnel targets. Save for down-field specialist Donovan Peoples-Jones and jitterbug big-play option Jakeem Grant, there are few very places for Watson to turn to in this receiver group. A huge compiler in the Big 10, Bell's question is his athleticism after he timed (well) beyond 4.60 this spring. He figures to start out as a "big" (6-foot-1) slot man.
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Man, if he hits, that's going to be a fucking bargain.
 
In Oakland, Pauly wanted older players coming out of school which I thought that same principle would apply here. Bell is one of those seasoned players with a high probability of success this fall
 
CuriousMinds said:
In Oakland, Pauly wanted older players coming out of school which I thought that same principle would apply here. Bell is one of those seasoned players with a high probability of success this fall
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Bell is an early declare and currently just over 21 years old. There are only four receivers younger than him in the entire class, and Drake London is the only one who has yet to turn 21.

Perhaps google a player before talking about him.
 
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