Fingon Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps02jh7IbZQ Sounds like he could be a really good player in a year or two. Steve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj_6OZ7n6ao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Great Find Fingon! Both positive reviews. T.O is only going to help Steve Johnsons development. I personally think he is going to be a steal. I don't know enough about Bell, but we've all heard the good positive reviews he's had. 2008 Draft class could end up being a gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynchMob23 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 If you go to draftguys.com you can see this year's crop! Jamon Meredith, OT South Carolina http://draftguys.com/index.php/articles/dg...south_carolina/ Lydon Murtha, OL Nebraska http://draftguys.com/index.php/articles/dg...tha_-_nebraska/ Sebastian Vollmer, OT Houston http://draftguys.com/index.php/articles/dg...-_ot_-_houston/ TJ Lang, OL Eastern Michigan http://draftguys.com/index.php/articles/dg...stern_michigan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Cool! I loved the Steve Johnson vid. He's got a future in this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8PRKN Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps02jh7IbZQ Sounds like he could be a really good player in a year or two. Steve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj_6OZ7n6ao Great find!! I agree with other posts on thi board. TO is really going to help develop Johnson and I am excited about bell in his second year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps02jh7IbZQ Sounds like he could be a really good player in a year or two. Steve: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj_6OZ7n6ao I saw those clips right after last years draft, I was Impressed with both those players and tried to follow them in preseason. Bell looked pretty athletic, he mirrored well, I think he would have been taken in the 4th if he had benched 225 20X instead of 10X - and while I don't think he is as talented as Jason Peters I think he could play LT without being an embarrassment. Johnson has a lot of nice qualities but nothing that makes you say wow- but if he is a taller Josh Reed how could anyone complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps02jh7IbZQ Sounds like he could be a really good player in a year or two. He has absolutely no lower body mass in that video. It will be interesting to see if/how much he's reshaped his base in minicamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Bell will probably develope into the starting RT in 2010. His strength seemed to be the only problem. And with news comming out of the Bills camp that he is getting stronger. Only matter of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I think that that the Bills are kind of flying under the radar in some areas. I really like the young depth at the WR and OL positions. Renting TO for a year and Josh Reed getting up there a bit in age I think that maybe that if Hardy can progress and Stevie Johnson takes the next step that they can be our future. I'm not counting Roscoe because I really don't think that he'll be with the team this year but come 2010 I'd be happy with Evans, Hardy and Johnson as our starting 3 WRs. On the OL the future is looking pretty good with Bell, Chambers, Butler and Hangartner. I think that it's important that we draft a couple of quality OL this year because of the unsettleness of the Peters situation and, like Roscoe, I don't think that Walker is long for this team either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBills Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 i have read numerous threads about the bills grooming bell to be a left tackle. sounds to me that he may turn out to be a steal in the 2008 draft. i also think steve johnson is going to turn into another andre reed. i have no basis behind this, just a feeling. he reminds me a lot of andre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I think that that the Bills are kind of flying under the radar in some areas. I really like the young depth at the WR and OL positions. Renting TO for a year and Josh Reed getting up there a bit in age I think that maybe that if Hardy can progress and Stevie Johnson takes the next step that they can be our future. I'm not counting Roscoe because I really don't think that he'll be with the team this year but come 2010 I'd be happy with Evans, Hardy and Johnson as our starting 3 WRs. On the OL the future is looking pretty good with Bell, Chambers, Butler and Hangartner. I think that it's important that we draft a couple of quality OL this year because of the unsettleness of the Peters situation and, like Roscoe, I don't think that Walker is long for this team either. Excelently said. Also Ellis as DE might have progressed some too. Not saying he is the answer. But most third rounders could take a year to develope and transition to the speed of the pros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBuffaloBills Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I love the Steve Johnson video too. It has the most views out of all the Draftguys videos. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Quick feet and raw athleticism, with poor strength? This is why Bell needs to stay at LT and not move to guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStranger76 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I agree. I just don't think Bell will ever have the pure power to play guard in this league. No push at all in the run game. He'll look good on pulls because of his athleticism, but he's a backup swing tackle at best IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 i have read numerous threads about the bills grooming bell to be a left tackle. sounds to me that he may turn out to be a steal in the 2008 draft. i also think steve johnson is going to turn into another andre reed. i have no basis behind this, just a feeling. he reminds me a lot of andre. Bell has shown an ability to learn very quickly. If Peters is traded I wonder if Buffalo will put him in at LT this year. He seems to have a lot of upside and when he gets some starts I believe he will quickly improve. As for Johnson he's another quick learner it appears. It definitely showed toward the end of last year and letting him play third or fourth receiver this year should help him improve. He might be a starter 2010. It's way to early to call him the next Andre Reed but he's definitely got a lot of unrefined talent that he seems to be using a lot better after some coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I believe he will quickly improve. Not to be unkind, but based on what evidence? The guy looked more like a TE than an OT last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Not to be unkind, but based on what evidence? The guy looked more like a TE than an OT last year. Based on the evidence that the Bills drafted him as a project, and wanted to stash him on the practice squad to let him develop, except Jauron had to admit "he's come along faster than we thought" and his play in the preseason forced the Bills to keep him on the roster instead of the squad, because another team would have taken him. Just a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Based on the evidence that the Bills drafted him as a project, and wanted to stash him on the practice squad to let him develop, except Jauron had to admit "he's come along faster than we thought" and his play in the preseason forced the Bills to keep him on the roster instead of the squad, because another team would have taken him. Just a start. Uh...IIRC, the fact they didn't have enough healthy bodies on the O-line may have had something to do with that. The "he's come along faster" comment is coach-speak for "he's not ready, but I have to plug somebody in there." What evidence is there that some team would've signed him off the PS? None that I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Uh...IIRC, the fact they didn't have enough healthy bodies on the O-line may have had something to do with that. The "he's come along faster" comment is coach-speak for "he's not ready, but I have to plug somebody in there." What evidence is there that some team would've signed him off the PS? None that I recall. What the hell are you talking about? Enough healthy bodies? Tell me what offensive lineman were injured during training camp and preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I just wish we still had McNally coaching the O-Line. He could do with Bell what he did with Peters. Bell is so raw but so talented. A project player, but we knew that. I know Jauron said he'd compete for the left guard spot with Chambers, but Jauron's an idiot. We should just groom this guy to play LT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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