EC-Bills Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Scouts Inc. has bell as the 21st best tackle, 171st overall prospect. McShay had him going mid-6th round in his seven round mock. Overall, a solid pickup. Edit: our future tackles: the Bellboys? the Bell Brothers? The Bell Pops? The Taco Bells?
Cereal Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Hells Bells! haha yes, and TE is for whom the Bells shall Toll!
Thoner7 Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Scouts Inc. has bell as the 21st best tackle, 171st overall prospect. McShay had him going mid-6th round in his seven round mock. Overall, a solid pickup. Edit: our future tackles: the Bellboys? the Bell Brothers? The Bell Pops? The Bell Ringers
Kelly the Dog Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 If we took this guy in the 7th, and picked up a CB after the draft, would there be less C- grades and more A- grades? The collective intelligence of this board is at an all-time low. I can't wait until draft fever is over. That's actually a pretty good point.
Trader Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 From KFFL: Bills | Bell signed Comment (0) Tweet me! Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:29:56 -0700 The Buffalo Bills have signed undrafted free-agent OT Joel Bell (Furman). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Considered one of the top UDFAs available. A lot were clamoring for him with the 7th rounder, does this make some people less angry over that CB pick? Great pick up in FA. Although if it does not pan out I can hear the critics now. "We gave up all pro Peters for a couple of Dumb Bells"
zazie Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 The Taco Bells? That might be the winner, or The Mighty Taco Bells
Tortured Soul Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 The Bell Ringers I think we have a leader in the clubhouse.
DanInSouthBuffalo Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 So did we sign this guy or not? "NO" on Orion Martin.
VJ91 Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 From KFFL: Bills | Bell signed Comment (0) Tweet me! Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:29:56 -0700 The Buffalo Bills have signed undrafted free-agent OT Joel Bell (Furman). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Considered one of the top UDFAs available. A lot were clamoring for him with the 7th rounder, does this make some people less angry over that CB pick? Angry about 7th round draft choices?? Chances are neither the 7th round CB nor this rookie free agent Tackle will make the team anyway, so who gets pissed about these guys?
Flbillsfan#1 Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 That might be the winner, or The Mighty Taco Bells ANYONE from Buffalo will tell you Mighty Taco Bells is WAY BETTER than Taco Bells.
WordByrd Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 next year we need to get good old Max Lerner out of Furman from Two-A-Days
scribo Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 They gave Bell a three-year deal. That seems to indicate they believe this kid has a decent shot at making the active roster, I would think.
Lurker Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 That seems to indicate they believe this kid has a decent shot at making the active roster, I would think. Agreed. The more I look at this kid, the more excited I become. He was in the upper portion of every OL test at the combine and is plenty strong, unlike Bell last year (27 reps @ 225 vs. 30 for Wood). If he works hard on his technique over the next year or so, he could be a real diamond in the rough...
Kelly the Dog Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Agreed. The more I look at this kid, the more excited I become. He was in the upper portion of every OL test at the combine and is plenty strong, unlike Bell last year (27 reps @ 225 vs. 30 for Wood). If he works hard on his technique over the next year or so, he could be a real diamond in the rough... I have heard of a lot of two year deals for UDFA, and it may even be the norm for the first wave. But I don't recall seeing any three year deals before. Granted, they hardly ever mention the contracts these guys sign, although I do know sometimes they end up paying as much for an UDFA that they do for a 7th round pick if there is a mini-bidding war for them. But I would think that a three year deal is rather rare. Of course, it doesn't cost the team much if they keep him or cut him, and they should probably sign all these guys to three year deals just in case one of them surprises you. This guy seems to have a chance though. I'd be surprised if he is not on the PS this year.
KD in CA Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Tackle Bells. For Whom the Bells Toll. link to story
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