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[QBhunter58]

I cant remember the last time i have seen an O lineman that is really THAT bad, but bell IS... I mean he blows plays consistently and timeafter time is makingme question how this guy is even in the NFL... Dunlap wasnt to great the other night either but compared to bell he looked like Friggen MattLight in his hayday... Lets face it Bell is garbage and we need to address out needs on the O line unless there is a stellar safety or DB avaliable in rd one for us next year...or if we go QBbut i thought foles played well...

[FlyinBrian36-20]

thanks for stating the obvious fact everyone knows already....

you forgot to mention that ridiculous pay hes getting for this 1 season as well. who do we blame for that?

[Vick 2 JMac]

He played better and he went up against Demarcus Ware.  That said he still blows massive C

[Baynit]

Winston Justice his first season or two....

King Dunlap was pretty bad until this year.  All he is now is "serviceable"  still sucks but at least improved a bit.  He can bend his knees a little bit now to deal with those low speed rushers....

But yea Bell is pretty effin bad...

Its like they say, no wonder Karl Malone wanted nothing to do with him.....

[New Zealand Eagle]

No wonder Malone had nothing to do with him.

Baynit, on 12 November 2012 - 07:28 PM, said:

Winston Justice his first season or two....

King Dunlap was pretty bad until this year.  All he is now is "serviceable"  still sucks but at least improved a bit.  He can bend his knees a little bit now to deal with those low speed rushers....

But yea Bell is pretty effin bad...

Its like they say, no wonder Karl Malone wanted nothing to do with him.....

Just saw this!

[NocturnalPoisoning]

Honestly, I don't blame Roseman for signing Bell. When you lose the best LT in the NFL several weeks after free agency starts, it's an emergency situation. Bell was a boom-bust signing- he's talented, but injury prone and obviously lacks discipline and smarts. But really, was there someone better that he should have signed instead? I don't think there were a whole lot of other options out there at the time.

[Baynit]

New Zealand Eagle, on 12 November 2012 - 07:29 PM, said:

No wonder Malone had nothing to do with him.

From what I gather it sounds like the population of that swamp filled sinkhole in Louisiana they are from tripled during the time Karl Malone lived there.

[New Zealand Eagle]

Baynit, on 12 November 2012 - 07:32 PM, said:

From what I gather it sounds like the population of that swamp filled sinkhole in Louisiana they are from tripled during the time Karl Malone lived there.

I thought i was quite clever and had came up with a witty one liner about Bell.

Dammit.

[mwz1970]

i just can't believe, mudd's system is that complex that bell still can't pick up on it.

[PhillyBirds5_36_86]

Baynit, on 12 November 2012 - 07:32 PM, said:

From what I gather it sounds like the population of that swamp filled sinkhole in Louisiana they are from tripled during the time Karl Malone lived there.

As did the welfare claims

[cowboysblow56]

King done-load is just as bad

[nottsfootballfan]

Dumpetrius bell and king dumplap.

[AceofSpades]

I said this on the day the signing was announced. It was a panic move after hearing about Peters. There was a reason Buffalo was just gonna let him walk and stayed on the market as long as he did. He's terrible and has successfully joined guys like Nate Wayne and Matt Schobel in stealing money from the Eagles. I damn near lost my mind when I saw him escort DeMarcus Ware into the backfield on Sunday.

[Magic 8 Ball]

It is certain

[D-Shiznit]

De-MISTRESS Bell is THE worst Eagle I have ever seen and hopefully will ever see. Guy makes Mahe look like Earl Campbell and Bloom look like Don Hutson.

[PhillyGreek]

we had 3 pages of how bad he is right here:

http://boards.philad.../#entry16981790

[Phila.:chip]

If Peters, Kelce, and Herremans come back healthy, Herremans and Kelce more than likely will, and Peters has a good chance also, then our line will already be that much better. What we would need at that point is a RG, and better back up lineman.

Honestly we have more pressing needs on defense. Nnamdi won't be here next year, DRC leaves a lot to be desired, and neither Boykin or Marsh are starting corners in this league. Boykin may develop into one down the road, but Marsh is a back up caliber corner at best. At safety, Allen is okay, Coleman isn't a starter, and many of our backups don't even belong in the league. At LB, we need a will, or a SAM if Kendricks moves over to Will, which he's more suited for in my opinion. Our starting DEs are getting up there also. Babin has only been effective in the wide 9, and he wasn't even effective in it this year, and Cole, well, maybe he had a bad year because the entire defense is had a bad year, or maybe he's getting old. It's only one sub-par year, with sub-par defensive coaching, so there's a good chance he still has something left. We've got Graham, Tapp, Hunt, and Curry, hopefully someone with step up and become something.  As far as the tackles go, Cullen is outta here; Patterson can't be counted on, so maybe he's also gone. We've got fletcher, Thorton and Landri, but we need to bring in some other tackles to compete with them.

[IggleWalt]

AceofSpades, on 14 November 2012 - 09:29 AM, said:

I said this on the day the signing was announced. It was a panic move after hearing about Peters.

Ya think? I think everyone knew this. It was a move that they had to make. Sure it backfired but imagine the angst if they did nothing.

[IBYCFOTA]

I could have swore there were some stats on Bell from his last season in Buffalo that showed him rarely ever giving up sacks (one or two more than Peters IIRC) and being a big part of their running success. When I saw those numbers I was pretty stoked about the signing thinking at the very least we've got a solid starting LT in place. WTF happened? It's either a case of stats being extremely misleading or he's just not suited for this scheme at all. Regardless, he's obviously been a major disappointment. Nobody could have expected him to be anywhere near this bad.

I also agree with the post above mine that says this team needs to think defensively in the next draft. When healthy this offensive line isn't bad. We just need more depth lineman who can step in and be servicable.

[nottsfootballfan]

and his contract is structured into a one year rental.

[Born_Green]

He'll be gone sfter the season is over.  I wonder how he even got to this point in the NFL.  He flat out stinks and I cant believe Mudd agreed on this selection!

[Schlob]

QBhunter58, on 12 November 2012 - 07:24 PM, said:

I cant remember the last time i have seen an O lineman that is really THAT bad, but bell IS... I mean he blows plays consistently and timeafter time is makingme question how this guy is even in the NFL... Dunlap wasnt to great the other night either but compared to bell he looked like Friggen MattLight in his hayday... Lets face it Bell is garbage and we need to address out needs on the O line unless there is a stellar safety or DB avaliable in rd one for us next year...or if we go QBbut i thought foles played well...

He's playing because there is nobody else, plain and simple. And there is a lineman who is worse, Dennis Kelly. How the fark is that stiff in the nfl!?!?!?? I love his "OLE" blocking style. He's the definition of turnstile.

[Dudeguyy]

Honestly, a thought just occurred to me... How much of this can we ACTUALLY blame on scheme?

Pass protecting on the edge doesn't rely on scheme. You have one job-- block the guy in front of you. Keep him from getting to the QB. And Bell has been failing miserably at that.

Even if Mudd teaches different pass pro technique than the rest of the league-- how long has Bell been doing this? You'd think at this point he'd just do whatever he needed to do to block his man. And yet, he sucks.

At a certain point, it isn't scheme. You just suck.

[jsb235]

Dudeguyy, on 14 November 2012 - 12:08 PM, said:

Honestly, a thought just occurred to me... How much of this can we ACTUALLY blame on scheme?

Pass protecting on the edge doesn't rely on scheme. You have one job-- block the guy in front of you. Keep him from getting to the QB. And Bell has been failing miserably at that.

Even if Mudd teaches different pass pro technique than the rest of the league-- how long has Bell been doing this? You'd think at this point he'd just do whatever he needed to do to block his man. And yet, he sucks.

At a certain point, it isn't scheme. You just suck.

There seems to be a lot of evidence that the Eagles' coaches (or scheme) is the problem. For example, Watkins was a pretty highly regarded prospect, now he sucks. Bell was the best free agent tackle, now he sucks. Meanwhile, Justice and McGlynn both sucked while here, and now they are pretty good. AQ Shipley has played a decent amount, and certainly has done better than Dallas Reynolds.

[McMVP]

All I can say is I agree....

And thank you for spelling ridiculous correctly...

[birdman]

Another one of Howie "The Boy Wonder" Roseman's spectacular moves....

Everyone thinks that once Lurie cleans house all our problems are solved...sorry to break it to you folks, but with Roseman locked in for another 4 years it's only going to get uglier...

[TenaciousEagles]

D-Shiznit, on 14 November 2012 - 09:50 AM, said:

De-MISTRESS Bell is THE worst Eagle I have ever seen and hopefully will ever see. Guy makes Mahe look like Earl Campbell and Bloom look like Don Hutson.

I am not depressed enough about this season, now someone has to drop Jeremy Bloom references to make me feel even worse about being an Eagles fan?  Thanks for that, what a blast from the past.

birdman, on 14 November 2012 - 05:22 PM, said:

Another one of Howie "The Boy Wonder" Roseman's spectacular moves....

Everyone thinks that once Lurie cleans house all our problems are solved...sorry to break it to you folks, but with Roseman locked in for another 4 years it's only going to get uglier...

You think we hit rock bottom yet?  Not a chance, give Roseman another 2 years and you will see what rock bottom really is.

[NocturnalPoisoning]

birdman, on 14 November 2012 - 05:22 PM, said:

Another one of Howie "The Boy Wonder" Roseman's spectacular moves....

Everyone thinks that once Lurie cleans house all our problems are solved...sorry to break it to you folks, but with Roseman locked in for another 4 years it's only going to get uglier...

What would you suggest he should have done instead when our all-pro LT went down several weeks into free agency? Should we have traded 3 first rounders to move up and get Kalil? Or did you have a better suggestion for finding an adequate LT at that point in time?

[flylikean....]

FlyinBrian36-20, on 12 November 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

thanks for stating the obvious fact everyone knows already....

you forgot to mention that ridiculous pay hes getting for this 1 season as well. who do we blame for that?

jason peters