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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; When New Orleans snapped up Vonn Bell in the 2016 NFL draft's second round, the Saints didn't realize the former Ohio State safety would allow them to alter their defense on the fly in the face of mounting injuries. But ...
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01-17-2017, 07:58 PM | #1 |
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When New Orleans snapped up Vonn Bell in the 2016 NFL draft's second round, the Saints didn't realize the former Ohio State safety would allow them to alter their defense on the fly in the face of mounting injuries.
But that's what ended up happening. After a rash of injuries hit hard at cornerback and linebacker, the Saints put Bell in the starting lineup at free safety and left him there, using his presence to change their defensive vision in the process. Saints safety Vonn Bell spent rookie season soaking up knowledge while starting | Saints | theadvocate.com Last edited by Halo; 01-17-2017 at 10:01 PM.. |
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01-17-2017, 08:06 PM | #2 |
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Re: Saints safety Vonn Bell spent rookie season soaking up knowledge while starting
I'm still confident this guy will be an excellent player for us
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01-17-2017, 09:06 PM | #3 |
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Re: Saints safety Vonn Bell spent rookie season soaking up knowledge while starting
He gets a pass. Being thrown in to the fire is a good thing at most positions. Harper got to mentor the kid which was a good thing for him. He's going to go through some more learning curves but I like what I saw so far from him. He's still got a long way to go though. I do like his tackling.
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01-18-2017, 07:34 AM | #4 |
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Re: Saints safety Vonn Bell spent rookie season soaking up knowledge while starting
So far he is best in the slot and in the box. When put in single high safety he looked over whelmed and was out of position way to much. being under 5'10 is not helping in our division either. WR keep getting taller and the saints keep getting shorter.
I agree he gets a pass and has till the rookie contract is up to prove he can handle deep center field duties. So far I see a SS in his game and the saints appear to be loaded at SS yet again. |
01-18-2017, 08:22 AM | #5 |
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Re: Saints safety Vonn Bell spent rookie season soaking up knowledge while starting
I hope Harper is not sharing his coverage knowledge.
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01-23-2017, 05:28 PM | #6 |
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Re: Saints safety Vonn Bell spent rookie season soaking up knowledge while starting
When I think of Bell I still think of two draft picks......it's not his fault that we spent two draft picks on him though.
Bell was thrown in early after injuries devastated us and we needed the three safety look to just survive on the battle field. And he is only a second round player which means he has skills that could be developed and he showed improvement as the season went on. He got a lot more playing time when Vaccaro started his suspension and has a year under of experience under his belt now. |
01-23-2017, 07:13 PM | #7 |
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Re: Saints safety Vonn Bell spent rookie season soaking up knowledge while starting
There were a handful of overthrown passes that he completely gave up on instead of trying to get the interception which kind of irritated me.
Let's hope we see a big jump from him in his second year. |
01-23-2017, 07:54 PM | #8 |
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