lets talk about Brandon Shell

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I think everyone here is anticipating a late round O-line prospect, as usual.

Art's nephew... he even resembles him facially... he ticks most all the Reggie boxes... huge-prototype size and length for OT, really athletic for his size, longtime SEC starter... full of potential.

On tape he can push people around, and he's surprising quick upfield and surprising agile cutting people for a giant... I don't think he'll be able to play on the left, doesn't look like he mirrors good enough too me to handle elite NFL people.... and from the sounds of it he might be a bit of an underachiever as his athleticism(fairly amazing cone/shuttle) would suggest consistent dominance at his size... looks like he needs some work in the weight room as well.

I dunno, seems he's projected 5-6th round... could be our RT prospect of the future... is this guy inevitable or what?
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Brandon Shell
South Carolina SEC
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Combine Results
Grade
5.22 ?
  • 5.22 SEC
  • 22 REPS
  • 112.0 INCH
    Top Performer
Blue Star = Combine Top Performer
  • 6'5" Height
  • 34 3/4" Arm Length
  • 324LBS. Weight
  • 10 3/4" Hands
Overview
Yes, Brandon is the great nephew of Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Shell. But it wouldn't matter if he was instead a relative of early television-era star Art Carney ... he simply looks like an NFL tackle with a pro build and long limbs. He may be best at right tackle, a spot which he held down for three years, but he did flash athleticism to pass protect on the left side when he took over the blind side spot as a senior. Either way, if you want a strong run blocker (he will take smaller defenders 10 yards downfield once locked on) who can reach second-level defenders as well, then Shell's your man.


Pro Day Results

Short shuttle: 4.62 seconds
3-cone: 7.62 seconds
Analysis
Strengths
Tall with exceptional length. Uses long arms to help him snare sudden inside pass rush moves and redirect edge speed past the pocket. Doesn’t have great footwork for directional change, but finds way to get it done. Patient and relatively accurate on his climbs up to linebackers off of combination blocks. Uses wide frame to his advantage against linebackers. Tape shows natural power and core strength. Functional base blocker in run game but will stalemate more than he wins. Has been a starting SEC tackle for almost entire time at South Carolina.
Weaknesses
Starts with a sound kickslide, but immediately resorts to a hurried shuffle to try and catch up with edge rusher. Penalties come for rocking pre-snap for fear of being beaten. Plays with disconnect between hands and feet. Outside foot deadens as he begins to work shoot initial punch in pass pro. More chaser than controlled protector. Too sluggish out of stance to consistently handle stunts inside. Needs better hand placement. Hand strength unimpressive. Doesn’t possess body control of NFL starter.
Bottom Line
Shell doesn’t have the feet to play left tackle and doesn’t bend well enough to generate consistent leverage and push as a guard inside. With that said, he has size and length and a four-year starting history in a challenging conference. Add everything up, and Shell looks to be a third day selection as a right tackle only. He may be an eventual starter, but is better suited as a backup.
 
Dude's got unimpressive hand strength. Fuck that.

In all seriousness, there sure isn't much in the way of video on this guy. You also gotta wonder how the family feels about the organization after Art's last go-round.
 
Dude's got unimpressive hand strength. Fuck that.

que?

In all seriousness, there sure isn't much in the way of video on this guy. You also gotta wonder how the family feels about the organization after Art's last go-round.

I would think Reggie has a personal relationship(status unknown obviously) with Art... think Art was coaching for the Raiders when Red was drafted..

there are four game clips at draftbreakdown.com..

http://draftbreakdown.com/players/brandon-shell/
 
Definitely some nice tools. Needs to be developed. Late-round guy for sure.
 

Starts with a sound kickslide, but immediately resorts to a hurried shuffle to try and catch up with edge rusher. Penalties come for rocking pre-snap for fear of being beaten. Plays with disconnect between hands and feet. Outside foot deadens as he begins to work shoot initial punch in pass pro. More chaser than controlled protector. Too sluggish out of stance to consistently handle stunts inside. Needs better hand placement. Hand strength unimpressive. Doesn’t possess body control of NFL starter.

I just thought it sounded hilariously nitpicky...

I would think Reggie has a personal relationship(status unknown obviously) with Art... think Art was coaching for the Raiders when Red was drafted..

there are four game clips at draftbreakdown.com..

http://draftbreakdown.com/players/brandon-shell/

Good looking out on the clips... link doesn't work for me but I'll try it again at the house. If the staff likes him, I'm all for it. It would be nice to get some of the Raider vibe going on again.
 
Good looking out on the clips... link doesn't work for me but I'll try it again at the house. If the staff likes him, I'm all for it. It would be nice to get some of the Raider vibe going on again.

Yah we've done so well with Raider bloodlines, :chuckle:
 
Starts with a sound kickslide, but immediately resorts to a hurried shuffle to try and catch up with edge rusher. Penalties come for rocking pre-snap for fear of being beaten. Plays with disconnect between hands and feet. Outside foot deadens as he begins to work shoot initial punch in pass pro. More chaser than controlled protector. Too sluggish out of stance to consistently handle stunts inside. Needs better hand placement. Hand strength unimpressive. Doesn’t possess body control of NFL starter.

I just thought it sounded hilariously nitpicky...



Good looking out on the clips... link doesn't work for me but I'll try it again at the house. If the staff likes him, I'm all for it. It would be nice to get some of the Raider vibe going on again.
ha, yeah I saw that and realized what you were saying... and those videos on that site took a while to load for me too... not sure what the problem is, but they eventually showed up.
 
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