Tre Bell Interception
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Once he knew the ball was in the air and coming his way, he immediately established position and used his hand to create separation. He then became the receiver and made a fabulous catch.
When the ball was hanging in the air and you saw him gaining separation it was awesome knowing either he had an interception or it would be incomplete. The receiver had absolutely no chance to get to it.
He wasn’t flipping to himself. He was holding the ball up to show that he held on.
The irony!
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I’m kind of impressed.
Shown wrong once, doubles down.
The catch was secured by the time that he hit the ground. Which is all that is relevant.
Rolled, over, had it on both hands, raised it—and only then lost his grip.
Not even close.
Where did Tre Bell come from? I don’t remember him last year. He’s been great so far this year.
Also, just heard on Blum and Williams Jontez might (probably?) got hurt on Saturday because he only played 14 snaps. That is very concerning.
Also, just heard on Blum and Williams Jontez might (probably?) got hurt on Saturday because he only played 14 snaps. That is very concerning.
Transfer from Lindenwood. This is his first year in the program.
Anytime you give them a chance to review it could go wrong for us.
The Tre Bell interception was a thing of beauty. He tracked the ball, and then sold out to get it, and then to put the "cherry on top" he had to concentration to hold on to the ball to complete the INT. He definitely looked special on that particular play.
I noticed something on, I believe, three passes. He has incredible ability to play beyond the receiver. I only hope it's not a habit other teams can exploit with back shoulder passes. One thing for sure, he's a talent.
If both he and Jontez Williams are back next year that is the best corner duo in the Big 12. Both will play on Sundays. That entire safety group is back as well with another year of experience under their belt. That secondary should be scary good next year.
I admire your enthusiasm but might want to reread the first two sentences, making a practice squad in the NFL is very difficult let alone a roster. The four QB’s faced so far this year are below average D-1 QB’s including the much hyped Avery Johnson who is a good runner but not accurate as a passer. I agree the DB’s have played well so far this year. I’ll throw out the Arkansas St game as a trap game scenario as the defense did not play as well as the first three games.
I’m not concerned about that because it seems that he is reading the play correctly. He doesn’t do it all the time, just when it ought to be done.
I actually let my focus drift away at the very moment he made that break on the ball and diving catch because I assumed it was a harmless overthrow and therefore a nice stop. So I somewhat missed it live. That's how good of a play it was.
He seems to have some size on him a lot like Ta'Shawn James. Impressive how explosive and agile with the body control there.
My wife, who is kind of lukewarm paying attention most of the time (I'm sure some of you guys can relate) lost her mind with excitement at that play... and she was even kind of borderline upset w/ me that I didn't celebrate the catch like I normally do because I wasn't paying close enough attention LOL. That memory will stick w/ me because it's actually pretty rare for a play to grab her undivided attention and garner a reaction like that.
He seems to have some size on him a lot like Ta'Shawn James. Impressive how explosive and agile with the body control there.
My wife, who is kind of lukewarm paying attention most of the time (I'm sure some of you guys can relate) lost her mind with excitement at that play... and she was even kind of borderline upset w/ me that I didn't celebrate the catch like I normally do because I wasn't paying close enough attention LOL. That memory will stick w/ me because it's actually pretty rare for a play to grab her undivided attention and garner a reaction like that.
Jontez Williams was a First Team All Big 12 selection (as was Jeremiah Cooper). There is zero drop off when Tre Bell is on the field. To say we have the best trio of corners in the Big 12 isnt "enthusiasm" it is rooted in fact. These guys are really really good. Tre Bell may very well have the highest celing of the three.
Tre Bell just stands out on the field. He looks like one of those SEC DBs a decade ago that you just didn't see anywhere else and his size doesn't make sense for the position he's playing. He doesn't measure some ridiculous size but he just looks massive to me out there.
Fair point. The “they will play on Sunday” line was established by Brent Musberger who routinely used it multiple times to anoint good plays during broadcast of a college game. It seldom happens. Moving on, it always is impressive when a staff finds a Higgins or a Bell who for whatever reason was over looked coming out of high school. If Bell follows the same trajectory of Higgins kudos to him and the coaches for giving him the opportunity.
