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S Vonn Bell (All B1G, All-American, National Champion, Cincinnati Bengals)

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Yeah, he should just go ahead and stay for his senior year and graduate then. The competition at OSU is perfect. He can even help the basketball team out at PG if he needs to. Matta might need him anyway.

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pnuts34 said:
Idk about the first round. I'd see him going rounds 2-4 though. No problem with him going at all though, not much more to prove at the college level
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Indeed. And to your point, it's very, very hard to improve your draft stock when you are an All American safety. I mean how many safeties go in the first round? Not saying he won't get better in another year but that's just from more S&C with Mick and more playing time. It isn't really by becoming a much better "player." When a guy like him comes back it's for another reason - unfinished business on the field, getting a degree, Etc. Bell has had the on field accomplishments and can easily finish a degree later. The down side risk of staying is just extremely high from a risk-reward standpoint.
 
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I guess it is easy for us, including me, to question why and underclassmen might declare early when they might not get selected in the first 2, or even 4, rounds but then I come to my senses and think about if the person is good enough to play professional football they better make their money before injuries happen. That just does not include Bell but all of the juniors who have declared or will declare. I would just hate for one of the guys to stick around for another year and suffer a pretty bad injury.
 
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LitlBuck said:
I guess it is easy for us, including me, to question why and underclassmen might declare early when they might not get selected in the first 2, or even 4, rounds but then I come to my senses and think about if the person is good enough to play professional football they better make their money before injuries happen. That just does not include Bell but all of the juniors who have declared or will declare. I would just hate for one of the guys to stick around for another year and suffer a pretty bad injury.
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The average 4th round NFL rookie contract: 4 years, $2.8 million, $500,000 guaranteed (signing bonus).

It's not just traumatic injury that's a concern, but general wear and tear on the body. Also, leaving college a year early extends a player's NFL career by a year - might as well take that extra money if you can get it.
 
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He Won't Say it, but Vonn Bell Seems Ready for the NFL Draft

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Will he or won’t he? That’s the question for Vonn Bell.

The last three years have been quite the ride for Ohio State safety.

He came to Columbus from Rossville, GA as a five-star recruit that every program in the nation wanted. As a member of the 2013 class, he was part of the first full group of recruits under second-year head coach Urban Meyer, a class that was unanimously ranked in the top five.

It took him more than a season, but by his sophomore year, Bell was a starting safety for the Buckeyes.

With his junior year nearly complete, Bell has a decision to make. Will the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame on Jan. 1 be his final game for the Scarlet and Gray?

“I’m not really talking about that right now," Bell said when asked about declaring early for the National Football League. “When I go home with my family we’ll have a conversation about that and then I’ll let the coaches know.

“I really haven’t thought about it. I’ve just been putting it off to the side. I’ll let everybody know when I know, so we’ll see about that.”

Bell has accomplished much during his Ohio State career. He started for two seasons for the Buckeyes and registered 173 total tackles, one sack, two fumble recoveries, and six interception that included a pick six.

He has Big Ten Championship, Sugar Bowl, and national championship rings. Early in December, Bell was named a first-team All-American.

“I really have to do my homework, sit down with my family. I feel like I’ve done it all,” he said. “I got my tree in Buckeye Grove so I think — I don’t know, I’ve got to sit down and just review everything and see what’s all on the table and write down my pros and cons.”

Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...t-but-Vonn-Bell-Seems-Ready-for-the-NFL-Draft
 
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LOSS IN 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME STILL SITS IN MIND OF OHIO STATE'S VONN BELL, WHO WISHES HE HAD BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO PLAY EARLIER

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What if Vonn Bell had been given an earlier chance to show what he could do on the back end of Ohio State's defense?

The junior All-American, first-team All-Big Ten performer and soon to be NFL Draft pick, said he weighs that question often.

"It's lingered in my mind," Bell said Monday, stationed at a Fiesta Bowl media table at the Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort. "But it wasn't my time. I was a young guy. Had a lot to learn. I wasn't ready yet."

Specifically, Bell spoke about the 2013 Big Ten Championship Game. The Buckeyes, in the midst of a 24-game winning streak in Urban Meyer's first two years in Columbus, ran into the buzzsaw of the Michigan State Spartans in Indianapolis. Quarterback Connor Cook decimated Ohio State's secondary for 304 yards and three touchdowns—one that went 72 yards to Keith Mumphery—in a 34-24 Michigan State victory.

Bell hardly played in that game, instead standing and watching behind seniors Corey "Pitt" Brown and C.J. Barnett despite being the crown jewel of Meyer's first recruiting class—a five-star prospect from Georgia.

"A lot went through my mind," Bell said. "I wish I could have been out there locking these guys up. I was like, 'What's going on?' But it's time tested, it's a timetable. Gotta wait for your turn and wait until your number's called."

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ill-sits-in-mind-of-ohio-states-vonn-bell-who
 
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LOSS IN 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME STILL SITS IN MIND OF OHIO STATE'S VONN BELL, WHO WISHES HE HAD BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO PLAY EARLIER

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What if Vonn Bell had been given an earlier chance to show what he could do on the back end of Ohio State's defense?

The junior All-American, first-team All-Big Ten performer and soon to be NFL Draft pick, said he weighs that question often.

"It's lingered in my mind," Bell said Monday, stationed at a Fiesta Bowl media table at the Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort. "But it wasn't my time. I was a young guy. Had a lot to learn. I wasn't ready yet."

Specifically, Bell spoke about the 2013 Big Ten Championship Game. The Buckeyes, in the midst of a 24-game winning streak in Urban Meyer's first two years in Columbus, ran into the buzzsaw of the Michigan State Spartans in Indianapolis. Quarterback Connor Cook decimated Ohio State's secondary for 304 yards and three touchdowns—one that went 72 yards to Keith Mumphery—in a 34-24 Michigan State victory.

Bell hardly played in that game, instead standing and watching behind seniors Corey "Pitt" Brown and C.J. Barnett despite being the crown jewel of Meyer's first recruiting class—a five-star prospect from Georgia.

"A lot went through my mind," Bell said. "I wish I could have been out there locking these guys up. I was like, 'What's going on?' But it's time tested, it's a timetable. Gotta wait for your turn and wait until your number's called."

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ill-sits-in-mind-of-ohio-states-vonn-bell-who
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When I look back on that game (the 2013 BTCCG), two things come to mind as mistakes by the coaching staff: (1) not playing Vonn (who had a great game the next time the Bucks suited up against Clemson in the Orange Bowl) instead of Pitt Brown, who had a bad game (to say the least) and (2) not running Hyde (who was straight steamrolling MSU in the second half) on third or fourth down on the drive when Brax was stopped short on fourth down late in the game.
 
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