Blake Bell Returns

[Dante84]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TE Blake Bell is signing a 1-year deal with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a>. The Belldozer won Super Bowl LIV with Kansas City and finds his way back to the organization after a season with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cowboys</a>.</p>&mdash; Gabe Ikard (@GabeIkard) <a href="https://twitter.com/GabeIkard/status/1372571134139465729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[ChiefBlueCFC]

Super Bowl LVI champs confirmed

[siberian khatru]

I liked him

[T-post Tom]

Uncle Mike is proud. Welcome back!

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[Buehler445]

Better than Keizer IMO.

[R Clark]

Better than Keizer IMO.

I agree , did his play improve in Dallas last season?

[BWillie]

What is it with our love affair of shitty back up TEs?

Draft one in the 3rd and be done with it.

[The Franchise]

I agree , did his play improve in Dallas last season?

11 receptions for 110 yards.....but yes. LMAO

[The Franchise]

What is it with our love affair of shitty back up TEs?

Draft one in the 3rd and be done with it.

They’ll be drafting one this year. Watch.

[-King-]

Why not get Jared Cook?

[Pitt Gorilla]

I’ll take it.

[Buehler445]

What is it with our love affair of shitty back up TEs?

Draft one in the 3rd and be done with it.


Agree. No real love here, but if this guy is on the roster instead of Kaizer, I'm OK with it.

[oldman]

Better than Keizer IMO.

I approve this post. It's a low-risk, higher (than Keizer) reward signing. He's not the Kelce of the future, so let's see how it plays out. As I remember, we used him at times as the H-back, too. But I agree, I think we'll see a TE drafted.

[gblowfish]

Hope the still go after Ertz and cut Keiser.

[oldman]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone have stats on how many times Kelce lined up on the right side of the line versus the left? As I remember, Bell was a pretty good blocker and maybe we plan to use him to protect the new/rookie T a little.

[jjchieffan]

Was Bell the TE that had played QB in college or was that someone else?

[Kman34]

I alway thought Lake Bell was hot...

[PHOG]

Hope the still go after Ertz and cut Keiser.
Whether they get Ertz or not, please part ways with Keiser. :grovel:

[shitgoose]

Was Bell the TE that had played QB in college or was that someone else?

He played QB at Oklahoma

[Cosmos]

Can he play Tackle....? How about WR2.....? DE......? CB.....?

Meh

Today is not Sept 9.....

[arrwheader]

Mahomes and Bell started getting a chemistry going before he left. He caught a TD in the AFCCG.

I like it.

I went to school with the dude as well hes a really good dude. Super humble. Remembered me from highschool last I saw himl, I was a bit surprised.

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[Pitt Gorilla]

He's a good athlete and he can block. He's not Kelce or his replacement, but he's a good TE2.

[big nasty kcnut]

Ugh.

[Coochie liquor]

Gotta have a Bell on the team to make the SB I guess.

[Archie Bunker]

Good deal

[JakeF]

JFC

[DaneMcCloud]

Bell was a very effective blocker and special teamer. I think the offense lost a little bit of juice last year without him and teams need guys like him that aren't afraid to do the dirty work.

His addition is even more important after the loss of Sherman.

[DaneMcCloud]

He's a good athlete and he can block. He's not Kelce or his replacement, but he's a good TE2.

Exactly.

His role was never to be a Kelce clone, he was basically a blocking TE/H Back.

Bell played 39% of the offensive snaps in 2019, more than 50% of the Special Teams snaps and he's a very effective role player.

[Bowser]

Bell was a very effective blocker and special teamer. I think the offense lost a little bit of juice last year without him and teams need guys like him that aren't afraid to do the dirty work.

His addition is even more important after the loss of Sherman.

Agreed with his special team contributions, and he seemed to be a tenacious blocker when given the chance. Plus he knows the offense and Toub's assignments, so bonus there.

My perfect scenario here is Keizer takes over Sherman's duties, we sign Jared Cook or trade for Ertz, and Bell is TE3. In lieu of Cook, I would accept a Brevin Jordan or Hunter Long type in the draft.

[Archie Bunker]

JFC

He’s pretty much exactly what we need in a TE2 and has proven it. What exactly is the problem?

[wazu]

I hate this less than most of the Chiefs signings this week.

[DaneMcCloud]

Agreed with his special team contributions, and he seemed to be a tenacious blocker when given the chance. Plus he knows the offense and Toub's assignments, so bonus there.

My perfect scenario here is Keizer takes over Sherman's duties, we sign Jared Cook or trade for Ertz, and Bell is TE3. In lieu of Cook, I would accept a Brevin Jordan or Hunter Long type in the draft.

I'm of the belief that as long as Kelce is playing at a high level, which seems to be higher and higher each year, the Chiefs will not invest heavily in a second TE because all it would do is minimize Kelce's contributions.

[Skyy God]

Belldozer!!

[Cosmos]

He’s pretty much exactly what we need in a TE2 and has proven it. What exactly is the problem?

That he’s NOT a TE2 on a pass heavy, Super Bowl contending pro football team....otherwise...sure.

Today is not Sept. 9.

[Skyy God]

I'm of the belief that as long as Kelce is playing at a high level, which seems to be higher and higher each year, the Chiefs will not invest heavily in a second TE because all it would do is minimize Kelce's contributions.

Nor should they.

A high end TE2 would be a waste of limited resources.

[DaneMcCloud]

That he’s NOT a TE2 on a pass heavy, Super Bowl contending pro football team....otherwise...sure.

Today is not Sept. 9.

It would be complete waste of valuable resources for the Chiefs to invest in a TE that would take away touches and snaps from the best tight end in the NFL.

Why take the ball out of Kelce's hands?

[Rain Man]

Fact: The Chiefs have won the Super Bowl every year that Blake Bell has been on the roster.

Fact: The Chiefs did not win the Super Bowl in any year since Blake Bell's birth that he was not on the roster.

[Bowser]

Nor should they.

A high end TE2 would be a waste of limited resources.

....right up until Kelce goes down with some injury, god forbid.

I'm not suggesting we break the bank on a TE2, but having a step up from Blake Bell or Nick Keizer isn't a bad idea, either. Kelce is essentially what makes this offense so dangerous minus Mahomes, and having a respectable backup is just smart.

[Pitt Gorilla]

....right up until Kelce goes down with some injury, god forbid.

I'm not suggesting we break the bank on a TE2, but having a step up from Blake Bell or Nick Keizer isn't a bad idea, either. Kelce is essentially what makes this offense so dangerous minus Mahomes, and having a respectable backup is just smart.

I agree, but that's much easier said than done. Look what NE is trying to do to fix their TE problem.

[Hoover]

The problem is people want the Chiefs to have a poor mans Kelsey as TE 2 - which in all honesty is rare and will only be found in the draft.

I like bring Bell back.

[The Franchise]

It would be complete waste of valuable resources for the Chiefs to invest in a TE that would take away touches and snaps from the best tight end in the NFL.

Why take the ball out of Kelce's hands?

I’m the opposite on this one. I’m not cutting Kelces snaps or targets in half but having someone who can give him a breather and not get his ass beat every snap of the game could help.

Brevin Jordan or Tommy Tremble are my picks.

[rabblerouser]

What is it with our love affair of shitty back up TEs?

Draft one in the 3rd and be done with it.

Judy Fortson > Bell, Keizer, Yeldor, Kris Wilson, Demetrius Harris, et al

[Bowser]

I agree, but that's much easier said than done. Look what NE is trying to do to fix their TE problem.

New England is going apeshit attempting to overhaul their offense as quickly as they can. I'm surprised how much resource they dumped into two tight ends.

[ROYC75]

Bell : Ho-hum.:harumph:

[Sorce]

Maybe Tony Moeaki is available.

[-King-]

Darren Fells just got released today too :/

[DaneMcCloud]

Darren Fells just got released today too :/

LMAO

Why would the Chiefs be interested in a 35 year old tight end that doesn't fit their scheme?

You guys must have been watching a different team than I have since 2018.

[JakeF]

I hope Bell is a 3rd string/ST guy.


Jared Cook at #2?

[Archie Bunker]

That he’s NOT a TE2 on a pass heavy, Super Bowl contending pro football team....otherwise...sure.

Today is not Sept. 9.

Pretty sure 2019 proves you’re wrong.

[-King-]

LMAO

Why would the Chiefs be interested in a 35 year old tight end that doesn't fit their scheme?

You guys must have been watching a different team than I have since 2018.

How does he not fit the scheme? He's a good blocker and a decent receiver especially in the redzone.

What exactly does Blake Bell do better than him? And it's not like Bell or Keizer are long term fixes so why does age matter?

[Archie Bunker]

We need a receiving TE to develop for sure but for us a TE2 is a blocker and special teamer. We would’ve seen Seals-Jones more last year if it was any different. Kelce isn’t coming off the field and we’d rather have another WR out there in passing downs than a another TE.

[DaneMcCloud]

How does he not fit the scheme? He's a good blocker and a decent receiver especially in the redzone.

He's 35, he's slow, he's 6'7 and primarily a blocking tight end who's not an H Back nor is he some kind of special teams maven



What exactly does Blake Bell do better than him? And it's not like Bell or Keizer are long term fixes so why does age matter?

:facepalm:

If you don't know, why are you asking me?

[-King-]

He's 35, he's slow, he's 6'7 and primarily a blocking tight end who's not an H Back nor is he some kind of special teams maven



:facepalm:

If you don't know, why are you asking me?

So he's a blocking tight end who also gives you 300 yards receiving and 5 touchdowns a year.

Once again, how is that not better than anything Bell does? Bell has 500 career yards and 0 touchdown (1 in the playoffs).

[staylor26]

King fucking dumbass

[-King-]

King fucking dumbass

So you think Blake Bell is better than Darren Fells? At what exactly?

[staylor26]

So you think Blake Bell is better than Darren Fells? At what exactly?

No, I don’t. I just don’t think the difference is enough to even remotely care. I don’t want an old brokedick like Fells or Cook either. They clearly value Bell because of his familiarity and fit within the offense. I fully expect them to draft somebody to compete with Keizer and Bell, as Veach has already alluded to the fact that they’d like to get a legit TE2 behind Kelce. They’ve shown interest in Brevin Jordan which further proves this.

[RunKC]

Blake Bell is 250 lbs. Andy needs to give that motherfucker the ball on 3rd and short

[golfindude]

Isn't Bell the guy from the sooners who they ran on 3rd and short out of the QB position. If so, he a replacement for Sherman I woulds think.

[DaneMcCloud]

So he's a blocking tight end who also gives you 300 yards receiving and 5 touchdowns a year.



wut

Darren Fells has a total of 21 TD's in 7 years and less than 1,500 yards receiving in total.

And he's 35 years old.

[Wilson8]

Since he has been mentioned 2 or 3 times in this thread...

Jared Cook - LA Chargers, 1 year, $6 M

Also -

Kyle Rudolph, New York Giants, 2 year, $16 M

I like Blake Bell but I hope he is the third TE for the Chiefs on the 2021 depth chart and we don't see Nick Keizer on the chart at all..

[notorious]

Bell is way better than Niemen or Kizer.