Brandon Shell
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he will and should never play left tackle as he doesn't have the flexibility for that key position but in this blocking scheme he has the ability to hold down the right side... he has the strength and punch off the snap to keep bull rushers from pushing him backwards... against speed rushers he will struggle until he corrects his footwork...
from what I saw in preseason to now his hand technique has improved, so he will be able in the short term to use his strength to overcome his short comings with his footwork... this off season not only will he have tape to watch but he will continue to improve his footwork...
look at the college he played for, the main thing they needed was a road grader run blocker and that is what he is... can he learn to hone his footwork, yes... he has been improving his hand technique and it showed from preseason to last week's game there is a huge improvement...
You see that is what we need on this team & how it should be judged at this point. If a guy is improving & is young & has heart......we need these types of players........
Brandon Shell
FLORHAM PARK -- It looks like the Jets are going to have openings at both offensive tackle positions next year.
Well, actually, if Brandon Shell keeps playing like this, it may be just one opening.
The Jets' fifth-round pick in this year's draft, Shell hasn't allowed a single quarterback hurry, according to ProFootballFocus.com, in each of his first two starts. Ever since taking over at right tackle, the 6-6, 324-pound South Carolina product has been a bright spot in an otherwise dark, dark season.
Earlier this week, NJ Advance Media caught up with Shell to talk to him about his rookie season's going.
You haven't allowed a single pass rush in your first two starts. Did you expect this much success so quickly?
SHELL: I've seen it, but I just go into every game looking to work. I'm trying to do my job the best I can. I try not to look at the numbers. I just want to go out there and do the job as best I can.
You started this season behind quite a few guys -- Breno Giacomini, Ben Ijalana, Brent Qvale -- when you became the starter, did you feel the game was too fast, or did you fit right in?
SHELL: Going against our defense in practice really helped me a lot. Also being able to sit on the sidelines and watch those other guys play, watching them in film study, watching what they do. I try to take a little bit of something from everybody and add it to my game and see if it works for me. That's what I did the majority of the year.
You get to go up against Leonard Williams, Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson every day in practice. Have they given you any advice from a defensive lineman's point of view?
SHELL: Those guys give me advice, sure, but I really just try to block them. I try to do different things. If I get beat, it's practice. It's a chance for me to learn from my mistakes. Go out there and just try new things to get an edge.
Where have you seen the biggest change of your game from rookie minicamp, to now?
SHELL: I think I know the playbook so much more, which allows me to play without thinking. I'm not hesitant. I feel watching other people, taking what they do and trying it myself. I've started piecing things together to see how things work. I'm adding new things to my game all the time. I watch Ryan [Clady], Breno [Giacomini], Ben and Brent. I see what they bring to the table, and then I put it in my game.
There's a good chance both offensive tackle spots are open next year. Are you using this time as an audition?
SHELL: It's a business. It's a job. I'm out here fighting for a spot like anyone else. Everything you do counts. Everything you do is being watched. You need to go out there and do the best you can.
Do you view yourself as a left tackle or right tackle?
SHELL: It really doesn't matter. Wherever coach wants to play me I'll play.
What's the biggest difference between the two?
SHELL: People don't notice it from watching, but there is a big difference. If you're right-handed person, obviously your right side is your natural side. Being on the left is stepping out of your comfort zone. You're not as comfortable.
Has there been a 'Welcome to the NFL' moment for you yet?
SHELL: Just being out there. Running through the tunnel my first start when they called the offensive line. When they called my name, I just said, 'This is everything I dreamed of ... it's right in front of my face.' I just needed to go out there and put in the work.
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FLORHAM PARK -- It looks like the Jets are going to have openings at both offensive tackle positions next year.
Well, actually, if Brandon Shell keeps playing like this, it may be just one opening.
The Jets' fifth-round pick in this year's draft, Shell hasn't allowed a single quarterback hurry, according to ProFootballFocus.com, in each of his first two starts. Ever since taking over at right tackle, the 6-6, 324-pound South Carolina product has been a bright spot in an otherwise dark, dark season.
Earlier this week, NJ Advance Media caught up with Shell to talk to him about his rookie season's going.
You haven't allowed a single pass rush in your first two starts. Did you expect this much success so quickly?
SHELL: I've seen it, but I just go into every game looking to work. I'm trying to do my job the best I can. I try not to look at the numbers. I just want to go out there and do the job as best I can.
You started this season behind quite a few guys -- Breno Giacomini, Ben Ijalana, Brent Qvale -- when you became the starter, did you feel the game was too fast, or did you fit right in?
SHELL: Going against our defense in practice really helped me a lot. Also being able to sit on the sidelines and watch those other guys play, watching them in film study, watching what they do. I try to take a little bit of something from everybody and add it to my game and see if it works for me. That's what I did the majority of the year.
You get to go up against Leonard Williams, Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson every day in practice. Have they given you any advice from a defensive lineman's point of view?
SHELL: Those guys give me advice, sure, but I really just try to block them. I try to do different things. If I get beat, it's practice. It's a chance for me to learn from my mistakes. Go out there and just try new things to get an edge.
Where have you seen the biggest change of your game from rookie minicamp, to now?
SHELL: I think I know the playbook so much more, which allows me to play without thinking. I'm not hesitant. I feel watching other people, taking what they do and trying it myself. I've started piecing things together to see how things work. I'm adding new things to my game all the time. I watch Ryan [Clady], Breno [Giacomini], Ben and Brent. I see what they bring to the table, and then I put it in my game.
There's a good chance both offensive tackle spots are open next year. Are you using this time as an audition?
SHELL: It's a business. It's a job. I'm out here fighting for a spot like anyone else. Everything you do counts. Everything you do is being watched. You need to go out there and do the best you can.
Do you view yourself as a left tackle or right tackle?
SHELL: It really doesn't matter. Wherever coach wants to play me I'll play.
What's the biggest difference between the two?
SHELL: People don't notice it from watching, but there is a big difference. If you're right-handed person, obviously your right side is your natural side. Being on the left is stepping out of your comfort zone. You're not as comfortable.
Has there been a 'Welcome to the NFL' moment for you yet?
SHELL: Just being out there. Running through the tunnel my first start when they called the offensive line. When they called my name, I just said, 'This is everything I dreamed of ... it's right in front of my face.' I just needed to go out there and put in the work.
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Sounds like a great Kid keep them coming big mac.....maybe just maybe this is on less concern for next year........It takes time folks
One more thing His father was a winner......don't forget winners win
J
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He is doing very nicely. In 2 games he has started at RT, 82 snaps, he has not allowed a sack or a pressure.
Gamedays Have “Electric” Feel for Shell
Gamedays Have “Electric” Feel for Shell
Don’t tell Brandon Shell that Sunday’s regular season finale between the Jets and the Bills is meaningless.
“It sucks being on the sideline. When you actually get to play, it’s like I’m back in a groove,” said Shell, who is scheduled to make his third consecutive start at right tackle. “It’s electric. I can’t explain it.”
The 6’5”, 324-pound Shell, a fifth-round pick from South Carolina, was active for four games before injuries forced him into the starting lineup in Week 15 against the Dolphins.
“I’m critical of myself, so it’s small things that I want to do right like my footwork and my hand placement,” Shell said. “After watching film of both the Dolphins and the Patriots games, I do feel like I made a stride. But there is always more room to get better.”
Praised by Jets head coach Todd Bowles this week for his toughness and heavy hands, Shell continues to stress the importance of striking first.
“I just try to get my hands on people before people get their hands on me. That’s just the main thing in my pass protection, keeping your shoulders square and putting your hands on them before they put their hands on you,” he said. “If you get your hands on them first, you can control them. Coach (Steve) Marshall always tells me to punch and keep my hands inside. And if they get their hands on me, get ‘em off.”
While the hands are essential in pass protection, Shell points to the heart as the most important tool in the run game.
“With the run game, that’s just toughness. That’s just like the will to do it, the want to hit somebody and drive them off the ball,” he said. “There is not much to run blocking. You have to hit the man in front of you.”
Shell will get some more contact on Sunday. Just getting into the flow of things, he is disappointed that his rookie campaign is coming to an end.
“I feel like I’m having more fun now playing than not playing. I’m mad, I’m upset it’s the last game,” he said. “I’m still going to go out there. I don’t care if we hadn’t won any games. Do your job. If you love it, you’re going to play with excitement.”
Gamedays Have “Electric” Feel for Shell
Don’t tell Brandon Shell that Sunday’s regular season finale between the Jets and the Bills is meaningless.
“It sucks being on the sideline. When you actually get to play, it’s like I’m back in a groove,” said Shell, who is scheduled to make his third consecutive start at right tackle. “It’s electric. I can’t explain it.”
The 6’5”, 324-pound Shell, a fifth-round pick from South Carolina, was active for four games before injuries forced him into the starting lineup in Week 15 against the Dolphins.
“I’m critical of myself, so it’s small things that I want to do right like my footwork and my hand placement,” Shell said. “After watching film of both the Dolphins and the Patriots games, I do feel like I made a stride. But there is always more room to get better.”
Praised by Jets head coach Todd Bowles this week for his toughness and heavy hands, Shell continues to stress the importance of striking first.
“I just try to get my hands on people before people get their hands on me. That’s just the main thing in my pass protection, keeping your shoulders square and putting your hands on them before they put their hands on you,” he said. “If you get your hands on them first, you can control them. Coach (Steve) Marshall always tells me to punch and keep my hands inside. And if they get their hands on me, get ‘em off.”
While the hands are essential in pass protection, Shell points to the heart as the most important tool in the run game.
“With the run game, that’s just toughness. That’s just like the will to do it, the want to hit somebody and drive them off the ball,” he said. “There is not much to run blocking. You have to hit the man in front of you.”
Shell will get some more contact on Sunday. Just getting into the flow of things, he is disappointed that his rookie campaign is coming to an end.
“I feel like I’m having more fun now playing than not playing. I’m mad, I’m upset it’s the last game,” he said. “I’m still going to go out there. I don’t care if we hadn’t won any games. Do your job. If you love it, you’re going to play with excitement.”
We were playing the shell game all year at OT.....now we have a tackle under one of the shells LOL
I would not put him on the right side, probably not ever. Certainly not now. I don't know if he has the athleticism to handle the top speed rushers on a QB's blind side, at least not on an island.
That said, as a RT, I have been impressed with both his ability to move the LOS in the ground game and his capacity to neutralize the pass rush from the front side. I would say he is the best of the bunch of young guys the Jets have tried at RT in the past two years.
What's interesting about what Shell talks about here is the right side/left side question.
I'm right-handed, but I do have some ambidextrous tendencies in some things. In both college and HS, when I played guard, I was more comfortable on the left side, and in a left-handed three-point stance. At center in college, I snapped righty. But as a guard, lefty stance and playing left-handed was easily as comfortable, if not more, than playing righty. In some ways, especially in pass set, it even had advantages, as my stronger hand was on the inside, ensuring that I would naturally be forcing any pressure to the outside.
Very good point about his hands. His punch off the snap has gotten quicker. Honestly, at times it's surprising to see someone who is more of a power tackle than an athletic guy have quite his punch.
And I think some of that footwork can develop in time. I'm not sure he needed it as much in college, because his power was dominant. In the NFL, that is partially neutralized, so he has to develop that footwork more. I think he can, and be a legitimate starting RT for many years, though I would be surprised if he ever developed feet quick enough to handle LT.
Still, having a young potential franchise RT for the next decade is a very good place to be.