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In preparation for the Senior Bowl, McClellin asked his agents Bruce and Ryan Tollner of REP1 Sports what he could do to improve his hand punch. They hooked him up with mixed martial arts trainer and television personality Jay Glazer and his partner, former Ultimate Fighting champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell.

 

"He comes in looking like Richie Cunningham," Glazer said. "I told Chuck, 'Let's have some fun with him. Push him. Scare the hell out of him. Get your crazy eyes going and let's see if we can make him cower down.' We took turns on him in a Greco-Roman drill that is body on body work."

 

Some of the other draft prospects Glazer has worked with have waved the white flag at some point. Not McClellin.

 

"He was exhausted, but we could not get the guy to stop," Glazer said. "He kept coming after us, coming, coming. At one point he got pissed off. This is a really tough kid."

 

 

 

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...75.story?page=2

 

Love this thought it was great to see.And maybe why Glazer loved the pick

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In preparation for the Senior Bowl, McClellin asked his agents Bruce and Ryan Tollner of REP1 Sports what he could do to improve his hand punch. They hooked him up with mixed martial arts trainer and television personality Jay Glazer and his partner, former Ultimate Fighting champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell.

 

"He comes in looking like Richie Cunningham," Glazer said. "I told Chuck, 'Let's have some fun with him. Push him. Scare the hell out of him. Get your crazy eyes going and let's see if we can make him cower down.' We took turns on him in a Greco-Roman drill that is body on body work."

 

Some of the other draft prospects Glazer has worked with have waved the white flag at some point. Not McClellin.

 

"He was exhausted, but we could not get the guy to stop," Glazer said. "He kept coming after us, coming, coming. At one point he got pissed off. This is a really tough kid."

 

 

 

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...75.story?page=2

 

Love this thought it was great to see.And maybe why Glazer loved the pick

The more you read about this kid, the more you have to get excited to actually be getting a football player with speed.

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The more you read about this kid, the more you have to get excited to actually be getting a football player with speed.

 

I think he's gonna be overwhelmed at this level

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this makes me feel a lot better about the pick. You can take the dog out of the fight but not take the fight from the dog....that is a huge trait to have in the NFL. THere are som many players with all the talent in the world that would rather do enough to get by and earn a paycheck. Here's to hoping he never loses the fight.

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undersized....Boise State...limited production

 

John Randle

 

Height: 6-1 Weight: 287

 

Another small town kid

Plus all the others out there with same size and not as fast

 

Lack of Production:Explained here

 

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- On paper, Shea McClellin's numbers in his final year at Boise State come up short when compared to a few of the other first-round pass rushers, especially Whitney Mercilus, who went seven picks later to the Houston Texans at No. 26.

 

But McClellin, the Chicago Bears' first-round pick, has a logical explanation as to why he registered seven sacks and 12.5 tackles for a loss, as opposed to Mercilus who had 16 sacks and 22 TFLs in 2011 for Illinois.

 

"I guess I didn’t have the stats compared to the other guys, but if you look at my stats you know I averaged, what, 35 plays a game compared to other guys getting 60, 70," McClellin said on Friday. "And they’re rushing the passer every down, I was in coverage, I was doing all kinds of things, so it’s hard to compare and that kind of thing. I really think I can be effective, hand in the dirt, standing up, whatever the team wants me to play, needs me to play.”

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post...s-his-stat-line

 

Its apparent that his scheme at Boise was more then rushing the passer,

 

Boise state had 6 drafted which is more then vaunted Florida and Florida st combined. Boise has become a plsyer in the NFL . So any excuse of it being Boise is Just lame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Shea's Bio and background is very similar to Urlacher's. I went to UNM at the time URL was there and nobody in Chicago knew who he was at the time he was drafted and were pleasantly surprised to say the least about the type of player he has been for the Bears.

 

Here's to Shea being our next first round perenial pro-bowler!

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Lovie stated exactly what I've been stating. We are not a two gap D. Our DE has one responsibility and that is to get upfield and turn the corner. If it's a run hold the edge enough to force the play through one gap. McClellin has the quickness to get to his spot first. Can he hold his ground on running plays we will see. It is my concern too but it's also something that he can work on.

 

I think the limited production is a wrong statement as his production was outstanding, it was just all over the field.

 

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http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8786

Perfect fit: Smith is baffled that some observers are convinced that first-round pick Shea McClellin, a defensive end from Boise State, isn’t big enough to stop the run in the NFL.

 

“First off, you have to explain that, how a 6-3, 260-pound guy is going to have trouble doing that,” Smith said. “Weight is one of the most overrated things that there is when you’re talking about a football player. You’re talking about strength and athletic ability more than that.

 

“We’re not a two-gap, hit-guys-right-down-the-middle [defense]. We don’t play that style of ball. We’re get-on-the-edge, maintain-your gap. A defensive end that’s 6-3, 260 pounds can do that easily. So that is no concern at all. Shea, believe me, will be able to hold his own with the big boys that he’s playing.”

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Enough with the undersized BS. Its flat out not true.

 

 

19 reps at 260lbs???? and expected to be a 3down D-end..... no way... i wish him the best but seriously....

 

 

Freeney - 6'0 267lbs.... 4.48 28reps

 

And for those talkin about jared Allen (easy comparison cuz he's white and cowboy)... Allen is 6'6... altho he did 13reps with busted shoulders....

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19 reps at 260lbs???? and expected to be a 3down D-end..... no way... i wish him the best but seriously....

 

 

Freeney - 6'0 267lbs.... 4.48 28reps

 

And for those talkin about jared Allen (easy comparison cuz he's white and cowboy)... Allen is 6'6... altho he did 13reps with busted shoulders....

He is the same size as Arvil, Babin,Cris Long,Clemons, and T. Cole, all in the top 13 pass rushers in the league last year that played the true DE position. He is big enough, but needs to get stronger, and I think we can make him that.

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19 reps at 260lbs???? and expected to be a 3down D-end..... no way... i wish him the best but seriously....

 

 

Freeney - 6'0 267lbs.... 4.48 28reps

 

And for those talkin about jared Allen (easy comparison cuz he's white and cowboy)... Allen is 6'6... altho he did 13reps with busted shoulders....

 

Three additional inches might make you a porn star but will not make you a pro bowl DE.

 

You are trashing this guy for the number of reps he did at a combine? Hell, maybe he didn't eat his Wheaties, who knows, but I can tell you strength is not just measured by the number of reps you do lifting a barbell and I am quite sure we can get him into the weight room, he sounds like he is a hard worker.

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Best thing Pompei's name's been on in years! Thank you for sharing!

 

I love the relentlessness the kid shows....

 

 

 

In preparation for the Senior Bowl, McClellin asked his agents Bruce and Ryan Tollner of REP1 Sports what he could do to improve his hand punch. They hooked him up with mixed martial arts trainer and television personality Jay Glazer and his partner, former Ultimate Fighting champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell.

 

"He comes in looking like Richie Cunningham," Glazer said. "I told Chuck, 'Let's have some fun with him. Push him. Scare the hell out of him. Get your crazy eyes going and let's see if we can make him cower down.' We took turns on him in a Greco-Roman drill that is body on body work."

 

Some of the other draft prospects Glazer has worked with have waved the white flag at some point. Not McClellin.

 

"He was exhausted, but we could not get the guy to stop," Glazer said. "He kept coming after us, coming, coming. At one point he got pissed off. This is a really tough kid."

 

 

 

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...75.story?page=2

 

Love this thought it was great to see.And maybe why Glazer loved the pick

 

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Thank you. Strength can be added. It's called a weight room... Instincts, mindset and doggedness can't be added. You have it or you don't. And this kid seems to have it.

 

Plus, he has nice hips. ;)

 

He is the same size as Arvil, Babin,Cris Long,Clemons, and T. Cole, all in the top 13 pass rushers in the league last year that played the true DE position. He is big enough, but needs to get stronger, and I think we can make him that.

 

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:dabears

 

I have a good feeling about this kid.

 

Not to compare either...but wasn't Singletary spoken of as small, not amazingly strong, etc? If we get a solid percent of what Singletary gave us, I'll be thrilled!

 

Shea's Bio and background is very similar to Urlacher's. I went to UNM at the time URL was there and nobody in Chicago knew who he was at the time he was drafted and were pleasantly surprised to say the least about the type of player he has been for the Bears.

 

Here's to Shea being our next first round perenial pro-bowler!

 

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undersized....Boise State...limited production

 

 

ChaCha answers says the average DE is 6'4" and between 250-290 pounds...an inch shorter than average, I'll take that with the speed he posses.

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Jared Allen- Idaho State

Demarcus Ware- Troy

Jason Babin- Western Michigan

Jason Pierre Paul- South Florida

 

Those are your 2011 NFL sack leaders and what college they came from.

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Here are some of his results against ranked opponents

 

2010 vs #10 Virginia Tech: 6 tackles/2.5 Sacks

2010 vs #24 Oregon State: 2 tackles/0.5 Sacks

2010 vs #19 Utah (Maaco Bowl): 4 tackles/1 Sack

2011 vs #19 Georgia: 7 tackles/2.5 sacks

 

So thats 6.5 sacks in 4 games against ranked opponents.

 

 

 

 

 

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It's astonishing to me how negative so many posters are being about McClellin.

 

Here's a guy that Mel Kiper had rated 26th best player in the draft overall, and we took him at 19. He's a player most professionals had going in the first round to the Patriots or the Packers - both teams with excellent track records on drafting talent.

 

Personally, the more I read about him, the better I like the pick.

 

So yeah, there's no sure things in the draft, and a wait-and-see attitude is understandable, but the rampant negativity really just looks sophomoric and self important from where I'm standing. Stop making drama, GO BEARS! Sheesh how hard is that to understand?

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I like the fact that we took a player that Pats and packers liked and learning that he played some snaps at al 7 front 7 positions is very intriguing to me. Could it be they may do some tweaking to the Lovie 2? Watching Marinelli take his star DE and move him inside last year leads me to believe this kid may allow him a few more exotic packages in terms of blitz schemes etc.

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I like the fact that we took a player that Pats and packers liked and learning that he played some snaps at al 7 front 7 positions is very intriguing to me. Could it be they may do some tweaking to the Lovie 2? Watching Marinelli take his star DE and move him inside last year leads me to believe this kid may allow him a few more exotic packages in terms of blitz schemes etc.

one of my reactions to this pick is "I wonder if this isn't the first step towards long term switching to a 3-4 system if Lovie departs".

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