Thread: Round 1 Pick 19 Bears select Boise St. OLB Shea McClellin

Here is what I know about our 1st round pick:

Shea Mcclellin is 6'3" not 6'6".
(6'6" was shown during the draft even though I've seen two other sites list his height at 6'3".)

As for history of injuries he was said to have had a few concussions.
(Supposedly since he started using a new helmet there hasn't been an issue.)

The Patriots and the Packers were going to pick him. They loved this guy.
(I sat with my father, who is a huge Packer fan, during the draft. He went on and on about Shea and he said that the Packer fanbase was all hoping to get him. Instead they got Perry, a small DE very much like a few guys they already have. So we screwed them over. There was a camera set up in GB. You could see the Packers coaches in their war room looking disordered. Packers fans were posting so much BS on the bears nfl page trying to vent their frustration.)

Scout.com

The teams that are logical fits for McClellin and believed to have interest in him: the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets.

He is regarded as a potential first-round draft target expected to go no later than early in the second round.

He is a fast-rising draft prospect because of his relentless style, pass-rushing skills and positional versatility.

He lined up everywhere from defensive end, outside linebacker and inside linebacker. He has drawn comparisons to former Denver Broncos linebacker Karl Mecklenburg to Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews.

When you add all this up it doesn't look bad at all. In case you haven't noticed half of all picks end up being busts. Because of this fact I can't grade Emery on a single pick. I'll wait to see how the rest of the draft. Then I'll wait until the season is almost over before I give my final analysis on how good our GM did.

Originally Posted by VJ18

I'm sorry but speed can get you so far, they said 19 reps at 225???? That a joke, he'll I don't lay football, I'm 40lbs shy and put up 6 reps short of him and I sit behind a desk all day. Saddddddddd

Svtp says for shame Hahabro

Haha. Speed means nothing but the bench press is a sign of failure.
Has the bench press test not been consistantly proven to be about the most useless dick measuring tool used in combines since being introduced? Paea broke the bench press record last year, yet wasnt taken in the first round. Im not sure what points youre trying to get across, but they sure are weak

Originally Posted by CalgaryBearsFan

Haha. Speed means nothing but the bench press is a sign of failure.
Has the bench press test not been consistantly proven to be about the most useless dick measuring tool used in combines since being introduced? Paea broke the bench press record last year, yet wasnt taken in the first round. Im not sure what points youre trying to get across, but they sure are weak

The bench press test at the Combine did hurt Peter Konz, who I think only had like eighteen or nineteen reps. Still, it's not a big indicator of how good a player is going to be.

From draftcountdown.com;

Shea McClellin
Height: 6-3⅜ | Weight: 260 | 40-Time: 4.63
Official Bio	Strengths: • Adequate height, bulk, hand size but short arms • Good speed and quickness with burst off the snap • A varied repertoire of pass rush moves / counters • Athletic with nice balance, body control and agility • Not a big hitter but gets the job done as a tackler • Plays with good technique, leverage and hand use • Intelligent with excellent instincts and awareness • Tough, intense and competitive w/ non-stop motor • Will offer both positional and schematic versatility • Is mature and hard working with a desire to excel • Productive and durable with a bunch of experience Weaknesses: • Average strength and is not particularly powerful • Not real stout at point of attack versus run game • Ability to play in space and coverage an unknown • Some trouble taking on / disengaging from blocks • Did not consistently face high-level of competition Injury History: • Missed three contests with a knee injury in 2008 • Missed one game with hamstring ailment in 2010 Notes: Was a three-year starter for the Broncos --- Named 1st Team All-WAC in 2010 and 2011 --- Grayshirted in 2007 --- Honored as team’s Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman in 2010 and Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2011 --- Could project to either defensive end in a 4-3 or outside linebacker in a 3-4 at next level --- Classic 'tweener and isn't flashy but possesses the talent and top intangibles to start in the NFL. NFL Player Comparison: Brooks Reed Career Statistics Year GP TKL TFL SACK 2008 10 14 1.0 1.0 2009 13 36 6.0 3.0 2010 13 29 12.5 8.5 2011 13 50 12.5 7.0 Totals 49 129 32.0 19.5

As Perry Como once sang;

"You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene..."


I'm sure I watch only about a tenth of US college football games,
that the average poster on this board does, and I know nothing about this guy,
but I do root hard for players that don't have to be motivated to earn a salary that 99 per cent of us will never see ourselves, that have earned a reputation of being relentless, and exhibit the desire to excel.

If your team doesn't have one of the first 5 picks, you really can't ask for more.
Unless a guy gets cut outright, I'd give anyone other than a punk who get's in shit every other Monday,
at least 3 years to prove their worth.
There are indefinite amount of ifs in this game, so I'm going to offer mine -

If his strengths that I highlighted are still evident three years from now, he'll not only be a starter,
but he'll be a Chicago Bear stud, and from the team that has the most busts in Canton, that will be awsome.

I know, I keep seeing that he is said to be 6'3" on several sites. But after we drafted him it said on the screen Shea Mcclellin 6'6". It must have been a typo or a mistake. I believe he is 6'3".

He is 5' 15".