Aggies must stop Bell in order to avenge loss in 04’

By Hugo Guzman  |   Thursday, September 29, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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The Texas A&M Aggies must find a way to stop Baylor quarterback Shawn Bell if they plan to avenge last year's loss to the Bears. Bell torched the Aggies for 262 yards and four touchdowns in his first ever start for Baylor.

This season, Shawn Bell has gotten off to a shaky start. Despite the fact that Baylor is 3-0, Bell has completed just over 60% of his passes and has thrown just four touchdowns and three interceptions. However, one cannot underestimate the emotion that Bell brings into this matchup with the Aggies. Bell grew up cheering for the Texas A&M Aggies. His father is an alumnus, so Bell grew up going to games and swaying and cheering in the stands.

One of the keys to the game for Texas A&M will be the emergence of their relatively non-existent pass rush. The Aggies have recorded only six sacks in three games thus far this season. The defensive front must find a way to put some pressure on Bell to disrupt his rhythm and force him into poor throws. If they can do that then players like Jaxson Appel (who has 0 interceptions for the season) can make their presence in the defensive backfield.

However, if all else fails, the Aggies could just rely on Heisman candidate Reggie McNeal and his cohorts Courtney Lewis and Jason Carter to simply outscore the Bears. Hopefully, if the defense can step it up, they won't be forced into that situation.
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