Bell looking for 15 million a year?

The RB position is of a lower value as a whole I think we may offer him around 10 a year ,if he refuses that he won't be a Steeler ...

 

What's the franchise tag cost?

Edit: I looked it up. 11.789 million for the franchise tag and 9.6 for the transition tag.
If he doesn't want to be reasonable then tag his Azz.

 

Yeah I would tag him if we had to. We seriously need him and he's definitely not the kind of player that you're just gonna replace. He's still not worth mortgaging the whole team for though. Losing him would be horrible just because he's so fun to watch. Does anybody think we might be willing to let some people go to free up the space to keep him? Like maybe Timmons? Dang I wouldn't wanna be Colbert.

 

Rapping. Is that the new way to negotiate a contract? If so, I'll have to learn. I'm looking to make 15 million a year too!

 

He's no average RB. They'll pay him!

 

Well it kinda rhymes...but it doesn't jive with how the Steelers do business. Could get interesting,but it should start with him staying on the field. " if you wanna be paid like AP or close to the same ,stay on the field and help us win Americas Game ".....see it's really not that hard.

 

Meh. This isn't our first rodeo. We went through this before during the XL/XLIII run. A lot of guys were coming up for big contracts at about the same time. 2007 it was Polamalu, 2009 it was James Harrison. 2010 it was Big Ben and Casey Hampton. That's not even talking about making decisions on Hines/Santonio/Antonio/Wallace, Ike Taylor, Faneca, Starks, Farrior, Heath, Timmons, Woodley, and everybody else. We always seem to lock up the guys we absolutely need to lock up and let the others walk. I'm pretty sure this will be it for Timmons. Harrison will be gone after this season too. That'll free up some money and Khan is a master of the restructure. We'll keep the studs in house and make a few runs here in the next 5 or 6 years while we still have Ben.

 

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Here's 15 million bucks. Keep up the good work.

 

Stupid phone

 

I have what I thought was a "smart phone", and I realized it was smarter than I was. Now you say it is a "stupid phone ". This doesn't do much for my ego.

 

If levean Bell wants 15 million/year he will be playing for another team. Especially with his injury history.

 

Agree, if 15 million that is what it takes than you can forget about it. Too much risk with the injury history. Let's see how he performs this year after his knee surgery then if okay, tag him for another year.

 

It depends on what you mean by "exceeded the market." You're looking at the highest paid player at the position (Adrian Peterson) and suggesting that is the bar. What if the current player exceeds the bar? Is he still exceeding the market? One could argue (and many unbiased 'experts' have) that Le'Veon is the top running back in the league now. Wouldn't that command a higher pay than all of the other running backs? How would one-million more dollars per year be "far exceed(ing) the market?"

But, yes, I agree that the Steelers aren't going to overextend themselves financially. They'll do what's right. As they almost always have.

 

Yes. History has dictated the Steelers do things their way or it's the highway. Some get frustrated on their way out the door (Faneca), some get a reality check (Hines), and some get put straight really fast before things get ugly (AB).

 

No way the Steelers pay him 15 million a year, RBs are easy to find in the draft. I could see them tagging him in 2017, then let him walk if they can't reach a longterm agreement.

 

he was suspended for two games last year and only played in 6 others wasn't it? if thats worth 15 million then that is more than ben makes per game. not going to happen. it will be interesting to watch thats for sure.

 

But Charles signed a two year contract for 18 mill, and AP is on a 3 year 42 mill contract, so is bell expecting a 2 or 3 year contract, well, that isnt going to happen, the highest paid back on a 5 year contract is Lesean McCoy, 5 years 40 mill, and that's what bell can expect his offer to be, maybe at the most 45 mill for 5 years, but if he thinks he's going to get a big contract for 2 or 3 years here that just isn't going to happen............

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/contracts/running-back/

 

not bad
i wanna try



15 million for my runs
don't say, you have no funds
im the player you the payer
we roll to the goal

edit
i'm in the zone like Hugh Laurie
grateful i'm not from Missouri


ITS LIKE THAT
and
thats the way it is
hooah

 

i think it should be incentive laden. it will protect both parties.

 

Yes it does but players/agents like the guaranteed money. If Bell is headstrong about wanting 15 mill a year, he will be gone so fast
his head will spin.
I look for the Steelers to offer him a very fair contract and if he doesn't like it. then it is time to look for another RB.