Bell will report week 7

could care less, come back don't come back. He has talent and that with the right attitude could have made him great. He is one step removed from Ricky Williams in my opinion.

 

Don't they own a casino and a horse track?

 

Bell managed to run on the Ravens last year. He would have been better than Conner was Sunday night. It's time to stop with the silly notion that the Steelers aren't worse without Bell. They are clearly missing him and Sunday was the most clear demonstration of that yet.

The fun part I read today is that the Steelers could slap a transition tag on him for $11.3 million in 2019. There is absolutely no way they should give him a big extension after this season. He showed a level of selfishness that makes it tough to trust him to put in the work once he gets paid. But if they can make things tougher on him and maybe get better compensation when he leaves, that would truly make me happy.

 

It was my understanding that the Brothers that owned the casino and horse track had to sell their shares due to the leagues gambling rules. Part of the reason they had to have limited partners because Dan needed cash to buy them out.

 

I didn't say he couldn't but not with the game plan they were using. The Oline had no push and they didn't use their best plays at all.

 

Teams double Brown quite a bit, but it is harder for them to get away with it when Bell is playing. I also think the Steelers would be less inclined to completely give up on the run with Bell, and I'm not sure they would have had reason to do so. Last night there were runs that Conner wasn't quick enough, but I think Bell would have made them work. Of course, that is purely subjective, but I think last night was close enough in the second half that Bell could have made the difference.

 

They sure do or did

 

Nope ... I'm with you

 

But don't you think there were plays that the entire offense could have made that would have been just as effective as well? The Ravens have never had an answer for the Steelers TE''s up the seam and that played out in the 1st half but completely abandoned in 2nd. They didn't use dual TE's at all for added protection or run blocking or even a pass. If Conner isn't quick enough on some of those holes use Ridley. Juju was money in the intermediate zones. Where were those plays in the second.

 

source? where did he say that?

 

Honestly surprised he isn't sitting out till week 10.

 

That whole tweet to me sounds like Bell is fishing. He will show up when he wants to or will get a teammate to talk about his deal and he will say he needs two more weeks to get in shsp.

 

ok but to insert Bell in that scenario is a hypothetical, Conner can run but lets see what a Bell/ Conner backfield can do (hypothetically a lot better than 19 yrds. imo, no matter the o-line or stacked front Raven's D)

 

They could follow up with a transition tag which could make it rough on him.
I don't the Rooney's doing so they are too nice and fair to departing players

 

I think Conner is just in a bad spot. It doesn't help he barely gets any carries because are getting blown out from the start. I don't know how many teams with one of, if not, the worst defense in the league will have a league leading rusher. Except maybe the Lions back in the day with Sanders.

So maybe Conner is just the type of back that needs more carries to get in a groove? Have no idea and just throwing things out, but I would really like to see how a game where we have an early lead and could just work running the ball more.

 

I’m curious how Connor would have faired in the Cowher Power days? Probably pretty well. Back then, running the ball was about cracking the wall until it comes down in the 4th quarter.


I’d welcome Bell back, but the minute he sits out a few plays with a “injury” everyone will be skeptical. It’s just too hard to really trust if he will be all in.

 

They know how much their saving now. Go spend it on some D and run the bell cow while hes here and win some games.
..if he wanted to be a steeler for life he would have been here wk1.

 

I don't buy that. The Rooney's are not only rich but they are wealthy, old money. They collectively own an NFL team worth around 1.5 billion and they are not rich? I would also venture to say that their financial portfolio is very sound.

These folks know a thing or two about money and masking their net worth.

 

Part of the issue there was the offense couldn't get in rhythm because they couldn't convert on third down. Roethlisberger's lack of accuracy was a much bigger part of that than his decision-making or the play calls. He missed Brown twice on third down when he was open. He missed Conner on a second down when they ended up punting two plays later. Those are throws he needs to make.

 

I agree regarding Roethlisberger.

And yes, that is part of what I'm saying about Bell. I'm also saying the blocking might not be as poor as we thought. Conner seemed a step slow on a few plays when there was an opening. I think Bell would have gotten a lot farther on those plays.

 

I cant wait until the first time he steps onto the field at home and hear the crowd booing him ( assuming they do (

 

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