What do you all think of Bell not getting long term deal????

Blame the NFL PA for this current endeavor.


Only hope we can have is if the PA has learned their lesson and will not repeat history.

 

Ultimately, the Steelers made 2 fair offers: The tag, and a longer term deal. Bell picked the one that suits him best. That's business. Both sides seem positive. I'm good with that.

 

Bell hasn't not played an entire season yet. Whether it's injury or suspension. 49 out of 70 possible games. 50 if you count the AFCCG. Best ability is availability. And as talented as he is, he has not shown that he can play an entire season.

 

NFL players want to get the greatest amount of money they can in their brief careers. Thus Super Bowl MVPs end up signing with the Jaguars, etc. Other than the quarterback position, good teams have factored this in. NE lets Blount go, Minn lets Peterson go, you get replacements. Keep your OL and DL in contracts.
As Vince Lombardi noted,"This game is simple. It's ablout blocking and tackling."

 

Adrian

Peterson was there to help the vikings try to break in a QB and the Vikings never have broke a QB in

 

I think it's a bold move by Bell, but after looking at his twitter feed.... the number of "retweets" he makes of other people saying he's the greatest RB in the NFL..... I'm thinking he's been drinking the kool-aid. It's rare for an NFL RB to have a career into his 30's, so while he may think 12m per year is low NOW, once he his his "senior" years as a RB he'll likely be under performing. It's just too physically demanding of a position to be effective long term anymore. I think he made a poor decision and he should have signed the deal, guaranteed money or not it's 5 years potential at the current franchise tag rate.

 

Not sure the Ravens or Bengals would pay much more then the Steelers offered. And surely not a long term guaranteed money that he wants.

 

Maybe my perspective is skewed, but it seems like players get hurt more frequently and more seriously than a decade or two ago. Players on both sides of the ball keep getting bigger and faster. I can't blame Bell for wanting to make sure he banks his cash now.

What examples are there of really good running backs who have their productivity (or even careers) cut short by injury? Is it that common?

 

Actually I read today that the rats running game is SO bad that NFL.COM is predicting that Flacco will lead the AFC in passing just because he doesn't have anyone that he can hand the ball to.

 

Bo Jackson had his career cut short by injuries and he's one of the greatest all around athletes to ever live. Steven Jackson had his career not necessarily cut short but it was plagued by a lot of injuries. I've often also wondered how good Willis McGahee could have really been if he hadn't had that nasty injury in college. Franco actually feared that taking too many hits would end his career earlier than he would have liked and that's why he said he would often run out of bounds to avoid more punishment than he felt necessary.

 

Terrell Davis

 

If the Steelers tag Bell again for 2018, then they have a 2 year window to win a SB with Bell and Bryant still on the team. Or they could draft Bell's replacement at RB Penn State's Saquan Barkley.

 

Ike seems to think Bell may hold out.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...strong-possibility-leveon-bell-will-hold-out/

 

He may want to but I'm betting the first few reports that come out of the first week of camp about how well Conner is adjusting and maybe a preseason game where he shows his stuff and Bell will show up ready to work. He is too competitive to let the local boy, hometown hero, feel good story of the year take his team away from him

 

What's the new time frame for signing the tender? I never get into that side of the business so could he potentially sit out half the season and then sign and still get the 12 million?

 

So, apparently, Bell wants #1 rb money and #2 wr into one contract. Well, that may have been the case last season. But, this coming season, we have a #2,3and 4 wr. So, stick with the rb's money.

 

If the stories I am reading are true, looks like Le'vean Bell will be taking his talents
somewhere else. I think his agent has given him bad advice.

 

This this and this

Even if he shows for camp, he would be used sparingly for preseason games.

If it was me, I'd show up just early enough to get my timing down.

 

Not for 2017. And he will only be taking his talents somewhere else for 2018 if the Steelers say so.

 

Did he rap out a hold out quote maybe? rapping for 15 million didn't work... Did any of you employed fans get a raise rapping to your boss for a giant raise?

 

If I remember right, he could hold out until week 10 before signing. But I'm not sure if he loses out on the pro-rated portion of the franchise pay or not. Seems again like a risky move to hold out into the season, as there's no chance to negotiate a new contract until the end of the regular season anyway. I'd agree, I'd think he would hold out during camp but show up for game 1.

Hybrid back or not, if we are without Bell, Ben, AB and MB will just step their games and stats while racking up wins, and Bell would lose leverage if he held out during the season and we were successful.

Going back and looking at our schedule, we could easily be 6-3, 7-2, or 8-1 by the end of week 10. That'd be a tough position for bell to be in for negotiating if he held out that long.