Can’t pass block, not good at hitting the right hole. Both Bell’s strengths.good thing i picked up james conner
Steelers should just cut Bell loose already.
The guy can rot on the bench, not worth what he is requesting and if he signs a Franchise tag then this will be his last season. Good luck to ever overpays him next year.
It's about term, and he has earned it.No RB is worth that kind of money but I dont blame him for wanting to get paid.
It's about term, and he has earned it.
Didn't he have the most catches in the league last season. Look what Sammy Watkins is getting. Not a steelers fan but Bell might be the best player in the league that's not named Brady.
Not surprised, suspect we wont see him till around week 4
I'll give you Rodgers but Bell is right with the rest.Probably have more catches than AB ,julio,OBJ..That's a hot take imo. Lots of great players just on offense alone. Rodgers, AB, OBJ, Julio. And then if you want to throw in defensive guys like Donald and Ramsey.
Best RB in the league by far though.
There is competition and there is an argument that can be made. He F'ed himself holding out last season and reported today,last year. Not in game shape and he will be in the same boat again.I agree he deserved to be paid. I have no problem with, especially given runningbacks shelf lives are a lot shorter than other positions, players trying to get theirs.
I think it's just a bit unrealistic to declare him as the best player in the NFL behind Brady. There's a lot of competition there.
Why is he not worth it?The guy can rot on the bench, not worth what he is requesting and if he signs a Franchise tag then this will be his last season. Good luck to ever overpays him next year.
Why is he not worth it?
I love how people side with billionaire owners. Who instituted the artificial cap, rather than players who continue to get screwed by the league with non guaranteed “contracts”
Caps. Are. Instituted. By. owners.Guaranteed contracts screw players much more than non-guaranteed contracts. You have players who don't deserve the money using the cap space so teams are forced to underpay everyone else to offset it.
I doubt Bell would return a 1st or 2nd round pick. With his salary demands, it reduces what teams are willing to give up. I'd think Pitt could have gotten between a 3rd or 4th round pick for him.As a Steelers fan, I wish they had found a way to move on this off-season. Trading him for a draft pick while signing someone like Dion Lewis to play with Conner would have been ideal and would have given them more cap flexibility on defense.
He's a great player, it's just not how I would allocate money when building a team.