He would excel here, I don't doubt that

But the question is, is he worth the money he wants. And is it better to spend money on a RB when WR, secondary, pass rush are still huge needs for this team, much more so than RB.

Imagine if Nyheim Hines was bigger, could pass block, and had the ability to play every down. That's Le'veon Bell. By signing him, you're upgrading your WR group, and he's probably the best option for that this upcoming offseason outside of the draft, unless you don't mind age and like Golden Tate.

I'm not leaning towards Bell but you do realize there is a possibility to add him and still have 80+ million in cap.space to.add plenty of talent elsewhere if available?

Love the Johnny U reference.

The WR talent in free agency next year is terrible.

Yup, Bell is also probably the best receiver available as well. And we could split Bell out and still have Mack or Hines behind the QB.

There are so many creative things that could be done offensively with Bell and Hines on the field at the same time.

Not the point I was making there numbnuts.
The OP talked about not having money to spend on other positions if we signed Bell.

It doesn't matter how much cap space you have to add to a position if there's no talent at the position worth adding.

I don’t get the passion on either side of this debate.

Ballard’s history says he won’t sign Bell for the money he wants.

Just about everyone agrees Bell has proven he is a great player.

We have an embarrassment of cap space.

If Ballard did sign him, it would be a departure from what Ballard has done so far.

If Ballard did sign him, he would probably excel here and be very exciting to watch.

If Ballard signs him, IMO he’s earned enough credit to get the benefit of the doubt. I don’t think he will ruin the team’s culture to sign Bell. If he thinks Bell is a good player to bring in, I’ll believe that until I have a reason to stop.

If Ballard doesn’t sign him, our offense will probably still be very exciting to watch, and will be improved next year. And we’ll have that much more money to use elsewhere.