Le'Veon Bell Wants to be a Colt

[rcubed]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

I'm not so sure that Bell is a prima dona. He wants to work on a contract that is just not year to year. So would you if your job could be done, along with your ability to make money for you and your family's future, with one move at work. Can you show me one example of Bell not being accountable. He held out. BFD. That is the only thing a professional athlete can do to get paid. The Steelers were looking out for the Steelers financially and are home drinking eggnog today. If they paid Bell what he is worth, I'm betting they'd be playing this weekend. The guy is a stud on the field. The best runner, blocker and pass receiver in free agency this year. He would be huge in this offense. Kick those tires Ballard

and its not even a hold out. a hold out is not showing up to honor your contract. he made a decision not to sign the franchise tag, so technically he doesnt have a contract.

[FatDT]

It's akin to signing a non-compete agreement where, if you leave your current position, you can't sign with a competitor for a certain length of time. I don't see Bell's refusal to sign the tag as a problem.

I see his prior suspensions and his desired contract as the problem.

AB on the other hand clearly is not a good fit for this locker room. Even if he was provoked by Tomlin, or Roethlisberger, his response is his choice.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

I'm not so sure that Bell is a prima dona. He wants to work on a contract that is just not year to year. So would you if your job could be done, along with your ability to make money for you and your family's future, with one move at work. Can you show me one example of Bell not being accountable. He held out. BFD. That is the only thing a professional athlete can do to get paid. The Steelers were looking out for the Steelers financially and are home drinking eggnog today. If they paid Bell what he is worth, I'm betting they'd be playing this weekend. The guy is a stud on the field. The best runner, blocker and pass receiver in free agency this year. He would be huge in this offense. Kick those tires Ballard

He will never recover the 14 to 15 million that he would have been paid this year. He's a dumbass to think otherwise.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Chaka

Brown is 30 years old and scheduled to make roughly $20M per year for the next three years. So there's that.

That is no accurate, that is the steelers cap hit, his salary what a team trading for him would pay is about 12 mill a year, very cheap for a top WR.

Also, to me, given his recent history with the Steelers, he's more of a potential disruptive influence on team culture - though admittedly none of us know the full story on that stuff at the moment (this morning I read that his outbursts may have been triggered by JuJu Smith-Schuster getting voted team MVP - if so, wow, no thanks).

Lastly, while the dream pairings like you mention (Hilton, Brown, Ebron) always sound great in theory, they ever seem to work out like that in the real world for some reason.

That is the kicker and why I don't want him at any price, certainly not at the cost of some decent draft picks.

[Oldcolt]

As far as Bell vs Brown that is easy. We have enough money that if we make a mistake we can recover. We don't have enough draft resources to recover if we make a mistake (at least not as easily). Bell costs only money. Brown would cost draft resources. No to Brown. Maybe to Bell.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Butter

That is no accurate, that is the steelers cap hit, his salary what a team trading for him would pay is about 12 mill a year, very cheap for a top WR.

You're correct - thanks for the clarification Butter

[DrSpaceman]

I would not be upset or say it is wrong to sign Bell. He would certainly be an upgrade for the RB position.

I just think their are bigger needs on the team

And I would not give him much guaranteed money beyond two years. RBs fall off quickly in this league

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by DrSpaceman

I would not be upset or say it is wrong to sign Bell. He would certainly be an upgrade for the RB position.

I just think their are bigger needs on the team

And I would not give him much guaranteed money beyond two years. RBs fall off quickly in this league

I agree totally with one caveat. I think he is the biggest addition you could make, right now, thru free agency. Bigger needs? Hell yes. If a rush lineman becomes available, throw the money there. But if not, that money sitting in Irsay's vault won't sack one qb or catch one td. Spend it.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by DrSpaceman

I would not be upset or say it is wrong to sign Bell. He would certainly be an upgrade for the RB position.

I just think their are bigger needs on the team

And I would not give him much guaranteed money beyond two years. RBs fall off quickly in this league

A year off can do a lot for an NFL player. Especially a running back.

As for Brown, he would likely cost a 1st round pick. That seems to be the price this year. So no to that. Also lots of negative comments and articles about his behavior and attitude. He called Ryan Clark a racial name apparently after his comments as a reporter on ESPN. I would not want him in my locker room. Great on the field, every where else sounds like a headache.

I doubt he would want to come here though. He would be second to TY. Sounds like he needs to be the man.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

A year off can do a lot for an NFL player. Especially a running back.

As for Brown, he would likely cost a 1st round pick. That seems to be the price this year. So no to that. Also lots of negative comments and articles about his behavior and attitude. He called Ryan Clark a racial name apparently after his comments as a reporter on ESPN. I would not want him in my locker room. Great on the field, every where else sounds like a headache.

I doubt he would want to come here though. He would be second to TY. Sounds like he needs to be the man.

Brown sounds like a perfect fit for Dallas or Cincinnati.