Le'Veon Bell

[pittpete]

Perhaps Bell will now set the bar for RBs not wanted by their teams now....LOL

[whatever]

The reported deal the Steelers offered Bell wouldn't had been a problem. That's because they didn't offer him the guaranteed money that would had made it difficult to move on from him after one or two years.

With RBs and players in general it's all about the structure of the contracts. Teams can protect themselves to a degree with contracts that are structured properly. Players protect themselves with the guaranteed money. At some point there needs to be a proper balance for players and teams.

His production is what made his contract a problem.

[fordfixer]

I just ......

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Want to.......

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Get this.....

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[feltdizz]

So....did Bell get traded already?

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Bell said he wanted to set the bar for other overated rbs message board topics.

[Steel Maniac]

Bell said he wanted to set the bar for other overated rbs message board topics.

Bell set the bar for the modern day runningbacks who look foolish. That's the only bar he's set.

[hawaiiansteel]

Won't be cut, but ...

Le'Veon Bell, running back

Current cap charge: $15.5 million | Dead money if cut: $19 million | Savings: -$3.5 million

They won't cut Bell; the cap hit is prohibitive. The better question is, will they trade him? The organization has come to the realization that, because of his massive salary, the chances of a trade are remote. To create a market, they'd have to be willing to pay a chunk of his 2020 salary ($13.5 million in total guarantees). Even then, the return would be minimal, probably a Day 3 draft pick. The Jets, who felt Bell gained weight and lost explosiveness as the season went on, have to make it work for another year.

https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/82379/jets-gm-joe-douglas-can-start-roster-makeover-with-25-million-in-cap-cuts

[feltdizz]

So he hasn’t been cut or traded yet?

oh, the dog days of summer.

a couple throwaway deadline articles and then...

nothing.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

Won't be cut, but ...

Le'Veon Bell, running back

Current cap charge: $15.5 million | Dead money if cut: $19 million | Savings: -$3.5 million

They won't cut Bell; the cap hit is prohibitive. The better question is, will they trade him? The organization has come to the realization that, because of his massive salary, the chances of a trade are remote. To create a market, they'd have to be willing to pay a chunk of his 2020 salary ($13.5 million in total guarantees). Even then, the return would be minimal, probably a Day 3 draft pick. The Jets, who felt Bell gained weight and lost explosiveness as the season went on, have to make it work for another year.

https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-j...on-in-cap-cuts

The Jets outsmarted themselves. Even though there were big guarantees in his contract, it was structured so that if he is moved then the team that trades for him is on the hook for the guarantees. The problem for them is that at his numbers (both contract and production) nobody will be willing to pay out those guaranteed bonuses for that kind of production.

[Oviedo]

Won't be cut, but ...

Le'Veon Bell, running back

Current cap charge: $15.5 million | Dead money if cut: $19 million | Savings: -$3.5 million

They won't cut Bell; the cap hit is prohibitive. The better question is, will they trade him? The organization has come to the realization that, because of his massive salary, the chances of a trade are remote. To create a market, they'd have to be willing to pay a chunk of his 2020 salary ($13.5 million in total guarantees). Even then, the return would be minimal, probably a Day 3 draft pick. The Jets, who felt Bell gained weight and lost explosiveness as the season went on, have to make it work for another year.

https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-j...on-in-cap-cuts

The Jets have enough cap space that this hit would not negatively effect them at all...

[feltdizz]

The Jets have enough cap space that this hit would not negatively effect them at all...

If he was a locker room cancer I would agree but all reports say he has been a good teammate.

[Oviedo]

If he was a locker room cancer I would agree but all reports say he has been a good teammate.

...but the Head Coach doesn't want him and never did. His performance to pay ratio demonstrates that Gase was right.