Le'Veon Bell

[whatever]

pretty sure you've said before that bell made the OL better because they aren't great run blockers.

now that bell isn't doing squat it's the other way around. typical
behavior. just can't admit that your boy isn't living up to the hype you slobbered on him

Yip, could months ago our oline was awesome, now that we are losing and can't run, we have no talent....lol
Kids....

[Oh wow]

I think Bell is better.

But I don't think he offers better value.

I think I'll be against resigning Conner at market value too.

Although if we have a cheap QB at that point, maybe paying for RB isn't a bad idea. But if we want to pay for RB, it looks like it may be possible to get a very high level guy if their team doesn't want to pay.

We can try and get a high level RB in the draft IMO.

But if they turned into another Bell/Zeke type RB I wouldn’t be against paying them market value.

I still think it’s worth paying a game changer who is a big part of your offense.

[Oh wow]

Yip, could months ago our oline was awesome, now that we are losing and can't run, we have no talent....lol
Kids....

We had 3 pro bowlers and a pro bowler at RB.

It’s all Munchaks fault.

[papillon]

Bell is a good back. He was better in Pittsburgh because the Steelers had Ben, Brown and a very good O-line whether they were good run blockers or not. Now he's a Jet, they don't have a HOF quarterback, a Brown quality WR or a good O-line. It only makes sense that Bell will struggle, defenses can focus on him without much worry about other weapons. IMO, having him as a Steeler would be nice as part of a RB by committee but his price was too high. He's a good back on a bad team, and with the Steelers he was a good back on a good team which made him look like a great back.

Pappy

[hawaiiansteel]

But if they turned into another Bell/Zeke type RB I wouldn’t be against paying them market value.

don't forget Todd Gurley...

[NorthCoast]

Bell chose money over possibility for a ring.
Funny thing is, when you listen to some players after they get paid and have some years, they talk about getting a ring.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

actually we offered bell more money and a chance at a ring but he's a dumbass who thought he was gonna break the bank

and before the president of his fan club comes in here squawking about guaranteed money, we have a long history of the steelers honoring the type of deal bell was offered. thank baby Jesus he turned it down to bet on himself and lose

[whatever]

Bell chose money over possibility for a ring.
Funny thing is, when you listen to some players after they get paid and have some years, they talk about getting a ring.

I'm sure Bell knew the 'ring' window in Pittsburgh closed and he went for the guaranteed cash.
I don't blame him. I just hated the way he went about it.

[whatever]

actually we offered bell more money and a chance at a ring but he's a dumbass who thought he was gonna break the bank

and before the president of his fan club comes in here squawking about guaranteed money, we have a long history of the steelers honoring the type of deal bell was offered. thank baby Jesus he turned it down to bet on himself and lose

No way to get around it.
Bell lost out on a ton of money. Of course, he still has a ton.

[Oh wow]

Bell chose money over possibility for a ring.
Funny thing is, when you listen to some players after they get paid and have some years, they talk about getting a ring.

always choose getting paid first then trying to get a ring.

A lot of players end up selling their rings because they never got paid big bucks.

[hawaiiansteel]

always choose getting paid first then trying to get a ring.

A lot of players end up selling their rings because they never got paid big bucks.

more than likely those players just squandered their money...

[Eddie Spaghetti]

I wonder how many of those guys sat out a year and left 14.5 million on the table

[whatever]

always choose getting paid first then trying to get a ring.

A lot of players end up selling their rings because they never got paid big bucks.

Another lie.
Show us all the players that did this.

[Oh wow]

more than likely those players just squandered their money...

Sure. They are athletes...
but most of them didn’t get paid serious money.

and yes, most professional athletes think the money will never end. That’s why you need to get as much as possible.

Rocky Bleier sold his rings. The guy who caught the helmet pass from Eli wasn’t in the league long after that catch.

Get as much as you can while you can.

[phillyesq]

I wonder how many of those guys sat out a year and left 14.5 million on the table

Seriously. $14.5 million is more than enough to set anybody for life. And a comfortable life. Even assuming it's "just" $10 million after taxes, you could live pretty comfortably on that amount of money.