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    Re: Le’Veon Bell Confirms He Would ‘Absolutely’ Consider Retiring If Steelers Tag Him

    Quote Originally Posted by Mojouw View Post
    I think Bell is correct, his stats come close to justifying a 13-16 million a year average value - but since he can't play two positions at once, a front loaded 12-14 million dollar a year deal is a decent compromise.
    Thanks for the analytics

    Steelers biggest problem is someone else is willing to pay more than they are and Bell wants that number - given how he threw his teammates under the bus yesterday regarding how he was ready to play Jax but other teammates were not I do not sense any loyalty to the Black & Gold (which is fine, just saying this is not like some players factoring where they play into their calculations). Bell just wants to get paid.

    The team willing to overpay might not be using reasonable market value but it is market value (see, e.g., what Danny Snyder is paying Alex Smith).

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    Re: Le’Veon Bell Confirms He Would ‘Absolutely’ Consider Retiring If Steelers Tag Him

    No chance of creating just one BELL thread instead of five?

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    Re: Le’Veon Bell Confirms He Would ‘Absolutely’ Consider Retiring If Steelers Tag Him

    Quote Originally Posted by AtlantaDan View Post
    Thanks for the analytics

    Steelers biggest problem is someone else is willing to pay more than they are and Bell wants that number - given how he threw his teammates under the bus yesterday regarding how he was ready to play Jax but other teammates were not I do not sense any loyalty to the Black & Gold (which is fine, just saying this is not like some players factoring where they play into their calculations). Bell just wants to get paid.

    The team willing to overpay might not be using reasonable market value but it is market value (see, e.g., what Danny Snyder is paying Alex Smith).
    That is also very very true. BUT -- Steelers control the conversation. They can always tag him. If Bell wants long-term security, or at least what passes for it in the NFL, he likely has to walk his demands back a bit. The #'s would be really different, and fascinating to see, if Bell was on the open market - but he isn't and won't get there for at least another 375+ touches.

    If you combine the #'s from contract valuations and the "curse of 375", Bell would be well served to take the money (whatever it is) and run before he tries to get a contract as the next Larry Johnson or Eddie George - two guys who got burned up before their 30's.

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    Re: Le’Veon Bell Confirms He Would ‘Absolutely’ Consider Retiring If Steelers Tag Him

    Call his bluff and tag him.

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