The 56 out of 106 targets comes from PFF. The other part came from Dave at Steelersdepot and he also included the PFF stats there
https://www.steelersdepot.com/2018/0...-of-scrimmage/
Would be interesting to see but I doubt it is even close for Bell. Most of what he does is YAC which again, still relates to being an RB and not a WR. He isn't facing CB's and S's but LB's most of the time and while I think he can run all of the routes on some level he typically doesn't have to.
I fully believe he will get big money, I just didn't want the Steelers to be the ones to overpay. We have 6 trophies, let the teams like the Chiefs who overpay for guys like Watkins continue to do so and continue to get knocked out of the first round every year.
There are a couple of discussion points here so I will seperate them.
1. The reason I point to Redman isn't about a skill level comparison but is a direct response to Bell and his agents argument. Because he can catch passes and he blocks they frame it like he is unique to the NFL but he really isn't. Every RB is asked to run routes from time to time and block for the QB. I point to Redman because not only is Bell not unique to the league, he isn't even unique in the Steelers recent past. Again, he is a much better overall player than Redman, but the idea of him lining up at receiver making him special is ridiculous. Redman did the same thing from time to time. In fact he had a beautiful all hands catch for a game winning TD vs the Ravens when he was lined up as a receiver. So it isn't meant to be a Bell vs Redman debate but just used as an illustration. Redman was also rated by PFF as one of the best pass blocking RB's in the league at one point by the way (as was Dwyer if I remember correctly).
2. Yes, the offense moves around Bell but that is by virtue of how the Steelers choose to setup their offense. Again, this isn't necessarily a unique thing to Bell. The Cowboys could choose to start having Zeke move around and do things of that nature. The Falcons could do it with Freeman. The Rams could do it with Gurley. The Pats could do it with White. That just isn't how they choose to operate. The Steelers don't HAVE to work Bell in so much. They do afterall have the best WR in the NFL and a HOF QB.
Bell is a great RB, maybe the best in the NFL but that is all he is. He isn't some once in a lifetime talent that can't be replaced and worked around.