Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert issued the following statement regarding Le'Veon Bell
We are disappointed Le'Veon Bell has not signed his franchise tender and rejoined his teammates. Coach Tomlin and the coaching staff will continue to focus on preparing the players on our roster for our regular season opener on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
Source: https://www.steelers.com/_mobileview...olbert-on-bell
Originally Posted by Dwinsgames
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I hope he will not play another snap with the steelers
Steelers do not need a headache and drama like Bell.
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Who knows - maybe Bell thinks he can get his $$$ now since Khalil Mack just did it by forcing a trade?
Or he decided not to report today to spite Gerry Dulac for reporting he would show up on Labor Day?
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I've never disliked a Steeler player more than I do Leave Bell.
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Personally, I like our current stable of RBs. Not gonna miss his 4.0 or his personality.
Bell thinks bigger than the team
Bell was irreplaceable when it was Josh Harris, Jonathan Dwyer or Issac Redman his backup, but when we had a competent backup like an old DeAngelo Williams in 2015, we were fine .... actually in the second half of 2015 without Bell, the steelers were 6-2 with 30 points or more in 6 of his games and 3 of his games were against a top 5 defense
We have enough talent on offense, the success of this offense will depend on Ben, Brown, JuJu,the o-line,etc .... Conner just needs to be competent and be able to catch some ball like in the game against the titans in preseason.
Wednesday I would hand him the tag let him sign and start making calls around the league and see what 6-10 or less team from last year wants to offer ...to Siberia you go !!
Kenny Pickett is who I though he was .. Eagles didn't value him either , now he is a Stain at the Mistake by the Lake 3 teams in 4 years more of a shooting star than a superstar
I'd imagine a a good number of his teammates wish the Steelers would rescind the tag and ship Bell off. When you hear the word 'Teammate' you think of a person that acts for the good of the entire team not just himself, I think we all get that he wants to be paid but just put yourself in the shoes of one of the guys in the locker room. Bell walks in looking pissed/cocky giving hi fives saying shit like 'I bet ya'll missed me, I'm back baby' and some players have to think of him as an asshole, I know I would! His attitude is toxic, its 6 days before opening day and he's forcing ownership to make statements regarding him as if the Steelersuniverse ( baa-zing) revolves around him.
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Great - maybe Bell can get his record for playing in season openers to .500
2017 10 Rush, 32 yards 2016 DNP (suspension) 2015 DNP (suspension) 2014 21 Rush, 109 yards 2013 DNP (foot)
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I would do that of course if I were the steelers.
The drama of Bell is much worse than Santonio Holmes when the steelers gave Holmes to the jets in 2010 and I do not care if it's only a 5th round pick that I would have in return for Bell and yes I know that the steelers are going to have a 3rd round compensation pick for the 2020 draft if they do not trade Bell when Bell will sign with another team, but I do not care about this pick right now
I prefer he does not play another snap with us.
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I said it before and I'll say it again.
I'm perfectly content with James Conner/Jaylen Samuels combo for 2018. We got the best out of Bell, and now its time to go.
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There was not much resentment of Khalil Mack from his teammates when he held out to force a trade in Oakland
I would bet players resent how the NFL setup can string along players from getting the big contract after their rookie contract, in a game where a career like Shazier's can end on one hit, a lot more than they do a teammate expressing his dislike of that system.
For us it's a game - for the players, coaches, front office, and owners it's a business.
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WWCD
What would Chuckie do?
I honestly think that fans care and coaches care because they are paid to worry about everything. But I do not think players give two flying frigs. They understand that the NFL is a cold and calculating business and keep their emotions out of it, for the most part.
Another way of reading Foster's statement above is that he didn't notice because he doesn't care and it doesn't really bother him because he is going to prepare and do his job the same way no matter what.
I think we, as fans, often project the attitudes and feelings of a high school locker-room onto an NFL team. I suspect that it is far far different.
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I think that players who care about winning championships care about whether other key players show up and and do their jobs. Training camp and preseason are one thing, but game week is another. I think they do care and Foster's statement is more/less saying that he believes Bell cares about his teammates and winning a championship. He might show up, but I don't share Foster's feelings.
nothing would please me more than he be traded soon after he signs ...
I never hope for players to get hurt ( unless it is burfict ) but in this case if Bell decides to show up mid week a car accident and a broken leg on the way to the office would feel pretty just and deserving IMO non football injury list for the year oh wait no pay because injury is not football related and did not happen during a signed contract .... OOPS
Kenny Pickett is who I though he was .. Eagles didn't value him either , now he is a Stain at the Mistake by the Lake 3 teams in 4 years more of a shooting star than a superstar
And it's not like as if the steelers have offered a cheap contract to Bell and that Bell was to make only 3-4 million in 2018.Bell is going to have 14-15 million in 2018 and it was 11-12 million last year and he holdout both times!
Antonio Brown could have easily holdout in 2015 or 2016 when he was underpaid ... He was frustrated by his contract, no doubt, but at least he never missed a training camp and he acted like a professional and if he would have holdout in one of his 2 years, the steelers would have been in the big trouble because of the suspensions of Bryant and Bell.
Wait, the first game is against the Browns? We don't even need him for that. The minute he signs the deal, they should suspend him for one game for conduct detrimental to the team. Then while he's still in the room, take the $1 million he just lost and give it to Brown or Juju or some other player who can actually be bothered to show up and work hard. Preferably in cash, in a sack with a dollar sign on it. Seriously, fuck that guy.
See you Space Cowboy ...
my feelings about L Bell are that he should
Lev Bell spells team .....
I-ME-I-ME-I
Kenny Pickett is who I though he was .. Eagles didn't value him either , now he is a Stain at the Mistake by the Lake 3 teams in 4 years more of a shooting star than a superstar
"Table for Bell, party of three? Me, me, me?"
See you Space Cowboy ...
THIS ^^^ is the the most irritating part of it all, a guy like James Conner who fights and beats cancer all showing up to practice directly after Chemotherapy, busts his ass to prove himself in the NFL and then Lev Bell walks in and says 'take a seat' then Bell takes his place as #1 running back.
Right. Because this isn't a youth league team where any of that matters. It is a brutal business where talent trumps everything all day every day and twice on Sundays.
Until proven differently in rigorous NFL regular season games, Bell is a superior RB to James Conner.
It does not matter that Bell is an egocentric jack-ass. As long as he leaves it all on the field on Sundays, the other members of the locker-room will back him up and until his talent fades to the point that Conner can overtake him, this stuff will continue to matter to fans and not really matter to players.
Every time a player holds out or gets into a contract dispute with their team, the other players close ranks and back them to the hilt. Most recently we saw this with Donald, OBJ, and Mack.
Hopefully Conner plays Bell out of the starting job through the season. Nothing would be sweeter than Bell being a number 2 each and every game.
Should get Bell 7-8 million per year from some dumb team.
Only thing that would suck is the money Steelers spent on him this year.
The problem is that Bell will not be ready for the season.
I know that Bell is better than Conner in a normal situation, but steelers do not need an all pro running back to be successful .... Only need to be a little above average as runner and as receiver.
The other thing is that Bell is a major distraction, so if I would be Tomlin and Colbert, I would do the same treatment that Santonio Holmes had in 2010, the last time that the steelers had been in the super bowl ....
No one is bigger than the team .... at least not at the level that Bell has been for a good while
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