Originally Posted by
steelreserve
If the offer really was 3y/$42M, Bell is an idiot for not signing it. Even if there were zero dollars guaranteed, they are not gonna cut him before the first year, so actually there is more money "guaranteed" than there is under the franchise tag.
If he really is holding out to be the first $15M-a-year running back, that's just stupid because it's not going to happen, not here, not anywhere. Just too much for any one player who's not a quarterback.
He wants to get into a separate discussion about why the pay cap for a good RB is less than that of a good player at a lower-impact position like a TE or a lineman, that's one thing. (yes, before we start down that road, I do believe a good RB has more of an impact over an average RB than a good lineman has over an average lineman, but not really the point here.) But it is not going to change just for him right now. And he was offered more than that anyway, so I guess it actually did change.
... which is not out of the realm of possiblity ...
The Patriots signed Joe Montana?