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LeVeon Bell......Signs with J-E-T-S JETS! JETS!! JETS!!!.....BREAKING NEWS!!!

wig said:
That's true Spike. I love Conner, but he does get hurt often.
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Conner initiates contact too often... you can do that some, but always trying it is a surefire way to get really beat up... how many of those seasons with the bus was he pretty beat by the playoffs... it felt like every year... its great to play like that sometimes, but honestly unless you are going for a first down or touchdown it’s actually far better to go down or out of bounds... a body isn’t made for twenty plus high impact collisions a week for 16 games... things wear out and break...

Sometimes you have to channel your inner bus and plow guys over... but most times be like phil Kessel and avoid all unnecessary physical contact and you will stay healthier...
 
madinsomniac said:
C.) the Steelers almost transitioned him this offseason and almost certainly would have matched that jets deal... it makes total sense that if the jets weren’t looking for big compensation, trading for him at the price they were willing to pay initially minus signing bonuses would be something they wanted to explore.
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Hindsight is 20/20 but they should have transition tagged him in the beginning.
 
Steeltime said:
Okay.

But please keep in mind that the entire basis for your concern is what somebody said somebody said, with no actual, oh, I don't know, EVIDENCE that the claim is remotely true. Further, if the Steelers FO called the Jets and said, "I give you a 2021 5th rounder, you eat most of the salary," that might change the analysis, no?

And of course we have no idea IF the Steelers FO called, or IF they did, what they said. A non-issue about a fictional issue about a make-believe problem.
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Most of the trades we talk about have little to no evidence until they are done deals. I'm not sure why Bell would lie about something that can be easily refuted by the team. My issue with Bell isn't that he wouldn't sign a long term deal. My issue is he sat out a year, after telling the team he would show up. Then he took AB's side against Ben. Why would you want that back?
 
Hoot said:
Just heard on nfl radio... Bell is what he was advertised to be. A pulling guard carrying the football.

Lol

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That was Phil Simms on Adam Schein’s show who said that.


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Vader said:
Yea, I don't get it. Bell said his agent told him the Steelers had inquired about him. WHY? So you wouldn't break the bank for the guy when he was here but now you are willing to trade away picks AND pay him more guaranteed money? I'm starting to lose a lot of respect for this FO. They are in panic mode for some reason. Giving away draft picks for a RB is insane.
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You're taking Bell and his agent for their word after the games they played for the past few years? Seems like they're trying to gauge interest around the league for when he hits the market again. The coach wanted to move on from Bell immediately and it's clear the front office is fine going a different direction as well. At this point I'd be surprised if he lasts two years in New York.
 
An overrated selfish liar. And not a very smart one at that.








 
I'm glad he didn't get traded to a decent team. He deserves the Jets.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
You're taking Bell and his agent for their word after the games they played for the past few years? Seems like they're trying to gauge interest around the league for when he hits the market again. The coach wanted to move on from Bell immediately and it's clear the front office is fine going a different direction as well. At this point I'd be surprised if he lasts two years in New York.
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Show me where the Steelers have refuted it. The story is several days old and all they have to do is say "We didn't do it". So I'm not just taking Bell and his agent's word for it. I'm taking the silence from the Steelers as well. Also I don't remember his agent playing any games. I remember his agent basically telling him to sign the deal that Pittsburgh offered. Do you have any evidence of his agent playing around? It was Bell making the decisions not his agent.
 
Vader said:
Show me where the Steelers have refuted it. The story is several days old and all they have to do is say "We didn't do it". So I'm not just taking Bell and his agent's word for it. I'm taking the silence from the Steelers as well. Also I don't remember his agent playing any games. I remember his agent basically telling him to sign the deal that Pittsburgh offered. Do you have any evidence of his agent playing around? It was Bell making the decisions not his agent.
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Why do the Steelers need to refute it? There's no need for them to even acknowledge it.
 
I really don't put Bell in the same category as AB. Bell wants too much money, but he gives it his all and I think he is a pretty good teammate. He really got all caught up in changing the bar for RB's and all that bullshit. I do think to a larger extent than many others he plays for money. He doesn't give a **** about the Jets and the fit. He just wanted the cheque. I also could see his position on the long term deal and the way the Steelers use him. And you can see how it carries over to Conner. They just run the wheels down to the rims every year. AB on the other hand was a piece of ****. If they knew what AB really was before the last contract they probably should have used it as an out that they couldn't make a contract and traded him for his value.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
Why do the Steelers need to refute it? There's no need for them to even acknowledge it.
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Why would Bell make it up? Why would his agent make it up? What could they possibly gain by lying? Again the Steelers could just say that it didn't happen. But they are obviously ok with allowing people to think it did. So there is no reason to assume it didn't.
 
Vader said:
Why would Bell make it up? Why would his agent make it up? What could they possibly gain by lying? Again the Steelers could just say that it didn't happen. But they are obviously ok with allowing people to think it did. So there is no reason to assume it didn't.
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Put yourself in the Steelers front office...what do you gain by acknowledging or denying it? Nothing. In fact, in my opinion, it is better not to acknowledge or deny it.

But, I believe that Bell's name probably came up in some conversation between the parties...Steelers, Jets, and/or Bell's agent. Doesn't mean it was anything serious. Like I said above, there are reasons you inquire even if you don't actually intend to buy and the Steelers did not have a lot of trade capital in the bank.
 
Vader said:
Why would Bell make it up? Why would his agent make it up? What could they possibly gain by lying? Again the Steelers could just say that it didn't happen. But they are obviously ok with allowing people to think it did. So there is no reason to assume it didn't.
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Why? Remember those interviews with ESPN? The ones where he said Ben was one of the reasons he left, that Ben wants to win his way, and that there was a lot of truth to what AB said at that time. Now, when the Jets stink and his performance is laughable, he admits that Ben contacted him several times during his holdout and he just ignored him. **** Bell. He ****** up and he knows it. He left a better team for less money and his season is in the toilet. And he talks through his ***. Why should the Steelers acknowledge anything he says? Same with AB and Harrison and anyone else who has an obvious axe to grind. Why waste time with some war of words? The Steelers are trying to save a season this week while Bell is trying to save face. Again, **** him.
 
Hoot said:
Put yourself in the Steelers front office...what do you gain by acknowledging or denying it? Nothing. In fact, in my opinion, it is better not to acknowledge or deny it.

But, I believe that Bell's name probably came up in some conversation between the parties...Steelers, Jets, and/or Bell's agent. Doesn't mean it was anything serious. Like I said above, there are reasons you inquire even if you don't actually intend to buy and the Steelers did not have a lot of trade capital in the bank.
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So you're saying that Bell's name came up and that the Steelers actually did what Bell said they did. So what is the issues again? There is no reason for them to say anything if what Bell is saying is true. And obviously you believe it is true. Which is what I've said all along.

Steel G said:
Why? Remember those interviews with ESPN? The ones where he said Ben was one of the reasons he left, that Ben wants to win his way, and that there was a lot of truth to what AB said at that time. Now, when the Jets stink and his performance is laughable, he admits that Ben contacted him several times during his holdout and he just ignored him. **** Bell. He ****** up and he knows it. He left a better team for less money and his season is in the toilet. And he talks through his ***. Why should the Steelers acknowledge anything he says? Same with AB and Harrison and anyone else who has an obvious axe to grind. Why waste time with some war of words? The Steelers are trying to save a season this week while Bell is trying to save face. Again, **** him.
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They've spoken out in the past about many things. The only reason why they wouldn't now is because they probably inquired about Bell and there is no reason to dispute it. There was no reason for them to inquire because of all the reasons you listed. But it appears that they did have some interest.
 
Bell's agent is insane, and Bell is a liar. $11M guaranteed was a lie on the Steelers offer. Maurice Jones Drew, also a client, called out that lie.

Just another wannabe agent, trying to Rosenhaus his way into a new deal, by proposing Steeler interest.

That ship has sailed, and even with the injuries, the Steelers lack the draft capital, and the cap space, to ever afford Bell.
 
Being a hood rat always catches up with you. Both of the ex Steelers hood rats deserve where they are today
 
Vader said:
Why would Bell make it up? Why would his agent make it up? What could they possibly gain by lying? Again the Steelers could just say that it didn't happen. But they are obviously ok with allowing people to think it did. So there is no reason to assume it didn't.
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Teams and agents make stuff up all of the time to generate interest for players. It isn't a big deal either way. If the Steelers called about him, who cares? If they didn't, who cares? Has absolutely zero implications on today or the rest of the season whether or not they called to see what the Jets wanted. Kevin Colbert doesn't need to act like Jim Rutherford and lay everything out there for the rest of the league to hear. I believe a lot of us weren't fans that he was so open about trading Brown. Keep your conversations between franchises and not out in public.
 
Vader said:
So you're saying that Bell's name came up and that the Steelers actually did what Bell said they did. So what is the issues again? There is no reason for them to say anything if what Bell is saying is true. And obviously you believe it is true. Which is what I've said all along.



They've spoken out in the past about many things. The only reason why they wouldn't now is because they probably inquired about Bell and there is no reason to dispute it. There was no reason for them to inquire because of all the reasons you listed. But it appears that they did have some interest.
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I never said the Steelers didn't contact the Jets. I have, in fact, said two times in this thread that I suspect they did talk with the Jets and his name came up. Was the original inquiry primarily about Bell or did Bell's name come up as part of negotiations for another player? Or, was it just a joke..."toss in Leveaon and its a deal <room laughs>". Probably not the later though...more likely part of a larger framework of talks. Pat Kirwin, a former GM, has said several times on the radio GM's talk all the time about a variety of things. Its just part of the job and things of that nature (lol). Anyway, my point was there is no gain for the Steelers to acknowledge or deny the conversation took place. It simply serves no purpose to comment on things players on other teams (and their agents) toss out in social media. It all serves no purpose to project to other teams what is on your mind. My point was not that the conversation did not happen.

As to why Bell would say it (truth or lie)? An attempt to show the rest of the NFL there is still demand for him because his intent should darn well be to get traded in the offseason. But I really don't give two ***** about Bell at this point. His peak is behind him.
 
Steelers contacted Bell and had interest?

Here's what happened:

Conner texted: Yo dog. Miss you. I'm hurt, wish you were here to run the rock this week.

Bell's mind: THE STEELERS WANT ME BACK!!!

Lolz...
 
In my business, we contact old employess, sometimes even ex-disgruntled employess who have left the Company when we have a need. These people left talking smack about the whole Organization & myself even, so what? If I need em, and they aren't a total ***, I will be open minded...We have a business to run..

They know the system & we can easily plug them in. As the Steelers could.

The problem is this: Conner is as good, if not better than Bell right now, & WAAAAYYYY cheaper. They just kicked the tires probably...

It's at least worth a look...
 
Vader said:
So Bell and his agent weren't lying? Imagine that.
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And yet Tomlin says they didn't. Round and round we go. And Bell had another **** day with his laughable Jests squad.
 
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