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This is kind of a misnomer.
It was only 'record breaking' money because we were in a period of artificially low salaries for RB's.
Case in point? Todd Gurley and David Johnso.
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This is kind of a misnomer.
It was only 'record breaking' money because we were in a period of artificially low salaries for RB's.
Case in point? Todd Gurley and David Johnso.
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The media will harp on Bell, but this team has a whole host of issues on the field that have nothing to do with him. That defense is the worst I've seen since 1985. They are disgusting. And their coaching is worse, they can't even put the right amount of guys out there!! The oline can't run block, and the coaches don't even try to work other RBs into the game. They are obsessed with making a point with Conner. And Ben isn't on all the time, but with a **** team like this, he needs to be. And every game so far, this team has not been ready to play. They stink from top to bottom.
And, they still offered him more per year than both of them. $13 million last year and $14+ million per this year.
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Youre absolutely right.
However, they also apparently only offered him about a quarter of the guaranteed money that both of them received.
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**** Bell. He doesn't play defense. We lost just as well last year with our world beater Bell.
You pro Bell people are hilarious.
The guy proved to not be a team player and even worse a internet tool.
What is that out of shape humpty dumpty ****** going to do for the Steelers now?
What should have happened is the FO put the non exclusive on him and traded his meme ***.
Then brought in a back in free agency. But the clueless FO had no answers.
They overall have no answers for anything, so what really would a overpriced RB solve?
Stop some of the bleeding from a stupid as **** coaching staff?
Yeah keep on being Tomlin apologists. It is Bell we need honest!
Get the **** out of here with that bullshit.
Steelers need a new coaching staff, until they get that you will see more of the clown show you are seeing now.
The guy proved to not be a team player and even worse a internet tool.
What is that out of shape humpty dumpty ****** going to do for the Steelers now?
What should have happened is the FO put the non exclusive on him and traded his meme ***.
Then brought in a back in free agency. But the clueless FO had no answers.
They overall have no answers for anything, so what really would a overpriced RB solve?
Stop some of the bleeding from a stupid as **** coaching staff?
Yeah keep on being Tomlin apologists. It is Bell we need honest!
Get the **** out of here with that bullshit.
Steelers need a new coaching staff, until they get that you will see more of the clown show you are seeing now.
I have no problem with that. The Steelers have always treated their players right if they suffer a major injury. Heck, they just gave Shazier his money up front so he didn't have to wait for it.
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Personally, I don't care for Bell as a personality. I watch every single game and have for the past 30 years. This ENTIRE team plays at a higher level when Bell is playing and the defense is on the field for a much shorter period of time per game because Bell provides a ground game that can't be stopped. We would be no worse than 3-1 right now had he showed up and if you don't agree with that, you haven't been watching or don't understand the game. If he is healthy (and I know that's the big risk), he is worth $17M guaranteed. Period.
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No offense, but this post reeks of petty, whiney bullsh*t.
"Bell's social media accounts are hurting my feelings", "Bell cares too much about rapping", "How dare Bell want more money?!"
Tough t*tty. You dont get rid of ALL-PRO talent and expect there not to be any consequences.
The man had 311 all-purpose yards in two games against the Baltimore Ravens in 2017. But somehow your highschool grudge wont allow you to comprehend how important that production truly was.
No RB is worth 17 mil. There's a reason that no other RB in the NFL is making anywhere close to that number. If Bell wants to reset the market on RB pay then let him do it elsewhere. With our Defense it won't matter who we have on offense.
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I dont think you understand the whole debate. Its not about $/year, its about total guaranteed $$. The Steeler, apparently, offered very little gtd money.
Also, Bell doesnt have to reset the market, b/c Gurley and DJ have already done that.
Who in their right mind gives high guaranteed money to a RB that is another failed piss test from a years suspension? Bell has had 1 year where he played all 16 games and playoffs. That's what you want to give guaranteed money to? Good thing you are not a GM and also have little concept of how the salary cap works.
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Alright, cool. So now what?
Keep running the ball with our average RB for 2 yards? Or how about we have our over-the-hill and on-the-decline QB throw the ball 50x's?
Does this sound like a successful strategy?
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They could pay Bell and then likely not resign JuJu in 2 years and never fix the defense. Which choices create a Super Bowl team?
I think you need a decent offense and a top 5 defense to win a Super Bowl. Maybe a losing year is what we need to get a defensive
difference maker in the draft. This defense needs at least 3 players to be competitive. A NT that makes Heyward and Tuitt more effective,
a CB to match with Haden, and an ILB that can cover TE's. Ravens actually beat us with TE receptions.
I think you need a decent offense and a top 5 defense to win a Super Bowl. Maybe a losing year is what we need to get a defensive
difference maker in the draft. This defense needs at least 3 players to be competitive. A NT that makes Heyward and Tuitt more effective,
a CB to match with Haden, and an ILB that can cover TE's. Ravens actually beat us with TE receptions.
Bullshi! Get off your high horse. I understand the game perfectly fine, and that ******* Bell wouldn't have made one bit of difference.
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The window is slamming shut and with Ben gone we will be looking up at the Browns for a decade, or more. This team needs to win NOW!!!
An airing of grievances after Steelers' lackluster effort vs. Ravens
Third-down offense
This is where the game was lost for the Steelers. Their third-down offense was an abomination.
The unit was 2 of 12 on third-down attempts. Most of that was due to horrid execution. There were misfired passes, a lack of open receivers and some blocks missed here and there.
Popcorn, as coach Mike Tomlin will probably say Tuesday.
Some of the play calls were atrocious, too.
• On the second possession of the game, on third-and-18, there was a short pass underneath to James Conner. It merely seemed to be an effort to get a few yards back before a punt. Already trailing 14-0, the Steelers appeared to concede that drive in a game where every possession was going to be necessary to come back.
• On third-and-3 from the Baltimore 20 after an Alex Collins fumble, Ben Roethlisberger lofted up a deep shot down the sideline to Antonio Brown right off the snap.
Why try that there? Even if Brown had single coverage, don't you want Roethlisberger surveying the field with multiple options in the red zone on a possession-down like that instead of tossing up a 50-50 ball to Brown against a taller defender in Marlon Humphrey?
• On the first drive after halftime, the Steelers went three-and-out following a short pass to the left of the formation to Ryan Switzer. It lost 5 yards, and the team had to punt.
Third-down defense
Meanwhile, the Steelers defense "held" the Ravens to 8 of 17 on third downs. That looks decent on paper. But keep in mind, that includes two failed conversions where Baltimore was essentially winding down the clock at the end of each half. Plus, there was a lame "What the heck? If it's there, it's there" throw through the goal post from Joe Flacco on third-and-7 before Justin Tucker's game-sealing field goal to make it 26-14.
"They converted third downs. They possessed the ball. We didn't get off the field," defensive end Cameron Heyward said. "That's not a good recipe for success.
"It's unfortunate. It sucks. I'm (ticked) off we didn't get the job done."
Yeah, that pretty much says it all.
https://triblive.com/sports/columni...es-after-steelers-lackluster-effort-vs-ravens
Draft his replacement, the same place we found Bell. If Bell had told the Steelers he had no intention of signing the tag we could have drafted his replacement this year or brought in a FA RB to replace him. Over the hill and on the decline QB...LOL, overreact much?
Yeah if not wanting a player that isn't a team player is whiney sure. If not wanting to overpay a pot smoking injury prone RB is whiney sure. If realizing the greater problem is ****** coaching and ****** coaching moves is whiney sure. My high school grudge wants you to go **** yourself. No offense or defense.
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Bell averaged 4 ypc and a long of 27 last year, if you want to ask for insane money, you need to be elite in every aspect, he was not
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It's not about the ******* money! You Madden GMs act like it's coming out of your pockets
They just aren’t the same team without Bell at running back, defense plays them different now and of course the Steelers are stuck in the past and refuse to change anything.
Conner was 11 carries 19 yds, no wonder teams don't even have to worry about our run game by using 8 in the box, those safties can flood the zones and keep the ball away from the receivers now.
Ravens used their draft pick QB in the line up with some change up playcalling and it worked, gashed the Steelers several times in fact. But the stick in the mud Steelers refuse to even try to work Dobbs into some play packages, because you'd have to have a an actual HC or OC to do that.
They just aren’t the same team without Bell at running back, defense plays them different now and of course the Steelers are stuck in the past and refuse to change anything.
Conner was 11 carries 19 yds, no wonder teams don't even have to worry about our run game by using 8 in the box, those safties can flood the zones and keep the ball away from the receivers now.
Ravens used their draft pick QB in the line up with some change up playcalling and it worked, gashed the Steelers several times in fact. But the stick in the mud Steelers refuse to even try to work Dobbs into some play packages, because you'd have to have a an actual HC or OC to do that.
No it is about ****** coaching and ****** decisions. The way they handled Bell is one in a long line of mishandled coaching moves. But even with Bell this team was going nowhere. Which was proved over and over and over again.
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What in the hell are you talking about? Tomlin/Fichtner/Butler are drawing up contracts?
I was lumping the **** show all together. For the x and o coaching moves etc. Obviously Tombert makes the player decisions. Also this wasn't about the contract they didn't overpay on. It was their failure to react properly to the tools outragious demands.
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See that is the thing they didn't really try to replace him. They thought for some strange reason he wouldn't hold out. If they had replaced him properly that would have been a good coaching move. Which they failed again with many other failing decisions.
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