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Schefter reporting Steelers are now listening to trade offers for Bell (jets maybe)

indy can use him try getting thier 1st and 3rd for 2019 and settle
 
Punxsutawney said:
If they can get a 1st or 2nd for him, great. Anything less than that, just hold on to him as a **** you to him, if nothing else.
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EXSPENSIVE **** you. I want compensation and as I've said anything 1-4 straight up is acceptable but try for a 2n or 3rd if possible. Think about thaT FOR A MOMENT. Pay him to finish season and get no production and he is gone with out any compensation till 2020 and you don't know what the compensation will be..............




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SteelChip said:
I don't see how this can happen. A trade would only be for the rest of the season, then he will be a free agent. Who gives anything of great value for that kind of deal, especially for a player with his attitude and history.

No..I still think that the Rooney's should have tagged him with a "non-exclusive" and settled the argument one way or the other. but then again, that wouldn't have been any easier to make happen.

We are pretty much stuck with him unless they just rescind the tag, cut him loose and take the third round compensation next year.
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I don't think it's a GAURANTEED 3rd and I also think is would be until 2020 we get the pick.



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send him to Oakland for Cooper.
AB, Juju and Cooper would be nice.

realistically, Buffalo has a **** ton of cap space, a need at RB (since McCoy is hurt and facing legal issues and has a year left on his contract), and Bell has the nickname already of their best RB ever.
 
I cant picture a team would give that much up for an out of shape RB who may contribute half a season at best, then you have to sign him to a huge deal next year. If I was any team interested in Bell I would just wait till next year and see how things play out. I am betting Bell and his agent are way over estimating his value. Also his current attitude / partying is not helping his value. I find it highly unlikely that if Bell was around people smoking weed he would not be smoking either, but you never know i guess.
 
The team that trades for him would have to either think they are a SB contender this year and Bell could make the difference so they don't care if they can't keep him past this year, or a team that is prepared to make him the highest paid RB next year. Teams with a young QB could also be interested because of Bell's receiving skills. Teams with a ****** OL may be interested due to Bell's blocking and his ability to find holes.

Looking around the league, here's the teams that could fit

Miami - they are 3-0 and Pats look vulnerable. Kenyan Drake has not looked good so far and on paper, he's like Bell.

Buffalo - They need help for their young QB who played great against the Vikings today. Perhaps they send McCoy and a draft pick for Bell.

Jets - they have some OK RBs but none are receiving threats. Bell could really help Darnold. Plus the Jets are always competing with the Giants for publicity and with them having Saquon, it would be a total Jets move to get Bell.

Colts - they have a bunch of young backs with upside but not that one 3 down back.

Raiders - Bell would be perfect for Gruden's system. They could also use some star players for the move to Vegas.

Eagles - Ajayi has an injury history. many teams had him off their draft boards because his knee coming out of college was bone on bone. It's not a question of If, but When his knee quits on him.

Redskins - might be interested in the 1 year rental because they have empty seats at home games. Peterson may not be able to hold up all year.

Packers - they think they are contenders. Rodgers is hobbled and could use the blocking and receiving of Bell.

Seattle - they drafted a 1st round RB, but their OL is so horrible, they may want Bell as a 1 year rental until Penny is ready to take over next year.

49ers - They need a RB since Jerrick McKinnon went down. The problem is that Garoppolo was probably lost for the season today, so maybe they will just write this season off. Or maybe they would like to get a look at Bell this year to decide if they should pay him big money next year.


Until Garappolo was injured, the 49ers would seem the obvious spot, but i'd think they're out now unless they have interest in Dobbs. Maybe they'd do a package then.
 
tapeANaspirin2it said:
Raiders - Bell would be perfect for Gruden's system. They could also use some star players for the move to Vegas.
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All true. Problem is that we already robbed the Raiders once this year and I don't think they'll fall for it again. :eyebrows:
 
Ron Burgundy said:
All true. Problem is that we already robbed the Raiders once this year and I don't think they'll fall for it again. :eyebrows:
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Don't underestimate their stupid. They resigned Bryant and shipped off Mack.
 
insaniti said:
We aren't stuck with him. We own his rights, and I'll have to do some digging, but I think that can be traded (much like the retired Carson Palmer trade to OAK). I could be wrong with that, but I'm not sure. However, I know for a FACT, that if we rescind the tag and cut him loose. We also lose the right to any compensation pick the following year. We don't know when Bell plans to report...he might be going back to his original statement he made in Jan where he said he wouldn't play under the tag again, and would sit out the entire year or retire if tagged again.

If that's the case, we are just getting the ball rolling and letting teams know we are open for business when it comes to Bell. It could be this year, it could be in the offseason. But Bell has burned his bridges here in Pittsburgh, with his lack of workouts, his tweets, his non communication with the FO whether it be directly or thru his agent. Basically we put Bell on notice. We're done with you, no more playing games, no more mr nice guy.
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Drink IRON City said:
I don't think it's a GUARANTEED 3rd and I also think is would be until 2020 we get the pick.

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Well.....looks like this is another case ( in a long line of them ) that I don't have a good grasp of the outcome.


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In a way Bell still can play hard ball with the Steelers. No matter if the Steelers receive an offer with stipulations....Bell can still decline the trade.
 
SteelChip said:
Well.....looks like this is another case ( in a long line of them ) that I don't have a good grasp of the outcome.


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No worries SteelChip,..........some of us wake up this way, confused that is.................







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Marchetti67 said:
In a way Bell still can play hard ball with the Steelers. No matter if the Steelers receive an offer with stipulations....Bell can still decline the trade.
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Any potential trade will have to involve Bell. Chances are, the other team will want to sign him to a deal and have some sort of agreement with him to do so at the end of the year. If we can get a 1st rounder and get rid of the cancer, that would be HUGE!!!!!!!!
 
According to reports, the carrot has been put out there for other teams, but no one has put in a call. Giving up at least a 3rd for a possible rental, out of shape(possibly), high priced RB that has not signed his tender may be a lot more difficult than thought. Whether he wants to play for the Steelers is one thing, whether he wants to play football is another.
 
thesteelcity said:
According to reports, the carrot has been put out there for other teams, but no one has put in a call. Giving up at least a 3rd for a possible rental, out of shape(possibly), high priced RB that has not signed his tender may be a lot more difficult than thought. Whether he wants to play for the Steelers is one thing, whether he wants to play football is another.
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Could also be a ploy to get Bell to see that demand for him may not be all that high and maybe he should take the offer that's on the table.
 
Currently BELL has shown many instances to **** over the STEELERS, I don't see a cooperative BELL in this picture unless there is HUGE money in his favor.




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Ron Burgundy said:
Could also be a ploy to get Bell to see that demand for him may not be all that high and maybe he should take the offer that's on the table.
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PLEASE let our ONLY offer (to bell) be the remainder of the tag and gone.




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Coach said:
Adam Scheffer is rather accurate. After saying sign and trade with many saying you're wrong, it just might happen. We shall see:bump:
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Are you ******* dense? Can't "sign" and trade. He has a franchise tag. He can sign his tender and then be traded, yes, but he can not get a new contract until after the league year.
 
Coach said:
The team needs 14.5 million in cap space. That narrows the list.

I think the Colts make sense for a few reasons.

1 ) The owner is a bonehead.
2 ) They have the cap space
3 ) Their leading rusher Jordan Wilikins who's 32nd in the NFL for rushing yardage and has no TD's
4 ) They suck, meaning whichever draft pick they give up will be at the top of the round
5 ) See reason #1.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingYards/year/2018/seasontype/2
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Almost.
Team would only need to have approx 12 million in cap space now.
Since Bell will have missed 3 games this season after tonight's, he has lost approx $850,000.00/game, or 2.5 million to date.
So that helps some.

Also, from other posts, Bell essentially has to agree to the trade, because he hasn't signed the Tag yet.
If/When he signs the tag, Steelers can trade him whenever to whomever. There's not a "NO TRADE" clause in the Tag contract.
But listening to offers now, without Bell having signed the tag, we are at Bell's mercy to complete the trade.
He can F the Steelers by waiting until after the 10/30/2018 trade deadline to sign the tag.

The way the players responded when he didn't show for week 1 has me feeling Bell is going to stick it to the Steelers as much as he can and not sign the tag until at least after the trade deadline.
I just hope if he won't do the sign tag/trade scenario before 10/30 that we let him collect his check and tell him to stay home.
We don't need his cancer infecting our already unhealthy locker room.
 
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