Le'veon Bell

[Jetpain]

I actually don't believe Leveon Bell has any interest in the Jets other than to use them to help drive up his final price with the team he chooses.   Indy seems a better destination for him if they pony up the most money.   Better offensive line, better QB at this point in time, better dome vs lousy late season conditions at meadowlands, better coach, Ect.   Not a fan of overpaying for him as we have so many Needs  at this point.  If we were 1-2 players away, view may be different   

[Jetster]

16 hours ago, Darnold Schwarzenegger said:

I agree 100%. I can't believe there are people who don't want bell. It's crazy to me

Our offense has been neglected for years. We are desperate for playmakers, and he would be a huge benefit to darnold and the team as a whole. The wr market isnt impressive to say the least, so I think signing bell is a no brainer. We should be all in on bell.

Sign Bell, and shore up the offensive line in free agency. Add a wr or 2 in the draft. 

 

I think some fans are looking at this Bell signing through the eye of a needle. Bell is just one part of this offseason, that won't be the only move the Jets make. Obviously they will try to upgrade the Oline & pass rush. 

Best case scenario is a trade down (fingers crossed), still land a LT like Williams, or sign a Trent Brown & Clowney, or draft Ferrell. So many ways to upgrade but Bell makes everyone better by his mere presence. 

Its amazing how few stars we have, and literally a top 3 RB is available (not because he's coming back from an ACL) but he's had a year off so he's probably healthier than he's ever been. Hell, sign Bell & Hunt!

[Scoop24]

11 hours ago, Jetpain said:

I actually don't believe Leveon Bell has any interest in the Jets other than to use them to help drive up his final price with the team he chooses.   Indy seems a better destination for him if they pony up the most money.   Better offensive line, better QB at this point in time, better dome vs lousy late season conditions at meadowlands, better coach, Ect.   Not a fan of overpaying for him as we have so many Needs  at this point.  If we were 1-2 players away, view may be different   

I’m hearing Indy doesn’t want Bell . Marlon Mack is damn good and cheap . 

[Dcat]

Now Bell is saying he wants to be a Dolphin

https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Article/LeVeon-Bell-wants-to-sign-with-Dolphins-this-offseason-128265023/

Report: Le'Veon Bell wants to sign with Dolphins this offseason

ByBRYAN DEARDO Jan 24, 4:37 PM2

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Le'Veon Bell has made Miami his offseason home. It appears Bell wants to make it his personal home. On Thursday, FanSided.com reported that Bell would prefer to sign with the Dolphins this offseason. Bell is slated to become a free agent for the first time in his career when the NFL's new league year begins on March 13. The Steelers are expected to transition tag Bell, meaning that they would have the ability to match a team's offer to Bell in free agency. Steelers' president Art Rooney II did say last week that Pittsburgh does intend on reaching out to Bell's representatives sometime soon. 

In 2018, Bell and the Steelers failed to come to terms on a longterm contract after the team initially franchise tagged him during the 2016 offseason. Bell played the 2017 season under the franchise tag and, after being tagged again in 2018, the Steelers assumed that Bell would reprise his 2017 offseason plans by skipping spring practices, training camp and the preseason but returning to work and signing his tag before the start of the 2018 season. That did not happen, however, as Bell teased the Steelers throughout the first 10 weeks of the regular season before ultimately not electing to sign his tender before the Week 11 deadline. 

It's been reported that Bell is seeking a longterm deal that would pay him $15-17 million a season with $45 million guaranteed. The Steelers reportedly offered Bell a five-year, $70 million deal this offseason (a more lucrative offer than they made him in '17) with $17 million guaranteed. Shortly after Bell and the Steelers failed to come to terms on an agreement before this summer's deadline to do so, Los Angeles Rams' running back Todd Gurley signed a four-year, $60 million extension with $45 million guaranteed. 

The odds of Bell playing again for the Steelers are small. Bell turned down Pittsburgh's last two contract offers while sitting out the entire 2018 season after the Steelers franchise tagged him for a second straight year. While there are red flags with regard to signing him long term, there's at least one NFL team out there that will probably blink and offer him a contract that is incredibly too rich for the Steelers' blood. In that case, Bell will finally get the longterm deal he feels he deserves, and the Steelers will move ahead with Conner and Samuels (while also adding a third running back to the depth chart this summer) while finally ridding themselves of the Bell contract drama that has hovered over them for the last two years. 

The first thing Pittsburgh GM Kevin Colbert will surely ask Bell's reps when the two sides speak will be if they are open to re-opening discussions on a longterm contract for Bell. If the answer is yes, the Steelers will have another round of tough negotiations with Bell and his representatives. If the answer is no, the Steelers will probably transition tag him while allowing Bell to speak to another teams in free agency. 

Regardless, the Steelers' running back position should be in good shape in 2019. James Conner, who replaced Bell as Pittsburgh's starting running back in 2018, earned Pro Bowl honors while rushing for 12 touchdowns and averaging 113 all-purpose yards per game. Conner's backup, 2018 fifth round pick Jaylen Samuels, ran for 142 yards on 19 carries in Pittsburgh's Week 15 victory over New England. Rooney told Pittsburgh beat reporters last week that he is confident with regard to the team's running game moving forward.

A Steelers fan during his childhood while growing up in a Columbus, Ohio suburb, Bell was drafted by his favorite team in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft after a successful collegiate career at the University of Michigan State. During his rookie season, Bell helped get Pittsburgh out of an 0-4 hole to start the season after rushing for 860 yards and eight scores and catching 45 passes for 399 yards for the Steelers, who finished the season with an 8-8 record. The following season, Bell, who lost a considerable amount of weight during that offseason, amassed a career high 2,215 all-purpose yards while earning All-Pro honors for the first time in his career. While he helped the Steelers win the AFC North division that season, Bell missed Pittsburgh's wild card playoff loss to the Ravens after sustaining a knee injury in Pittsburgh's Week 17 victory over the Bengals. 

In 2015, Bell led the NFL in rushing before sustaining a season ending MCL injury in Pittsburgh's Week 8 loss to Cincinnati. Without Bell, the Steelers received solid play from veteran running back DeAngelo Williams, who tied for the NFL lead that year with 11 rushing touchdowns while helping Pittsburgh quality for the postseason for a second consecutive year. Like Bell in 2014, Williams also sustained a knee injury in Week 17 against the Browns that forced him to miss Pittsburgh's playoff games against the Bengals and Broncos. 2COMMENTS

Williams led the NFL in rushing during the first two gams of the 2016 season before Bell returned from suspension. After missing nearly en entire calendar year, Bell proved that he was still one of the league's best backs, amassing 1,884 all-purpose yards that season while winning the Steelers' team MVP award. Bell's sensational regular season included rushing for a franchise single game record 236 yards in a road victor over Buffalo. In the playoffs, Bell set the team's franchise postseason single rushing record in consecutive weeks, rushing for 167 yards and two scores against the Dolphins and 170 yards at Kansas City. In the AFC title game, a groin injury limited Bell to just 20 yards on six carries as he spent most of Pittsburgh's 36-17 loss on the sideline. 

In 2017, Bell, despite holding out during training camp and the preseason, earned All-Pro honors for the second time in his career after amassing 1,944 all-purpose yards in 15 regular season games. He amassed 125 all-purpose yards and two scores in Pittsburgh's playoff loss to Jacksonville that will most likely go down as his final game with the black and gold. 

[Jetster]

2 minutes ago, Dcat said:

Now Bell is saying he wants to be a Dolphin

https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Article/LeVeon-Bell-wants-to-sign-with-Dolphins-this-offseason-128265023/

Report: Le'Veon Bell wants to sign with Dolphins this offseason

ByBRYAN DEARDO Jan 24, 4:37 PM2

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Le'Veon Bell has made Miami his offseason home. It appears Bell wants to make it his personal home. On Thursday, FanSided.com reported that Bell would prefer to sign with the Dolphins this offseason. Bell is slated to become a free agent for the first time in his career when the NFL's new league year begins on March 13. The Steelers are expected to transition tag Bell, meaning that they would have the ability to match a team's offer to Bell in free agency. Steelers' president Art Rooney II did say last week that Pittsburgh does intend on reaching out to Bell's representatives sometime soon. 

In 2018, Bell and the Steelers failed to come to terms on a longterm contract after the team initially franchise tagged him during the 2016 offseason. Bell played the 2017 season under the franchise tag and, after being tagged again in 2018, the Steelers assumed that Bell would reprise his 2017 offseason plans by skipping spring practices, training camp and the preseason but returning to work and signing his tag before the start of the 2018 season. That did not happen, however, as Bell teased the Steelers throughout the first 10 weeks of the regular season before ultimately not electing to sign his tender before the Week 11 deadline. 

It's been reported that Bell is seeking a longterm deal that would pay him $15-17 million a season with $45 million guaranteed. The Steelers reportedly offered Bell a five-year, $70 million deal this offseason (a more lucrative offer than they made him in '17) with $17 million guaranteed. Shortly after Bell and the Steelers failed to come to terms on an agreement before this summer's deadline to do so, Los Angeles Rams' running back Todd Gurley signed a four-year, $60 million extension with $45 million guaranteed. 

The odds of Bell playing again for the Steelers are small. Bell turned down Pittsburgh's last two contract offers while sitting out the entire 2018 season after the Steelers franchise tagged him for a second straight year. While there are red flags with regard to signing him long term, there's at least one NFL team out there that will probably blink and offer him a contract that is incredibly too rich for the Steelers' blood. In that case, Bell will finally get the longterm deal he feels he deserves, and the Steelers will move ahead with Conner and Samuels (while also adding a third running back to the depth chart this summer) while finally ridding themselves of the Bell contract drama that has hovered over them for the last two years. 

The first thing Pittsburgh GM Kevin Colbert will surely ask Bell's reps when the two sides speak will be if they are open to re-opening discussions on a longterm contract for Bell. If the answer is yes, the Steelers will have another round of tough negotiations with Bell and his representatives. If the answer is no, the Steelers will probably transition tag him while allowing Bell to speak to another teams in free agency. 

Regardless, the Steelers' running back position should be in good shape in 2019. James Conner, who replaced Bell as Pittsburgh's starting running back in 2018, earned Pro Bowl honors while rushing for 12 touchdowns and averaging 113 all-purpose yards per game. Conner's backup, 2018 fifth round pick Jaylen Samuels, ran for 142 yards on 19 carries in Pittsburgh's Week 15 victory over New England. Rooney told Pittsburgh beat reporters last week that he is confident with regard to the team's running game moving forward.

A Steelers fan during his childhood while growing up in a Columbus, Ohio suburb, Bell was drafted by his favorite team in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft after a successful collegiate career at the University of Michigan State. During his rookie season, Bell helped get Pittsburgh out of an 0-4 hole to start the season after rushing for 860 yards and eight scores and catching 45 passes for 399 yards for the Steelers, who finished the season with an 8-8 record. The following season, Bell, who lost a considerable amount of weight during that offseason, amassed a career high 2,215 all-purpose yards while earning All-Pro honors for the first time in his career. While he helped the Steelers win the AFC North division that season, Bell missed Pittsburgh's wild card playoff loss to the Ravens after sustaining a knee injury in Pittsburgh's Week 17 victory over the Bengals. 

In 2015, Bell led the NFL in rushing before sustaining a season ending MCL injury in Pittsburgh's Week 8 loss to Cincinnati. Without Bell, the Steelers received solid play from veteran running back DeAngelo Williams, who tied for the NFL lead that year with 11 rushing touchdowns while helping Pittsburgh quality for the postseason for a second consecutive year. Like Bell in 2014, Williams also sustained a knee injury in Week 17 against the Browns that forced him to miss Pittsburgh's playoff games against the Bengals and Broncos. 2COMMENTS

Williams led the NFL in rushing during the first two gams of the 2016 season before Bell returned from suspension. After missing nearly en entire calendar year, Bell proved that he was still one of the league's best backs, amassing 1,884 all-purpose yards that season while winning the Steelers' team MVP award. Bell's sensational regular season included rushing for a franchise single game record 236 yards in a road victor over Buffalo. In the playoffs, Bell set the team's franchise postseason single rushing record in consecutive weeks, rushing for 167 yards and two scores against the Dolphins and 170 yards at Kansas City. In the AFC title game, a groin injury limited Bell to just 20 yards on six carries as he spent most of Pittsburgh's 36-17 loss on the sideline. 

In 2017, Bell, despite holding out during training camp and the preseason, earned All-Pro honors for the second time in his career after amassing 1,944 all-purpose yards in 15 regular season games. He amassed 125 all-purpose yards and two scores in Pittsburgh's playoff loss to Jacksonville that will most likely go down as his final game with the black and gold. 

Gase wanted nothing to do with a rebuild which is where Ross is headed & why Gase was let go to join us. No way Bell signs in Miami.

[Bruce Harper]

On 1/25/2019 at 9:18 AM, joenamathwouldn said:

Great to see that after his "sabbatical", Bell is chomping at the bit to get right back in there. So, he prefers Miami because it "gives him a chance to focus on his rap career", while  getting a fat NFL paycheck and enjoying the other perks of living in the Miami South Beach area.  I imagine playing for a competitive team is not high on his list of priorities at this juncture in his career.  Seems like a rebuilding program with low prospects and expectations suits him better.  Good to know.  Pass on this guy, I suspect if we pursue him it will end badly.

Because everyone knows if you succeed in athletics it only follows that you will have a HUGE rap career. And I’m sure most rap stars don’t succeed till they're 29 or so.

Miami is nice and all but they are really starting over at square one, and without a QB. It would suggest that he doesn’t care much about winning, as long as he gets his.


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[Jetster]

This Bell thing is getting tiring. Have you all scanned the free agent list? Jets need playmakers for Darnold, look & see what Zeek does for Zac, Kamara for Brees, now if we still had Sanchez who threw flare passes & dumpoffs and screens to backs with the finesse of a weight lifter I get your concern signing Bell, but Sam has shown he has awesome accuracy & touch throwing to backs on the move out of the backfield very similar to Big Ben, he throws on the move too. Bell forces defenses to always account for him leaving slants to guys like Enunwa to motor through secondaries. I don't want an extra 7 million going back into Woodys pocket. That's what your talking about here. Free agents start at 7 million for starters, and up to 15/17 million for guys like Clowney or Lawrence. If a guy like Tevin Coleman is seeking 5/7 million per, screw Woody pocketing 10 mill! There aren't enough free agent players to fill all the Jets needs. 

We're going to be signing 3/4 right off the bat. Oline, Pass rush, Bell if possible. Then it's onto the draft, with still 40 million to fill the roster out after the draft & with vets left out in the cold, whether it be age, previous injury history, baggage. 

[Augustiniak]

43 minutes ago, Dcat said:

Now Bell is saying he wants to be a Dolphin

https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Article/LeVeon-Bell-wants-to-sign-with-Dolphins-this-offseason-128265023/

Report: Le'Veon Bell wants to sign with Dolphins this offseason

ByBRYAN DEARDO Jan 24, 4:37 PM2

x

Le'Veon Bell has made Miami his offseason home. It appears Bell wants to make it his personal home. On Thursday, FanSided.com reported that Bell would prefer to sign with the Dolphins this offseason. Bell is slated to become a free agent for the first time in his career when the NFL's new league year begins on March 13. The Steelers are expected to transition tag Bell, meaning that they would have the ability to match a team's offer to Bell in free agency. Steelers' president Art Rooney II did say last week that Pittsburgh does intend on reaching out to Bell's representatives sometime soon. 

In 2018, Bell and the Steelers failed to come to terms on a longterm contract after the team initially franchise tagged him during the 2016 offseason. Bell played the 2017 season under the franchise tag and, after being tagged again in 2018, the Steelers assumed that Bell would reprise his 2017 offseason plans by skipping spring practices, training camp and the preseason but returning to work and signing his tag before the start of the 2018 season. That did not happen, however, as Bell teased the Steelers throughout the first 10 weeks of the regular season before ultimately not electing to sign his tender before the Week 11 deadline. 

It's been reported that Bell is seeking a longterm deal that would pay him $15-17 million a season with $45 million guaranteed. The Steelers reportedly offered Bell a five-year, $70 million deal this offseason (a more lucrative offer than they made him in '17) with $17 million guaranteed. Shortly after Bell and the Steelers failed to come to terms on an agreement before this summer's deadline to do so, Los Angeles Rams' running back Todd Gurley signed a four-year, $60 million extension with $45 million guaranteed. 

The odds of Bell playing again for the Steelers are small. Bell turned down Pittsburgh's last two contract offers while sitting out the entire 2018 season after the Steelers franchise tagged him for a second straight year. While there are red flags with regard to signing him long term, there's at least one NFL team out there that will probably blink and offer him a contract that is incredibly too rich for the Steelers' blood. In that case, Bell will finally get the longterm deal he feels he deserves, and the Steelers will move ahead with Conner and Samuels (while also adding a third running back to the depth chart this summer) while finally ridding themselves of the Bell contract drama that has hovered over them for the last two years. 

The first thing Pittsburgh GM Kevin Colbert will surely ask Bell's reps when the two sides speak will be if they are open to re-opening discussions on a longterm contract for Bell. If the answer is yes, the Steelers will have another round of tough negotiations with Bell and his representatives. If the answer is no, the Steelers will probably transition tag him while allowing Bell to speak to another teams in free agency. 

Regardless, the Steelers' running back position should be in good shape in 2019. James Conner, who replaced Bell as Pittsburgh's starting running back in 2018, earned Pro Bowl honors while rushing for 12 touchdowns and averaging 113 all-purpose yards per game. Conner's backup, 2018 fifth round pick Jaylen Samuels, ran for 142 yards on 19 carries in Pittsburgh's Week 15 victory over New England. Rooney told Pittsburgh beat reporters last week that he is confident with regard to the team's running game moving forward.

A Steelers fan during his childhood while growing up in a Columbus, Ohio suburb, Bell was drafted by his favorite team in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft after a successful collegiate career at the University of Michigan State. During his rookie season, Bell helped get Pittsburgh out of an 0-4 hole to start the season after rushing for 860 yards and eight scores and catching 45 passes for 399 yards for the Steelers, who finished the season with an 8-8 record. The following season, Bell, who lost a considerable amount of weight during that offseason, amassed a career high 2,215 all-purpose yards while earning All-Pro honors for the first time in his career. While he helped the Steelers win the AFC North division that season, Bell missed Pittsburgh's wild card playoff loss to the Ravens after sustaining a knee injury in Pittsburgh's Week 17 victory over the Bengals. 

In 2015, Bell led the NFL in rushing before sustaining a season ending MCL injury in Pittsburgh's Week 8 loss to Cincinnati. Without Bell, the Steelers received solid play from veteran running back DeAngelo Williams, who tied for the NFL lead that year with 11 rushing touchdowns while helping Pittsburgh quality for the postseason for a second consecutive year. Like Bell in 2014, Williams also sustained a knee injury in Week 17 against the Browns that forced him to miss Pittsburgh's playoff games against the Bengals and Broncos. 2COMMENTS

Williams led the NFL in rushing during the first two gams of the 2016 season before Bell returned from suspension. After missing nearly en entire calendar year, Bell proved that he was still one of the league's best backs, amassing 1,884 all-purpose yards that season while winning the Steelers' team MVP award. Bell's sensational regular season included rushing for a franchise single game record 236 yards in a road victor over Buffalo. In the playoffs, Bell set the team's franchise postseason single rushing record in consecutive weeks, rushing for 167 yards and two scores against the Dolphins and 170 yards at Kansas City. In the AFC title game, a groin injury limited Bell to just 20 yards on six carries as he spent most of Pittsburgh's 36-17 loss on the sideline. 

In 2017, Bell, despite holding out during training camp and the preseason, earned All-Pro honors for the second time in his career after amassing 1,944 all-purpose yards in 15 regular season games. He amassed 125 all-purpose yards and two scores in Pittsburgh's playoff loss to Jacksonville that will most likely go down as his final game with the black and gold. 

Bell is painting himself into a proverbial corner.  He’s trying to pick teams that he hasn’t bashed that would possibly pay for him.  Mccagnan will be patient and let the FA market dry up for him and then he’ll start lowballing his agent.  Bell will be a jet.  

[SR24]

The time to spend on big stars is now. Capitalize on Sams and Jamals rookie contracts! Mac should be all over Bell and all over the trade market trying to land a true #1 WR.  

[HawkeyeJet]

It's kind of funny, everyone seems convinced Bell will use the Jets to get bigger money elsewhere.

So far this offseason he's been reported to want to go to the Colts and now Dolphins.

Sure seems like his agent is placing reports to engage the Jets(and maybe others).  If he really wanted to go to the Colts and Dolphins, you leak that he wants to go to the Jets(or whoever) to drive up the bid for the place you actually want to land.

[HawkeyeJet]

Also, I will be very interested to see how the Hets interest(or lack of interest) plays out.

One one hand, Gase loves using his RBs in the passing game.  Not many better at that then Bell.

On the other hand, Gase hasn't seemed to be a big fan of a "Bell cow"(pun slightly intended) back and seemingly prefers a multiple back system.  If that remains his stance, doesn't make sense to pay Bell.   

[Fantasy Island]

Better than anything Metha Womanish has written.  The bar is low though.

[neckdemon]

forget about bell coming here....the colts have more money and are more atttactive to someone looking to win. unless the colts just don't want him he will be on the colts next year. we should be looking to put together a latavius murray/mark ingram committee

[Savage69]

1 hour ago, Dcat said:

Now Bell is saying he wants to be a Dolphin

https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/Article/LeVeon-Bell-wants-to-sign-with-Dolphins-this-offseason-128265023/

Report: Le'Veon Bell wants to sign with Dolphins this offseason

 

From a Miami Newspaper article.. Trust me, Bell couldn’t run through the current offensive line.

Verderame explains that the interest in Miami is more likely for self-serving purposes rather than a desire to actually play for the Miami Dolphins. He cites a budding rap career that could be helped by the Miami music scene. He spent all of last season in Miami as well and has a lot of friends in the area according to Verderame.

Truth be told, this sounds more like self-indulgent interest than a desire to play for a specific team and chances are Bell will chase the money before he chases the warm weather and sunshine.

[Jetster]

8 minutes ago, neckdemon said:

forget about bell coming here....the colts have more money and are more atttactive to someone looking to win. unless the colts just don't want him he will be on the colts next year. we should be looking to put together a latavius murray/mark ingram committee

Ugh! 

[Jetster]

38 minutes ago, HawkeyeJet said:

Also, I will be very interested to see how the Hets interest(or lack of interest) plays out.

One one hand, Gase loves using his RBs in the passing game.  Not many better at that then Bell.

On the other hand, Gase hasn't seemed to be a big fan of a "Bell cow"(pun slightly intended) back and seemingly prefers a multiple back system.  If that remains his stance, doesn't make sense to pay Bell.   

Bell would be 75%er. McGuire & Cannon as backups. That's why trading back & getting more picks in 2020 would be great. Bell would be a 3 year contract. Jets have to concentrate in the draft this year at Oline, pass rusher, WR. 

Next year in Bells 2nd year, draft another stud RB if there at #2, if somehow we trade back & add picks in 2020. 

[Philc1]

On 1/25/2019 at 4:20 PM, JoJoTownsell1 said:

Have you read my posts? I'm not all in on Bell. RB should not be our #1,2,3 priority. But we have a ton of cap space and if there is room to spare after we address more important positions then I'm ok with Bell. 

But just because Bell isn't worth it doesn't make tevin Coleman anything more than a jag running back. 

The problem is I can see Mac’s pursuit of Bell distracting from him taking care of way bigger needs like O-Line, EDGE, CB, and slot receiver

 

What I’m afraid of is Mac giving Bell $120 million and then next year we still have Jordan Jenkins and Buster Skrine starting and our OL basically looks identical

[Philc1]

On 1/26/2019 at 10:13 AM, Jetster said:

Bell would be 75%er. McGuire & Cannon as backups. That's why trading back & getting more picks in 2020 would be great. Bell would be a 3 year contract. Jets have to concentrate in the draft this year at Oline, pass rusher, WR. 

Next year in Bells 2nd year, draft another stud RB if there at #2, if somehow we trade back & add picks in 2020. 

Why would Bell take a 3 year contract suddenly?

[Barry McCockinner]

Looking forward to Mac singing Alfred Blue after he misses on Bell and thinks he's too good to sign Hunt.

[prime21]

Well we know from last year that breaking the bank sometimes doesn't get us what we want.  Glad we didn't get Cousins.  Bell, I would like.

 

 

[sec101row23]

4 minutes ago, prime21 said:

Well we know from last year that breaking the bank sometimes doesn't get us what we want.  Glad we didn't get Cousins.  Bell, I would like.

 

 

Of course Maccagnan won’t spend on Bell.   He hasn’t paid a RB more than $5 million per year and hasn’t used a draft pick higher than the 6th round to draft one.   He clearly doesn’t put any significant value on the position.  

[genot]

2 minutes ago, sec101row23 said:

Of course Maccagnan won’t spend on Bell.   He hasn’t paid a RB more than $5 million per year and hasn’t used a draft pick higher than the 6th round to draft one.   He clearly doesn’t put any significant value on the position.  

To be fair alot of GM's feel the same way. Right or wrong.

[sec101row23]

2 minutes ago, genot said:

To be fair alot of GM's feel the same way. Right or wrong.

Some don’t like paying for them, but few neglect them in the draft like Maccagnan has.   

[JiFtheOracle]

12 minutes ago, prime21 said:

Well we know from last year that breaking the bank sometimes doesn't get us what we want.  Glad we didn't get Cousins.  Bell, I would like.

 

 

@Presmal

Get with your boy, figure this out.  We need Bell!!!

[Patriot Killa]

What a huge ******* joke. Get out of the GM chair, clown. 

GET TALENT. IF YOU ARE TOO sh*tTY AT DRAFTING THEN BUY.

[genot]

2 minutes ago, sec101row23 said:

Some don’t like paying for them, but few neglect them in the draft like Maccagnan has.   

I wonder what his thinking is on Crowell?? Injuries slowed him down??Did he get lazy because of the teams play????

[Joe W. Namath]

Mac is doing the right thing here.  Be patient and build through the draft.  No high priced free agents.

[Barry McCockinner]

4 minutes ago, Joe W. Namath said:

Mac is doing the right thing here.  Be patient and build through the draft.  No high priced free agents.

Mac has been building through the draft for 4 years. In 4 years he's landed Darnold, Anderson & Herndon. The rest of the offense is a steaming pile of trash. We need to add play makers and protection for Darnold and we are required to spend cap money by rule.

The don't spend money on free agency crowd is completely ridiculous IMO.

[Patriot Killa]

4 minutes ago, Joe W. Namath said:

Mac is doing the right thing here.  Be patient and build through the draft.  No high priced free agents.

Yeah, too bad that only works when you can draft well.

[JetsFanatic]

My God, Mehta writes an article and people start melting down. LOL.

[JoJoTownsell1]

26 minutes ago, Patriot Killa said:

What a huge ******* joke. Get out of the GM chair, clown. 

GET TALENT. IF YOU ARE TOO sh*tTY AT DRAFTING THEN BUY.

Why would you want the Jets to overpay for any player? Since when is overpaying a good way to build a team? 
 

If the Raiders are willing to give Bell 3/45, why should the Jets pay 4/70? Manish didn't say the Jets wouldn't spend a ton of money or that they won't go after Bell, just that they aren't going to overpay for a RB, the one position proven to be NOT worth overpaying for. 

You know why the Steelers didn't overpay for Bell? Because they are smart enough to know the value of a 27/28/29/30 year old RB. 

Would the Pats overpay for a RB? 

We have Darnold. We have some good young pieces and cap space. The last thing you want to do is turn into Mike Tannenbaum and wreck the future of this franchise to appease impatient Jets fans.  

 

[shuler82]

3 minutes ago, JoJoTownsell1 said:

Why would you want the Jets to overpay for any player? Since when is overpaying a good way to build a team? 
 

If the Raiders are willing to give Bell 3/45, why should the Jets pay 4/70? Manish didn't say the Jets wouldn't spend a ton of money or that they won't go after Bell, just that they aren't going to overpay for a RB, the one position proven to be NOT worth overpaying for. 

You know why the Steelers didn't overpay for Bell? Because they are smart enough to know the value of a 27/28/29/30 year old RB. 

Would the Pats overpay for a RB? 

We have Darnold. We have some good young pieces and cap space. The last thing you want to do is turn into Mike Tannenbaum and wreck the future of this franchise to appease impatient Jets fans.  

 

In theory a lot of what you say makes sense.  Except the impatient Jets fan remark. I think 50 years is beyond patient. 

[Patriot Killa]

5 minutes ago, JoJoTownsell1 said:

Why would you want the Jets to overpay for any player? Since when is overpaying a good way to build a team? 
 

If the Raiders are willing to give Bell 3/45, why should the Jets pay 4/70? Manish didn't say the Jets wouldn't spend a ton of money or that they won't go after Bell, just that they aren't going to overpay for a RB, the one position proven to be NOT worth overpaying for. 

You know why the Steelers didn't overpay for Bell? Because they are smart enough to know the value of a 27/28/29/30 year old RB. 

Would the Pats overpay for a RB? 

We have Darnold. We have some good young pieces and cap space. The last thing you want to do is turn into Mike Tannenbaum and wreck the future of this franchise to appease impatient Jets fans.  

 

We are in zero position to be content or satisfied with what we have. Over pay. 

[Patriot Killa]

We have them least amount of money committed to player salaries in the entire league. It doesn’t even matter if we over pay. 

Just get the damn talent.

[JetsFanatic]

3 minutes ago, shuler82 said:

In theory a lot of what you say makes sense.  Except the impatient Jets fan remark. I think 50 years is beyond patient. 

Continue to overpay for players, and it will be another 50 years.