3rivers Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, wwhickok said: If Bell doesnt show up, its because he wants to make sure Pittsburgh cant trade him to Philadelphia. can will rescind the tag and let him walk, then spend his cap value on Peterson 21 ? The question is , what would it cost us to get Pertson21? No need to scheme, leave him and Haden alone, let everyone else blitz This is working out better than I hoped. The writing is on the wall - we can't go anywhere with Burns starting or even playing, that is a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 41 minutes ago, 3rivers said: can will rescind the tag and let him walk, then spend his cap value on Peterson 21 ? The question is , what would it cost us to get Pertson21? No need to scheme, leave him and Haden alone, let everyone else blitz This is working out better than I hoped. The writing is on the wall - we can't go anywhere with Burns starting or even playing, that is a fact. Id give up dupree, burns, and a 6th for Peterson and a desperate team like AZ might accept. Then start keion adams the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rivers Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 7 hours ago, wwhickok said: Id give up dupree, burns, and a 6th for Peterson and a desperate team like AZ might accept. Then start keion adams the rest of the season. Adeyini and Chickillo would split time, maybe run a bit of 4-3 and try Thomas and Fort at LB, Watt would be the elephant. I don't see how AZ would want dupree since they appear set with Jones and Golden, but why not try? That trade you mentioned is 2 firsts and a 6th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 There's some rumors floating around right now: 1 - Bell failed a drug test, was suspended 10 games, and this 'holdout' is really him serving a suspension. 2 - He thought the team would crack and have a trade deal in place, and since they don't he's not showing up. 3 - The team wants to put him on the exempt list for 2 weeks without pay, and he threatened to file for arbitration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 The team WILL put him on the exempt list as they are allowed to do. If he failed a drug test and was suspended it would have been announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 looks like bell is getting back into shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Yea, I’m not taking his word on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 That’s fake BTw. It’s a repost from a July insta post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rivers Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 if he reports, then it's all the sooner a trade can get done ! Peterson and Graham, thats all I can ask, and might as well ship out burns because why not @warfelg where do you get his information "rumours " that you have ? I couldn't have asked for a better deal than that, but am hoping they could keep washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 It's not a rumor. It's a writer making something up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rivers Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, warfelg said: It's not a rumor. It's a writer making something up. what about the failed drug test, where did that come from? I thought for sure that would be made public and then suspension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 With the talk of the Steelers putting a transition tag on Bell next year, I through I would figure out what the means for Bell ( if they do it). Quote Transition Tags A transition player designation gives the free agent's team the right of first refusal. If the player receives an offer from another club, his initial team has seven days after his contract expires to match it and the player stays. If the team doesn't match the offer, the player moves on and the team receives no compensation at all. It costs less to retain a transition player. The one-year contract is based on the average of the top 10 salaries for the position he plays instead of five, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. Le’Veon Bell Steelers $9,432,000 Todd Gurley Rams $7,228,306 David Johnson Cardinals $5,041,843 Devonta Freeman Falcons $5,000,000 LeSean McCoy Bills $8,950,000 Saquon Barkley Giants $5,671,773 Jerick McKinnon 49ers $6,000,000 Leonard Fournette Jaguars $6,170,655 Lamar Miller Texans $6,750,000 Ezekiel Elliott Cowboys $6,806,274 ============================ = 600300851 Avg = $6,030,085 If Bell reports this week the average for the top 10 RB salaries for 2018 is below 7M 120 % of his current salary is 11,318,400 It only keeps getting worst the longer he is out. ** I got the numbers from https://overthecap.com/position/running-back/ and looked at the top 10 RBs salary THIS YEAR. ** The numbers are the cap hit for each RB for 2018. ** I subtracted the 6 x855,529 from the 14.5M for Bell's salary for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rivers Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 if we have to go through this next year . Can he wait until late in the season again to sigh the transition tag ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Honestly, even when he hits FA I have a feeling he is going to get offers that are less than what we made to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, wwhickok said: Honestly, even when he hits FA I have a feeling he is going to get offers that are less than what we made to him. Oh definitely. Every NFL team has a breaking point. Right now the strikes against Bell making more money are becoming too much: Drug suspensions, injury, price tag, has lied to his current team twice, his backup is producing at a high level in his absence. There does come a certain point where if you are a team looking to sign him that you start to question "is he really worth it". I think there's going to be a movement to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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