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Topic subjectRE: Bell warned the team he could sit out this year if they tagged him again.
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2678848, RE: Bell warned the team he could sit out this year if they tagged him again.
Posted by COOLEHMAGAZINE, Tue Nov-13-18 07:14 PM
>He was funny style on twitter but for he most part he held
>his ground and it was other players talking for him and making
>predictions.
>
>I honestly think he was going to report week 1 but then the
>Gurley deal happened. Proved he was right about the RB market
>being reset.
>
>Then I truly believe Earl Thomas made him think twice
>
>Lastly I think his agent found a loophole where he didn’t
>have to play at all and could be a transition tag next year do
>they changed their mind.
>
>It’s been 6 years and he hasn’t been able to test the
>market to see his true value. I’m not mad at him even tho
>I’m a Steeler fan.
>

None of this, even if true, makes the way he handled the PR aspect particularly smart.

It's really a lost opportunity no matter how you look at it. He either was makign it up as he went along or had an unimpressive plan.

Whether missing out on 14.5 mill guaranteed was smart or not, we will have to see. Right now, it looks bad. I do think he is a great player and would love him on the Bears (he would eat big-time in Nagy system) but I wouldn't want my team giving him 17 mill a year with big guaranteed money.

And he needs a blockbuster deal in terms of guarantees to make this shutdown worth it.