Le'Veon Bell to the New York Jets!

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Exactly.

So Bell holding out not only worked, he cashed in.

He netted $25M in cash, essentially.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

So Bell holding out not only worked, he cashed in.

He netted $25M in cash, essentially.

err...what? He could've played on the franchise tag last year for $14.5 million and then done this exact same contract.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

err...what? He could've played on the franchise tag last year for $14.5 million and then done this exact same contract.

Uh, how do you know that exactly? Let me borrow your alternate universe travel machine, dawg.

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Uh, how do you know that exactly? Let me borrow your alternate universe travel machine, dawg.

Here in my universe he has $14.5 million more in the bank than did for sitting out. In your universe you predict what? An ACL so he can't sign this big contract? I'm not the one coming up with whacky theories.

If he makes his $14.5 million and plays as he usually does, he still gets his big contract with the Jets, unless he does even better because other teams bid on him instead of avoiding him because he is viewed as a potential me-first cancer.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

Here in my universe he has $14.5 million more in the bank than did for sitting out. In your universe you predict what? An ACL so he can't sign this big contract? I'm not the one coming up with whacky theories.

If he makes his $14.5 million and plays as he usually does, he still gets his big contract with the Jets, unless he does even better because other teams bid on him instead of avoiding him because he is viewed as a potential me-first cancer.

Wacky theories? An NFL RB getting injured is a wacky theory?

You're a dumbass

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Wacky theories? An NFL RB getting injured is a wacky theory?

You're a dumbass

You're the one wildly speculating with zero analysis or understanding of the history.

NFL Players with 400+ touches:

So right off the bat we see from those numbers that it can be done multiple times. There are 9 players in fact that have done it more than once. Emmitt Smith and Eric Dickerson did it 4 times; Curtis Martin, Edgerrin James and LaDainian Tomlinson did it three times each and James Wilder, Ricky Williams, Terrell Davis and Payton did it twice. 8 players did it in back to back seasons. The most impressive of the bunch was Smith who went back to back twice and 4 times in 5 years. He followed those up with 6 more consecutive 1,000 yards seasons.

Answer the Bell
So what does this all mean for Bell? The positives are that players have had productive seasons and long careers after reaching 400 touches. The negatives could include a decrease in yards per carry and total yards from scrimmage or an increase in injuries.

But it is by no means a certainty that this will lead to a negative campaign in 2018. Even with the 22% average drop from his 2017 numbers (1,946 yards from scrimmage) he would still average over 100 yards from scrimmage per game which would still put him in the top 5 in the NFL last season. He got the exclusive rights franchise tag this year and is evidently currently still in negotiations with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Set to make over $14.5 million this year, nearly $5.6 million more than the next highest paid back, you can bet Pittsburgh will get their money’s worth.

http://insidethepylon.com/nfl/games-...acks-400-club/

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

err...what? He could've played on the franchise tag last year for $14.5 million and then done this exact same contract.

Disagree if he had been ran into the ground at the tune of 400+ touches no one would have given him big money it would have been a "he's done to much wear" narrative.

Bell did the right thing for him.