Le'Veon wants to make a comeback and wants to do it with the Steelers

[rooneytunes]

https://www.si.com/nfl/steelers/news/le ... h-steelers

[Jobu]

[rooneytunes]

[Ice]

Why not? Not really any downside if he wants to come from Latrobe and see what happens.

[SteelerDayTrader]

Hell no

Lied to the coaches and most importantly his teammates

Fuck him

[langer]

Does he know KP8 isn’t very good?

[tbsteel]

So celebrity boxing didn't work out for him? Who've figured?

[PennyBacker]

Bell was a generational talent and 2X First Team All-Pro. Guy was awesome to watch in his prime. He will be 32 with virtually no mileage on him since he turned 28.

There is no real 3rd RB option on the roster as it's constructed right now. Not like he would be preventing Anthony McFarland development.

[Jizz Shooter]

The Rooney's offered this guy like $15 million a yr and he jizzed on their faces. Fuck em.

[Charles Demarr]

Wait, M.C. Bell's rap career never took off? What a surprise.

[cop1211]

Already broke.

[anpsteel]

I'd absolutely bring him into camp.

As has been pointed out, he's in ridiculous shape, and hasn't really taken any football punishment since his first season with the Jets.


Bell's general game wasn't ever about speed, it was based upon vision and quickness. Both of those would be enhanced through boxing training.

Plus, if you line him up outside, or in the slot, he'd be the possession receiver this team is currently missing.

It's not like he pulled an AB. Bell just chose to listen to the wrong people, and made a bad decision.

He never spoke badly of the team, the coaches, or his teammates.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

What the hell take a flyer. The Bell shuffle and miss would be a nice counterpoint to run wide and into a wall.

[StillerDownSouth]

I'd absolutely bring him into camp.

As has been pointed out, he's in ridiculous shape, and hasn't really taken any football punishment since his first season with the Jets.


Bell's general game wasn't ever about speed, it was based upon vision and quickness. Both of those would be enhanced through boxing training.

Plus, if you line him up outside, or in the slot, he'd be the possession receiver this team is currently missing.

It's not like he pulled an AB. Bell just chose to listen to the wrong people, and made a bad decision.

He never spoke badly of the team, the coaches, or his teammates.

This x 10000
He would make for a lot better 3rd RB than they've rostered in forever. Good receiver, good on blitz pick ups, and there's a history of lots of RB's thriving in their 30's with a reduced roll, see AP and Mosert.

[955876]

Hell no

Lied to the coaches and most importantly his teammates

Fuck him

This.

Hard pass. He lacks character.

Plus, we already have one slow footed RB Jibbs needs to feed.

Don’t need another.

Any back we add needs to have SPEED!!

[StillerInCT]

Bell was a generational talent and 2X First Team All-Pro. Guy was awesome to watch in his prime. He will be 32 with virtually no mileage on him since he turned 28.

There is no real 3rd RB option on the roster as it's constructed right now. Not like he would be preventing Anthony McFarland development.

Saying Bell was generational feels like a reach. I think that should be reserved for guys like AP, Sanders, LT. Bell was great for a few seasons, but lacked the top end speed to really be that type of game changer.

[the-other-burg]

I'd say bring his ass on. We gonna be the best running team north of 1997. And by "best" I mean most.

[PennyBacker]

Bell was a generational talent and 2X First Team All-Pro. Guy was awesome to watch in his prime. He will be 32 with virtually no mileage on him since he turned 28.

There is no real 3rd RB option on the roster as it's constructed right now. Not like he would be preventing Anthony McFarland development.

Saying Bell was generational feels like a reach. I think that should be reserved for guys like AP, Sanders, LT. Bell was great for a few seasons, but lacked the top end speed to really be that type of game changer.

I see the point you are making and actually agree with it. He was not a generational player, but I still think of him as a generational talent … Splitting hairs maybe, but Bell was unlike anyone else as a runner and receiver.

Yes, I believe he was somewhat of a product of the rest of the offensive success, but he was also distinctive in how he dominated. The way he stuttered behind his blocks, and ran with patience; the way he was such an athlete going up to catch passes. He was a unique blend of physicality and grace.

[DP39]

While I certainly enjoyed watching Bell play for us, I keep remembering what he put on tape his last year(s) in mostly NYJ/KC (BAL/TB - just a bit) and it was very painful to see. Whether it was father time, a worn-out body, a loss of will or just indifference he was nowhere close to the player he was for us -- I mean nowhere. I just don't see it happening.

If MT did think about it: For one, a RB3 needs to play STs and I don't see Bell doing that wantingly/effectively. Second, I don't see MT bringing in a seasoned vet (especially one with previous team ties) into Najee's room; I just don't. He desperately wants him to lead this team, and a guy like Naj, as nice as he may seem, can't afford to be challenged by an older alpha in the room, because he'll regress as a 'forced' leader, imo.

Instead, give me some young, hungry late-round RB (similar to Warren) to add to the mix. If it is going to be some FA added to the RB room, hopefully he has experience with Smith's running schemes.

[Thrillsseeker]

Fuck this quitter.

[Steeldrama]

Any back we add needs to have SPEED!!

^

[gojira5150]

Hell no

Lied to the coaches and most importantly his teammates

Fuck him

This.

Hard pass. He lacks character.

Plus, we already have one slow footed RB Jibbs needs to feed.

Don’t need another.

Any back we add needs to have SPEED!!

Here, Here. Go get SPEED!!

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Don't worry he will get cut.

[SteelerDayTrader]

Allen in the 3rd

Will be the best Steeler RB since Franco

[Deebo]

Bell was a generational talent and 2X First Team All-Pro. Guy was awesome to watch in his prime. He will be 32 with virtually no mileage on him since he turned 28.

There is no real 3rd RB option on the roster as it's constructed right now. Not like he would be preventing Anthony McFarland development.

Saying Bell was generational feels like a reach. I think that should be reserved for guys like AP, Sanders, LT. Bell was great for a few seasons, but lacked the top end speed to really be that type of game changer.

I see the point you are making and actually agree with it. He was not a generational player, but I still think of him as a generational talent … Splitting hairs maybe, but Bell was unlike anyone else as a runner and receiver.

Yes, I believe he was somewhat of a product of the rest of the offensive success, but he was also distinctive in how he dominated. The way he stuttered behind his blocks, and ran with patience; the way he was such an athlete going up to catch passes. He was a unique blend of physicality and grace.

He also had one of the best Olines this franchise had seen in about 5 years blocking for him.
He won't get that in 2024.

[StillerInCT]

Bell was a generational talent and 2X First Team All-Pro. Guy was awesome to watch in his prime. He will be 32 with virtually no mileage on him since he turned 28.

There is no real 3rd RB option on the roster as it's constructed right now. Not like he would be preventing Anthony McFarland development.

Saying Bell was generational feels like a reach. I think that should be reserved for guys like AP, Sanders, LT. Bell was great for a few seasons, but lacked the top end speed to really be that type of game changer.

I see the point you are making and actually agree with it. He was not a generational player, but I still think of him as a generational talent … Splitting hairs maybe, but Bell was unlike anyone else as a runner and receiver.

Yes, I believe he was somewhat of a product of the rest of the offensive success, but he was also distinctive in how he dominated. The way he stuttered behind his blocks, and ran with patience; the way he was such an athlete going up to catch passes. He was a unique blend of physicality and grace.

OH man...yeah I loved watching Bell run the ball. The patience and stutter were fun to watch. It's such a shame that he left and AB went insane because the 3 B's would have been historic if they'd stuck together

[Havoc]

I loved watching Laveon Bell play football in 2014.

By 2017 that changed with me. He was slowing down the offense. I had started pounding that drum in 2016. No ability to get downfield.

There is some myth surrounding Bell in the passing game. His total number of receiving TDs for his entire NFL career is... 9

I was once hopeful that he could help us in the RZ. It never materialized. Other than 2014, Bell in the slot scared noone.

I was so happy with Connor's one cut and get downfield running style in 2018 (so was our OL who had to play stupid paddy cake holding their blocks waiting for Slow As Molasses to finally make his move resulting in an amazing extra half yard). Connor was an upgrade, had an ability to knife thru traffic, more burst to get downfield, better Y/R. Connor scored 11 TDs tying Bell's career high. Bell only had 2 seasons with double digit TDs.

Our highest scoring offense per game in the Bell era was when Bell was injured and did not play for a significant stretch of games... 2015 We averaged over 30ppg without Bell on the field and finished 4th in the league in points per game that year.

[Jizz Shooter]

I loved watching Laveon Bell play football in 2014.

By 2017 I couldn't stand him anymore. He was slowing down the offense and it was a beating to me. I had started pounding that drum in 2016. No ability to get downfield.

There is some myth surrounding Bell in the passing game. His total number of receiving TDs for his entire NFL career is... wait for it...

9

I was once hopeful that he could help us in the RZ. It never materialized. Other than 2014, Bell in the slot scared noone.

I was so happy with Connor's one cut and get downfield running style in 2018 (so was our OL who had to play stupid paddy cake holding their blocks waiting for Slow As Molasses to finally make his move resulting in an amazing extra half yard). Connor was an upgrade, had an ability to knife thru traffic, more burst to get downfield, better Y/R. Connor scored 11 TDs tying Bell's career high. Bell only had 2 seasons with double digit TDs.

Our highest scoring offense per game in the Bell era was when Bell was injured and did not play for a significant stretch of games... 2015 We averaged over 30ppg without Bell on the field and finished 4th in the league in points per game that year.

In true Haley fashion.

[drmalba]

*wet fart noise*

[Havoc]

*Fooled by volume*

We inserted a RB who was pretty good but nothing special in 2018 and the offense had it's highest league per game scoring ranking than any season with Bell except for the 2015 Bell injured the majority of games season.

Many got mesmerized with Bell's unique running style. It was a case in sports where the impact wasn't as great as the spectacle.