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The no chance in hell of happening Leveon Bell dream thread

Bell should be a Niner around week 4
I hope people around here aren't serious about the possibility of getting bell, cause i still think its a snowballs chance in hell.
Originally posted by gold49digger:
I hope people around here aren't serious about the possibility of getting bell, cause i still think its a snowballs chance in hell.

Only way it would happen is if they rescinded the franchise tag and he became a FA. You don't trade for a guy you can't negotiate with.
Bell deserves his money. That man had nearly 750 touches in the last 2 seasons. To say he is "just a running back" or that "no running back is THAT valuable" drives me nuts. Calling Bell just a running back is a ridiculous undersell. He is more valuable to that offense than any other player and should be compensated for it.

If he is made available, we should go get him. Period. Dude is a game/team changer.
[ Edited by SteveWallacesHelmet on Sep 9, 2018 at 9:57 PM ]
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Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by fan49:
Truth is we need Bell. In the Steelers are making it easier on themselves to let him go. I never liked Breda, you didn't even get one yard until Richburg layed the wood on him and made him fly forward 5 yards. Morris is great but that fumble brings concern. Bell would easily be worth the money. And shanny could use him all day in screens. He would be a beast here

Worth what money? They can't even negotiate with him. Why would he play for the 9ers on spec?
Because we have more money. To act like he wouldn't change the level of our team for the next 4 years barring injury is just ridiculous
[ Edited by fan49 on Sep 9, 2018 at 9:54 PM ]
I wonder if they have reached out
Originally posted by fan49:
Because we have more money. To act like he wouldn't change the level of our team for the next 4 years barring injury is just ridiculous

Why would any of that stop him from testing the open market? If you trade for him, you know he's likely a rental. The deadline to sign him to a long term deal passed in mid July. If you franchise him, it would be a third franchise tag and you'd be paying him $20 mil+ for one season.
Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Why would any of that stop him from testing the open market? If you trade for him, you know he's likely a rental. The deadline to sign him to a long term deal passed in mid July. If you franchise him, it would be a third franchise tag and you'd be paying him $20 mil+ for one season.

Exactly. The 9ers aren't in the position to rent players for a season. Unless they can negotiate with the guy they shouldn't be interested.
Originally posted by fan49:
Because we have more money. To act like he wouldn't change the level of our team for the next 4 years barring injury is just ridiculous

Can't be assured he would be here for more than maybe half a year with no negotiation window. At least in trading for a guy like Fowler you could talk a long term deal if he was productive.

Steelers have said they aren't moving him anyway.
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Bell deserves his money. That man had nearly 750 touches in the last 2 seasons. To say he is "just a running back" or that "no running back is THAT valuable" drives me nuts. Calling Bell just a running back is a ridiculous undersell. He is more valuable to that offense than any other player and should be compensated for it.

If he is made available, we should go get him. Period. Dude is a game/team changer.

not to mention we desperately need a legit RB on this team to take pressure off jimmy
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Originally posted by PRIMETIME21:
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Bell deserves his money. That man had nearly 750 touches in the last 2 seasons. To say he is "just a running back" or that "no running back is THAT valuable" drives me nuts. Calling Bell just a running back is a ridiculous undersell. He is more valuable to that offense than any other player and should be compensated for it.

If he is made available, we should go get him. Period. Dude is a game/team changer.

not to mention we desperately need a legit RB on this team to take pressure off jimmy
rent him for a year and then trade him. lol. we have money to throw away on junk like ward and smith. why not spend your money on a difference maker lynch
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Originally posted by fan49:
Because we have more money. To act like he wouldn't change the level of our team for the next 4 years barring injury is just ridiculous

that makes sense but you have to be pretty good to beat out our current backs
oh man the front page says that we have the best odds outside the steelers to land bell...
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Originally posted by gold49digger:
oh man the front page says that we have the best odds outside the steelers to land bell...

What makes that website think that?
Originally posted by gold49digger:
oh man the front page says that we have the best odds outside the steelers to land bell...

This is for Week 1 2019, though.
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