Because his skillset doesn't call for him to carry the ball that many times a game. He's not a downhill runner, he's not a guy that bounces off defenders and makes people miss, he's not a guy that's going to take nothing and turn it into something. There's a reason for four years, he's been a complementary guy. Freeman went down and the Falcons signed guys off the street to share the load. That says something.
Wait, he can't make defenders bounce off or make them miss? What does he do then to have 4.8 yards per carry? Just running straight?! lol
I think you know what I mean. An RB wouldn't be on a roster if they couldn't make a man miss but there are certain players, the good ones like Bell, who do this extraordinarily well hence being a top tier back. I can't reiterate enough that I think he's a very solid back, he's just not even close to the gamechanger that Bell is and that's what we need.
I think it's happened like once or twice before. Maybe Josh Allen related? Although most people agree he was awful coming out of college.
Running backs are a dime a dozen. Playmakers are not.What im referring to is bigger than any singular position.Elite,gamebreakers who dominate their position & produce every week including on the scoreboard & winning games.A #1 WR,dominant Tight end, or a top flight Running back.Not just decent pieces..Dependable,consistent guys who produce,pit up points & provide explosion. Bell transcends the RB position bc of his receiving ability & big play ability. Hes a threat to go the distance on every play doing multiple different things. Coleman is a good complimentary RB..but hes not a top flight presence..not even close. My original question was if not Bell this year who & when?Youre telling me the answer is “no one” & “never”
Get me Bell and have my Cake and Eat it Too? Really?? $19 mil per just for him but Wheres $ to resign our other FA's, Edge Rusher , OL etc Would it be smart signing LBell and having Sam D lying on his back because no one pays for elite linemen to protect him?? He is the best, no doubt about that..but Someone figure out the Budget/Economics of paying for him plus all other needs and Ill listen
He carried it like every down at Indiana and he's never really been injured in the NFL ever. Coleman can carry the load. absolutely It's a silly critique anyway, considering they arent going to give Coleman the ball every down. You sign him with the expectation that he will share the load. He costs HALF as much as Bell so you can do that. There is real benefit in having a set of running backs that you keep fresh you sign Le'veon Bell and its the Le'Veon Bell Show for better or worse. Coleman isn't as good a player but offers a little flexibility and of course, significant savings. Its a tough call
It's also important to think about Le'Veon Bell's running style. He is one of the most patient running backs I've ever seen. It's crazy actually how much he almost waits in the backfield with the ball. It is a good thing because he uses his vision to find the hole and it keeps him from getting hit in some cases, but it's not a style that will work everywhere. He needs a good offensive line and a zone running scheme. is that something the Jets have or can build? maybe, idk. But if you spend $15+ million a year on him and try to make him something he is not, or run a system that is not predicated on HIS skillset, its gonna bust big time
I'd much prefer signing Coleman than giving Bell $15 million plus. Clearly not the playmaker but also not the age/mileage/suspension risk/asshole component involved. And no one is going to ask him to carry the ball 25 times a game. Crowell had ONE game of 21 carries and other than that one game he averaged less than 11 carries a game. Not concerned about Coleman's ability to carry a good portion of the load.
We have a QB on his rookie contract for the next 3 years. He needs a playmaker that can impact games. Right now, there are #2 and #3 WR's and a few complementary RB's. None strike fear into opposing DC's like Bell would. To me, it's a no brainer as long as it's a front loaded deal from which he can be cut by the end of year 3 when it'll be time to pay Darnold.
the problem with that is that if Bell was interested in a short term deal (essentially), he would be a pittsburgh steeler already.
I think it boils or boiled diwn to the guaranteed portion of the contract. Front loaded,backloaded..structured any old way;How much $ is he gonna see in a worse case scenario
Pollack runs a zone blocking scheme and his track record speaks for itself. If he can do what he's done for every other team he's been with, Bell is the absolute perfect fit. No one said he'd have to carry the ball 25 times a game, I wouldn't even want Bell to do that week in and week out. But I think it's extremely fair to wonder if Coleman can handle more than the 10ish per game he got in Atlanta. Again, why did they sign people off the street to run along side of him? He doesn't have the skillset to take a licking and keep on ticking late into a game. Crowell had one game of 21 carries because we didn't have a back that could handle a full, workhorse share of carries. Probably why the Falcons didn't have Coleman doing the same. Not true. He was looking for guaranteed money and how it rolled out. The Steelers were offering him a deal that lowered his 2018 guarantees and made him cuttable after year one. https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2018/11/5/18065634/leveon-bell-steelers-contract-standoff-explained
