02-03-2023, 02:33 PM
(02-02-2023, 11:21 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Not saying Hurst is more important than Bell, Bell is the main person I want back.
But $14 mill is way too much for Bell.
(02-03-2023, 12:26 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: Bell at that price seems reasonable. The others seem too rich. Apple had a good run, but failed to cover Valdez-Scantling-a guy who is basically Cody Core. Great players, I loved watching them, but I could say the same about Uzomah and Carl Lawson.
(02-03-2023, 01:27 AM)Go Cards Wrote: The tag is too rich for Bell for sure, but the contract projections posted have him at 3 years $22 million which seems very doable for him to me.
(02-03-2023, 01:00 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Yea it all comes down to what he's willing to take for a long-term deal.
If Bengals feel it might be near the tag price, it may justify using the tag on him.
I don't think he will command anywhere near the tag price for APY for a new contract though.
I think it will be $10 mill or less APY.
Bell is absolutely our #1 priority of the re-signs. We have no back up SS. No Tycen Anderson isnt it, at least not yet. With Lou's adjustments, assuming he returns, we desperately need Bell for that complicated system. $7-8M per is my number, if he wants more we must pick up a vet. Dax did not get nearly enough reps at safety, having 2 very young guys as our last line of defense could be a major problem.
