Matching up against the North

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(07-23-2018, 08:31 AM)Sled21 Wrote: People keep bringing this up, like he will just go through the motions because he is unhappy with his deal. I'm quite sure his agent has told him the only way to get the deal he wants next year is to light it up this year and prove he is still all he thinks he is. I expect to see Bell running hard.....

Agreed.  He made his own bed (suspensions, injuries) and although I completely understand how much he means to that team, I can't believe he didn't sign the deal he was offered a year ago.  Reminds me a lot of Mike Wallace.  A total game-changer in pitt, they offered him something like $10 million a year, he turned it down, and has done very little since at Miami, Minnesota, and (I think) Baltimore.  

Granted, Bell is more important for what they do than Wallace was, but that deep threat of Wallace really made that rushing attack work...something I hope we are able to duplicate here in Cincy with Ross and our RBs.  I just think if the steelers look at how they did when they had Bell's backup (forget his name...the guy from Carolina) and how he performed, then they realize that although it might not exactly be a "plug and play" position they have a great system that is something most any RB would love to be a part of.