Fantasy Football: The owners of The Veon Bell should try to exchange it as soon as possible

All those who wrote Le'Veon Bell now have a major problem. Undoubtedly having made a very good choice, if not the first overall, on the Pittsburgh running back, his owners – just like the Steelers themselves – have no idea when or how to present themselves.

The question then becomes: what to do with Bell? I will give you a few suggestions, but first of all, let's get back to the situation quickly.

Having failed to enter into a long – term contract with Bell over the summer, the Steelers, for the second consecutive season, placed the franchise mark on it, which meant that it was not possible to buy a car. he was going to earn $ 14.544 million on a one year contract. Apparently, in the optics of staying healthy for next year, when Bell expects to earn a lot of money in self service, he has stood firm, and now that his absence is prolonged in the regular season, it costs him more than $ 850,000. the week.

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It does not appear that Bell will show up in the second week and, especially because he does not seem to bother his teammates, there is good reason to think that he will not do it until week 11, when he has to do a report in order to reach the free agency at the end of the season. It is not even out of the question that he skips the whole season, defying the Steelers to buy him the same amount and pass the same melodrama for another year.

Or, as some think, he might be back, let's say a few weeks, after being away the first month. So … yes, tons of uncertainty, and before we get to the fact that second-rowback James Conner looked great for the first week, accumulating 192 total yards and two touchdowns on a huge workload.

Obviously, Bell's owners who also have Conner are well positioned and have little to fear, except perhaps the possibility of a timeshare if / when Bell will come back. For owners who do not have Conner, the best option is to search for that player's owner and try to find a solution.

A glance at the ESPN, CBS Sports and Fantasy Pros season rankings indicates that Bell is still considered a high-end RB2, while Conner is more in the RB2 / 3 territory. according to this logic, a Bell owner trying to negotiate for Conner would have to give up unless the situation is reversed, but the price would probably have to be heavy, especially if the Bell owner is struggling. position.

In this case, the owner of Conner should wait for at least one WR2 in return, or the equivalent, with someone like Allen Robinson who comes to mind (swapping Amari Cooper could even kill two birds of one stone, given the glaring issues surrounding the production of Raider). We should expect Conner's owner, who is trying to lock the Steelers field, to pay a better price for Bell, at least in theory.

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Personally, if I had Conner but not Bell, I would not be in a hurry to make an exchange. Or, in other words, I was lowering Bell's owner and I would be perfectly happy not to weaken my list elsewhere. After all, Conner is well set to provide fantastic value at an allegedly low acquisition cost, so why not enjoy the race, no matter how long?

Likewise, if I own Bell, I try to move it while it still has that RB2 / low-RB1 stamp. This is because at the moment there is only one scenario in which it is worth remembering: he returns soon, immediately gets his usual workload and gets off well.

Leaving aside my suspicion that his delay could last until late in November, let us recall Bell's slow departure last year, when he jumped out of training camp and arrived just before the first week. ) and 13.1 in week 2 before marking 21.8 in week 3 and blossoming completely after that. Of course, this happened during Conner's rookie season, when he had just finished a college career in Pitt, interrupted by cancer treatments and was used very lightly in his first season with the Steelers.

Now that Conner has played very well in pre-season games and week 1, it may be difficult for the Steelers to just get back on the bench when Bell returns, as with DeAngelo Williams in 2016. ride Bell as hard as possible before bidding farewell to the free agency – a scenario that he almost certainly tries to avoid with his behavior – Conner's figures have gained at least one continued use. Conner's hard work will probably also play in the locker room, a factor that coach Mike Tomlin would be well advised.

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So it makes sense for the owners of Bell, maybe it's too late to sell at a high price, but it's not too late to get a good return and save something from an unattractive situation. (Full Disclosure: I might say that because I was one of those who were scarred by the possession of David Johnson last year and who kept him for too long in the hope that he would come back from his injury at wrist.

The first priority for most Bell owners (again, assuming they do not have Conner) should be to best apply to a BR in exchange for him, unless they have the chance to have an excellent depth to this position. I started to see if I could get rid of Kareem Hunt or Dalvin Cook, high-end RB that may have disappointed their owners in the first week. If we need another asset, such as a WR3 or another, for this to happen, so be it, as long as the depth of the list is solid.

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In the list, Alex Collins, Lamar Miller or one of the Freemans (Devonta and Royce) are on the list. Moreover, given the depth of WR, a relatively upscale player in this position could likely be busy in return.

The fact is that the scenarios in which Bell pays off are outweighed by those in which he does not, and he could just be an albatross off the list all season, or long enough to seriously undermine the hopes of the players. Meanwhile, each week without reducing its value, it makes sense that its owners reduce their losses now.