For the record, this article isn’t just about Le’Veon Bell. I’m sure many of you have had their fill on that topic. But one of the biggest criticisms of people who want Bell gone, from a practical on-field matter and not just your cousin yelling “HE’S GREEDY” into the 5 o’clock news, is that his franchise tag will prevent the Pittsburgh Steelers from improving their defense in free agency.
Let’s address that up front. That is wrong. Plain wrong.
Sure, the cap situation won’t allow them to go sign a top-shelf free agent.