02-22-2022, 04:25 PM
I thought Bates was one of our best players in the post-season. He made a lot of game-changing/clutch plays for us.
I get the thinking that if we let him walk we can invest that money into the offensive line. However, you have to make sure the player you bring in is going to give you the same value on the offensive line as Bates gave you at safety.
The reason we got in this mess in the first place with the offensive line is because draft picks that we actually hit on were allowed to leave in FA. If we do the same with Bates, could we have a similar situation at safety for the next several years?
I get the thinking that if we let him walk we can invest that money into the offensive line. However, you have to make sure the player you bring in is going to give you the same value on the offensive line as Bates gave you at safety.
The reason we got in this mess in the first place with the offensive line is because draft picks that we actually hit on were allowed to leave in FA. If we do the same with Bates, could we have a similar situation at safety for the next several years?
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