02-22-2022, 05:00 PM
(02-22-2022, 03:42 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: It's doubtful that they could find another player to fill the role that Jessie Bates has grown into as the vocal leader of the defense and play caller of the secondary. He is the leader that the other Bengal defenders respond to and rally behind, good luck replacing that with a low cost free agent.
Bates himself has admitted he isolated himself from the rest of the team, had teammates constantly checking on him to make sure he was ok, and had the strength coaches giving him "accountability workouts.". I don't consider that leadership. There's a big difference between being liked in the locker room and being respected as a leader. You think guys who fought just to make the roster are going to respond to a guy who creates that much drama over his contract situation?
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