Jesse Bates Was Just On NFL Network

[Nicomo Cosca]

(02-23-2022, 11:25 PM)casear2727 Wrote: My bad, 16 games - like everyone else before this year.... he was great in the playoff, everyone must admit that.

If he continues that playoff run he deserves Top3 pay, We signed the Super Bowl MVP and he wasnt worth what we paid.  Granted Bates is better than Dexter but still... 

And I will NEVER see how the FS is the highest paid defender on a great defense with a franchise QB?

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Anyway, I can’t get too hung up on what position is the highest paid. Reader is the 2nd highest paid player on the defense, and a lot of people would argue against the value of paying a NT that much. But he was a major reason for our success this season. It was nearly impossible to run on the Bengals all year.

A rangy FS like Bates (at his best) is invaluable to what a defense can do.