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(02-25-2022, 07:11 PM)Whatever Wrote: I never said that PFF was the only outlet pimping him.  I said they were one of the only outlets pimping him.  If you want to play "gotcha" games, that's fine, but you have to respond to what the other person actually said.

Bates himself has all but admitted he tanked the season.  If you need more proof than the man's own words, watch him in the playoffs vs the regular season.  Is anyone seriously going to argue that he gave his best effort in the regular season?  

I don't know Bates at all.  I have nothing for or against him on a personal level.  I'm not a fan of paying top market value for safeties because of their relative ease of replacement.  That said, if Bates played in '21 like he did in '20, his contract demands would be justified and I wouldn't have an issue paying him at an elite level.  He didn't, but he still wants to be paid at an elite level.  

He didn't though.
He said that the contract situation distracted him.
The term "tank" implies intentionally dropping performance.
He didn't intentionally do it, he just lost focus because of the contract situation, and it affected his play.