The End of Bates?

[Garrus]

(03-08-2022, 01:35 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: IDK what hes complaining about. He's making 13 million guaranteed this year. If they tag him again next year that's almost 29 million guaranteed. Basically what he should be looking for in guaranteed money from a longer term contract.

If the Bengals plan on bringing him back on the tag again next year they should just get a longer term deal done guaranteeing 29 million.

They (He) hates it because if he happens to have a horrible injury next season, then we probably won't tag him again, so he will hit the market, but his value will be much lower due to a long recovery/unknown future. Basically he would only get the 13 mil from this year, where as if he signed a long term deal with lets say 29 mil guaranteed and got hurt, we would still get that money. Basically a long term deal guarantees him more money than the tag does. It might make him play timid next year as to not risk injury and risk another payday.