Why the **** is Jessie Bates not signed yet?

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(08-18-2022, 12:52 AM)J24 Wrote: Yes without a doubt he deserves a big time contract. Let's look at the facts.

1.) He is reliable.  He has missed one meaningful game in his Career and that was on a short week.

2.) He has lead the team in solo tackles the past two seasons and he was 2nd on the team in solo Tackles in his first two seasons. 

3.) He has made an all pro 2nd team and was the best player at safety according to PFF in 2020. The guy has proved elite ability in his Career. He is still only 25 years old the best football his ahead of him.

4.) He played the best ball of his career during the biggest games of his career.  Can we really afford to lose a player that plays his Best when the lights are on.

5.) He has the highest rate of forced incopletion rate at 19% since the start of 201 season. . 

On the flipside- let's say Bates leaves next season and shows he is the best coverage safety in the NFL for the next 5 seasons? Can the We really afford that as a franchise? 

Also I'm not against losing Bates what I'm against is losing Bates for free. He is too good of a player to let walk without compensation.

He's been durable, but you can't call him reliable given how erratic his level of play is.

Both James and Fitzpatrick had more solo tackles last year than Bates has had during any year of his career.  Lots of players peak during their rookie deals and never achieve those levels of play again, especially one year wonders.  Case in point, look at Robert Geathers.  He had 10.5 sacks the third year of his career and never had more than 3.5 any year after that.  

James and Fitzpatrick are both multi time 1st team All Pro's as well as multi time Pro Bowlers.  Bates' one year as a second team All Pro doesn't bring his resume in line with theirs.  Furthermore, both have proven that they aren't just one year wonders.  Bates has not.

Depends on what he wants.  Is Dax Hill at FS + $18-20 mil/year to spend on other positions better for the team than Bates?  Dexter Jackson played his best ball when the lights were brightest, too.  It doesn't mean he was worth elite money.

James and Fitzpatrick's Passer Rating When Targeted in their best and worst seasons are much better than Bates'.  Forced Incompletion rate isn't a great start to use when determining if someone is good in coverage.  A guy can get burned a lot, but still get his hands on lots of balls.

What if WJIII had left and become the next Revis?  There is very little to indicate Bates will establish himself as the best cover S over the next 5 years.  

Nobody is trading for a one year wonder at S coming off a terrible season that wants paid at an elite level.