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

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(08-22-2022, 12:26 AM)J24 Wrote: 1.) Why wouldn't they? If you're the Cowboys why wouldn't trade for a Ball Hawking safety that is perfect for the system you run and same goes for the Jets? Those are just two teams in desperate need for a safety. 

2.) Come again? We have been playing Hill all over the field in pre season. Deep Safety,  split Safety, nickle, and Dime backer. One of the reasons why we drafted him was because of his versatility. Also the Bengals play a lot of e safeties look. Remember the AFC championship game with Flowers, Bates, and Bell playing together.

Also those passing situations are often the most critical plays in the game.

This is flat out false and as been explained to death. He might have gotten the same overall money in a contract but he didn't get the same fully guaranteed money as his peers.

Marcus Williams got 34 million 

Minkah Fitzpatrick got 38 million 

Derwin James got 42 million 

Bates in Comparison was offered 17 million. 

I don't know why some people don't understand that guaranteed money is the big discrepancy right now.
Sure, you could argue the total salary through the contract is comparable, but what happens if for whatever reason the player gets let go 1-2 years early?
Guaranteed money secures that player financially.

Some might say, "Well just play well and stay healthy," but that's not the problem. These players do try to play well and stay healthy, for the most part. Yet cap casualties happen for many reasons.