08-19-2018, 06:36 PM
(08-19-2018, 06:26 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I agree.
Illoka was nothing more than average, and he's not the safety we need because hitting isn't what makes money these days in the NFL, making plays on the ball is what makes money and makes plays. Bates is a ball hawk and needs to be on the field. He makes great reads and great plays on the ball to create turnovers, which is what we need, not a guy like Illoka.
Making room for Bates to be on the field more improves our secondary and saves us a lot of money for extensions/fa signings.
They could have easily played Iloka, Williams, and Bates together. This isn't about money or getting Bates more playing time. This is simply about the Bengals not knowing what they are doing.
By the way why wouldn't any team in the NFL want a 6-4 safety who has the athletic ability to man up and cover TEs. Yeah Iloka wasn't a Ball Hawk and yes we needed one in Bates but George was also a guy who knew how to line everyone up, give a nice lick, and had the Athletic ability to play the deep zone.
