What to do with Bates

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(12-13-2021, 11:46 PM)J24 Wrote: A couple of things.

1.) We don't need to spend money on Jonah, Chase, or Higgins for at least two more seasons. 

2.) Both Spain and Rieff are both over 30 and both have potential replacements already on the roster.  Prioritizing those Two over a young player. For the record I think the Bengals will resign Rieff but I doubt they will sign Spain because he is a guard.

3.) If Bates leaves then you will still have to either draft his replacement early in the draft or sign a major free agent to replace them. Either way you are still using a major resource = to re signing Bates.

4.) Even if you don't think Bates should be signed to an extension why not Tag and Trade him? The last thing we should do is get nothing in return for him.

Exactly and not sure he will command top dollar as much as he would have last off season. 

Tag him, unless he can be signed at a reasonable dollar amount imo.