Rank our Safties

Poll: Where's the Safties This poll is closed.
1-6	70.59%	36	70.59%
7-12	19.61%	10	19.61%
13-19	5.88%	3	5.88%
20-26	1.96%	1	1.96%
I'm a Steeler's fan	1.96%	1	1.96%
Total		51 vote(s)	100%

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Rank our Safties

Murdock2420 Offline

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#12

07-14-2021, 01:22 PM

I said it last year and I stand by it, Bates is one of the top safeties in the league and he went out and showed it last season.

He still doesn't get the amount of credit he deserves, which is sad.

This ranking having him 10th is horrible:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/31776559/ranking-nfl-top-10-safeties-2021-execs-coaches-players-make-their-picks

But the reasoning... we've all heard before:

Bates isn't a marquee name but probably should be.

"If he was on a different team, people would love this guy," a high-ranking NFL official said.

Added an AFC coordinator: "He's a really good player, he just plays in Cincinnati so he doesn't get the recognition."