Where is the Bates Extension?

[kevin]

(08-03-2021, 02:37 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: Well one there arent many high end players we let leave without at least offering a contract to.

They wont pay much more than the going rate for a top 5 saftey and they shouldnt need to.

IF Mike Brown was offering the going rate for a top safety, Bates would be signed already.  This is Mike Brown who on Montoya and 25 years later on Zeitler said to media both times, " Why Should I Pay A Guard ".  Mike Brown has often felt Safeties should be Low Paid.  Of course, in 30 years, Mike Brown has never won a play-off game, and CHEAPNESS comes into play.  Any Owner who does not value Guards or Safeties will NEVER WIN. 

Again, for 30 years I have been amazed by fans who defend Mike Brown and attack players and their agents, as if they are more worried about Mike Browns bank account than wanting Bengals to Win. Added to that insanity is the focus on The Draft a year away, and it is insane because if Mike Brown does draft a player as good as Bates, Mike Brown refuses to pay and keep good Draft Picks to long term veteran contracts. This makes The Draft pointless. Some may say Mike is a good businessman, but 30 years without a play-off win makes him No Paul Brown.