Where is the Bates Extension?

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(08-04-2021, 01:02 AM)Murdock2420 Wrote: John Ross 


But to be fair... Carl Lawson should have probably been handled differently. Granted, they got his replacement quickly, but would have been nice to see them get Carl signed before he hit the market and WJIII kinda fits in the same thing. Also Zeitler and Marvin Jones were allowed to leave without a 2nd contract.

None of those guys were star players (which was the examples I asked for). Good players, sure, but not stars. Lawson is a good pass rusher but wasn’t even an every down DE until last year. He’s also always hurt. Jones was a very good #2 WR. Zeitler was a solid OG but hardly one of the best in the league, and certainly not worth the money he got. WJ3 was way too inconsistent, and never really lived up to his 1st round status outside of his first (limited) season.

I wouldn’t put any of them in the same category as Bates, who’s easily top 5 at his position atm (and should have certainly been a Pro Bowler). The fact is the Bengals usually retain their top players. So Sad Face’s comment about letting him walk would not indeed be a “very Bengals move.”