Where is the Bates Extension?

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(08-04-2021, 11:20 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Justin Smith was actually one I maybe considered. Having to go all the way back to the mid 00’s for a good example kind of proves my point though.

Basically I see a lot of good players being mentioned, but not star players by any means. The AJ’s, Geno’s, Whit’s, Chad’s, etc were always given 2nd contracts. I’m not worried about Bates. They’ll get it done.

Yeah, as I said, I agreed with your general point. My post was more one of curiosity than anything.

I don't know, man. I think anyone that's a 2x+ Pro Bowler qualifies as a star. That's pretty hard for NFL players to do. Plus if you raise the requirements any higher than that, you go into the reality that the Bengals haven't let any stars leave after their rookie contracts because they basically have only ever had 4 over the last 30 years. (I think the Bengals have only had 9 guys start their careers with the Bengals and go to 3+ Pro Bowls in their career in the entire Mike Brown era. AJ, Geno, Whit, Chad, Carson, Dalton, Willie, Dillon, and J Smith.)