08-10-2021, 08:34 PM
Honestly, I am fine if they wait it out. The Bengals can franchise him after this season. Bates gamble is that he will make it through this season and the next healthy and at an elite level. I am not sure of that. AJ Green should be a case study on when to cut a deal as a player and when to risk going for more cash.
The above doesn't mean I'm not thrilled Bates is a Bengal, or that I don't want him to get a huge deal to stay... but, at some point, the numbers work for everyone or they don't. BTW, the Xap is going up over the moon over the next few years... If I were a olayer, I would be looking for something that paid larger guaranteed money towards the middle of a long term deal and foregoing front loaded deals to get it... That's how the Chiefs got Thuney.
The above doesn't mean I'm not thrilled Bates is a Bengal, or that I don't want him to get a huge deal to stay... but, at some point, the numbers work for everyone or they don't. BTW, the Xap is going up over the moon over the next few years... If I were a olayer, I would be looking for something that paid larger guaranteed money towards the middle of a long term deal and foregoing front loaded deals to get it... That's how the Chiefs got Thuney.
