The End of Bates?

[CardCounterChris]

(03-06-2022, 08:43 PM)fredtoast Wrote: All contracts are constantly going up, but it seems to me that over the last few years the safety position has become much more valuable.

I am actually surprised the tag number is that low.

Yea, all contracts are moving up, but I could never value safety as high as corner.  Safeties are playing over the top in space.  They can be a bit slower (have a large gap to get beat over the top) and they don't have to play a lot of man (in most schemes).  If a top 5 cb can be had for 20m, I can't justify paying that to a Safety.  I think 15m per year (with a slight back load) is all I could realistically see him getting.  TBH, if its Bates for 20m or a 5m Safety and 15m O lineman, sign me up for the latter.