The End of Bates?

[THE PISTONS]

(03-07-2022, 06:54 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Fine...let's just say if we struggle in FA *and* lose Bates, it's going to hurt more than if we struggle in FA and keep one of our top defenders for another year.

I actually kinda side with you on this. I want guys who will play for less to be on a championship contender. Or at least guys who will be fair. Not ones who will try to gouge every extra cent they can out of being on a Super Bowl team.

I'm just willing to admit that this plan of letting Bates walk (IF this is true) could go awry. We have a small window before everyone gets paid on a massive scale. Sure, we'll always be contenders with Burrow, I suppose, but these next couple years are our best shot.

Yes. The window is small like you say. When Burrow makes $50 million a year, it's going to put a premium on our drafting and playing young guys.

I think Higgins and Jonah will be hard to keep.