Stealers don't want to sign Fitzpatrick....

[BFritz21]

(05-20-2022, 12:04 PM)Sled21 Wrote: They were talking about this on NFL radio, and the consensus was that teams just do not value the safety position that highly when it comes to large amounts of money. To be paid like Fitzpatrick and Bates want to be paid, they have to be great at coverage, be a ball hawk, willing and able to tackle running backs, etc., and do it on a consistent basis. Can't be good at just on area.

That's good for us but I hope that Bates is paying attention and sees that he won't get more money on another team.

I still hope he signs with us but I want it to be fair, especially since he just had an average-to-below-average regular season.

I hope he takes note to past players and sees that going for the money can backfire and they end up making less total money because, even if they're offered more guaranteed, they get cut or whatever.