07-15-2022, 11:40 PM
(07-15-2022, 10:36 PM)BengalsBong Wrote: Zim said on a podcast about a week ago that the only time the national media hypes our players up is when they are in a contract year to blow up their value, so the Bengals have to overpay for them. In turn that hurts the Bengals which the national media loves because that plays to their bias of Mike Brown being worst owner and they should be forced to sell the franchise.
If you ask them how good Jessie is as a player, they will say he is just average not even top ten.
If you ask how much money, he should be paid by the Bengals they say top 3 money.
Jessie listened to the hype and fell for the trap like other Bengals has done in the past.
After the Bengals invested a 1st round pick in a safety to replace a 25-year-old guy that should have re-signed. Jessie is gone after this year as soon as we had to invest a 1st round pick. We could have signed Jessie and used the picks to bolster the roster.
I am glad we got Dax think he will be much better with much more range than Bates.
Jessie was an all pro 2nd team and the #1 Safety according to PFF in 2020. He also had a phenomenal post season where he had 6 pass breakups and 2 Ints.
FYI the Dax Hill is a better Nickle than deep Safety so he could very coexist with Bates.
