Bates - No Intentions Reporting to Camp or Play on Tag

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(07-15-2022, 11:40 PM)J24 Wrote: 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.

The issue is that Bates's great '20 season when he had a 90.1 PFF grade is sandwiched in between poor '19 and '21 seasons where he graded 61.2 and 56.1.

Bates can play at an elite level.  He just doesn't most of the time for various reasons.  That's why he doesn't deserve to be paid like a Top 5 S and get a truck full of guaranteed money.  The Bengals were dumb to FT him.  After last year, it should have been clear an extension wasn't getting done.