Why the **** is Jessie Bates not signed yet?

[Whatever]

(07-17-2022, 09:30 PM)HardLiqor Broncos Wrote: @ Fredtoast

I just wanted to clarify J.E.s control, and sports writers do get 'paid' to write [just say'n].  Simmons actually did not get a "contract extension" he got a 'new' contract now paying him 18 mil hitting the Broncos with a dead cap of 29 mil [Thanks John!]   I will add... True to the Elway led Broncos organization  form, Elway has once again put the cart in front of the horse [pun intended] by bringing in poor Russell Wilson.   Wilson would be wise to test drive the Broncos before anchoring the organization to a 250 mil no end in financial sight quagmire.   A major hole that will take, at minimum. a decade to crawl out of.  You guys played the Broncos last season.  Can you honestly tell me their problems were ALL on Teddy Bridgewater?  Cincy never felt threaten once in that game against our player personnel.   Again, do you NOT remember Simmons getting turned around and beat by your own wideouts?  I can show you ten other games where he gets beat like that.  Thats what ESPN calls #1 safety play.

Being fair, every defensive player in the league gets beat sometimes.  Even during our playoff run where Bates was playing at a high level, he took a number of big L's on snaps, like giving up a TD to Kelce in the AFCCG, getting torched by AJ Brown on a 40+ yard bomb, and whiffing on a tackle on a 40+ yard run against the Titans.

Specifically regarding coverage, if you want to look at Passer Rating Allowed When Targeted, Simmons has allowed ratings of 94.5, 43.6, 102.2, and 66.5 the last four years.  Bates has allowed 77.7, 100.1, 70.7, and 122.0.  Simmons has two seasons better than Bates' best and his worst season was still nearly 20 better than Bates' worst.  Bates also has more missed tackles and fewer Int's in that time.  He is objectively nowhere near Simmons as a player.  That's why his contract demands are so ludicrous.