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

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(07-28-2022, 11:53 PM)Whatever Wrote: The problem is last year Bates was distracted by his contract situation and played poorly even with TC.  There's no logical reason to assume he's going to play better than he did last year with both the distraction of a contract year and a missed TC.  Bates has had a history of whiffing on tackles throughout his career, so his tackling is a concern coming in with no padded practices or preseason.  

That was only for about the first half of the season or so.
Once he acknowledged the contract situation was a distraction, he changed his focus and played way better.
One should assume he learned from his mistake last year and will have the right focus this year.
If not, it could cost him $$ on his next contract.