03-13-2023, 10:23 PM
(03-13-2023, 09:53 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Oh we could afford him...it's just he's not a top safety. He has great stretches, but most of the time he's average to above average. That's the issue.
My guess is he doesn't live up to that contract.
A guy like Minkah can take over a game. That's not Bates.
I agree. He's solid, but not worth that contract.
The play he didn't make against Kelce in the endzone in the playoffs stuck out to me as what separates him from the truly elite safeties.