03-19-2023, 04:07 AM
(03-16-2023, 10:00 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I know there's a thread about the rumors, bu the Cincinnati Enquirer, Twitter and A to Z Sports say it's a done deal!
This is an incredible offseason!
I was worried that we wouldn't do anything and blame it on working on Burrow, but the front office is invested in building a Super Bowl team!
WHO-DEY!
It's a done deal. Bengals needed to replace DB's. Bengals coaches like this guy, that's good enough for me. Lou knows what he's doing. Add in Rams where Coach Taylor came from and who Bengals played in Super Bowl. They know this DB, they like this DB, they signed this DB, that's good enough for me. Lou is high on him, and that is all I care about.
I'll be honest, the price tag on Bates was way too much. Bates and his agent want to be one of the highest paid safeties ever in NFL history. Is Bates the best safety in NFL history ? That is a NO. So who are you going to pay, Burrow or Bates ? Simple answer, good bye Bates.
So we all knew Bates was gone. Bell is gone also. Steelers and Browns are posting about free agent losses Bengals and Ravens have had, but I have bad news for Browns and Steelers. The Bengals coaches of Taylor and Lou have had this in the plans, they know what they are doing. Bengals go into 2023 with Burrow, Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Mixon and added Orlando Brown to O Line. They could not make Bates the highest paid safety ever, but Lou and Bengals will have a tough Defense and Bengals will add a top TE. Plus the Draft. Enjoying laughing now Browns and Steelers fans, because Bengals are going to win the AFC North again in 2023 and go to Super Bowl.
1968 Bengal Fan
