Bates is back, and he apparently hasn’t missed a beat. Jessie Bates and the Cincinnati Bengals didn’t see eye-to-eye on a long-term contract. The Bengals ended up slapping the star safety with the franchise tag. The hope is still that a long-term deal gets sorted out, but regardless, Bates has returned to the field following his holdout. What he was going to look like in terms of his physical and mental preparedness was always in question, but head coach Zac Taylor, who never seemed concerned, reiterated how well Bates has looked since returning. “I forget that he missed time to…