The regression of Jessie Bates

[*ochocincos*]

I gotta say, I find responses to PFF posts so bipolar.

When it supports a player that people like, people love it.
When it counters a player that people like, some people bash it.

For example:
Joe Burrow is rated 6th highest QB with an overall score of 87.1.
On the flip side, Jessie Bates is rated 49th safety with an overall score of 61.4.

I'll say this for why I often trust PFF...
They pay people to watch every single play and analyze WAY more than 95% of fans do.

A vast majority of fans are only watching the game when it happens, not going back and rewatching snaps focusing on a specific player.
During a game, they are most often focused on who has the ball and the player(s) around the ball.

Sure, PFF hypothesizes what an assignment is and they may not be 100% right every time, but for the most part I feel they have accurately identified good performance and poor performance.