The regression of Jessie Bates

[Shake n Blake]

(11-03-2021, 06:29 PM)J24 Wrote: Shake he was a top 10 safety (or close to it) his rookie season and he was a top 12 safety in the 2nd half of the 2019 season. Outside of a bad start to the 2019  season the guy has been excellent during his time here. Neither Williams or Iloka could claim that.

PFF grades
2018- 79.9
2019(2nd half)75.5
2020-90.1

You can't just remove half a season because it doesn't fit the narrative you want though.

He had a 61.2 grade in 2019 and a 61.4 this year. So it really looks like this:

2018: Very good
2019: Slightly above average maybe?
2020: Elite
2021: Slightly above average maybe?

So which guy are we getting if we ink him to a big contract? I value consistency if you're dropping a big contract on a dude.