The Ghost of Jessie Bates

[TheFan]

(10-16-2022, 11:12 PM)BengalsLUFC Wrote: How many deep shots where Bates shines?

How many of those are evening medium distance throws that would give him half a chance of doing something?

Nearly everything we’ve faced this season have been 7/10 yarders that you’d hope Hilton and Wilson were getting a chance to pick.

Later in the season if he’s still anonymous I’ll hold my hands up and be thankful we’ve got Dax ready to go next season, but if Bates was on a rookie deal this thread doesn’t get made.

I'm not going to go rewatch every throw against us so I'm not sure of the answer. I feel like when the ball is usually thrown in Bates zone he's typically 1-3 steps too late. 

I don't think teams have been afraid to throw deep on us because of Bates but again, I don't know the actual stats on that.