Why Such Hate for Tate?

[*Nately120*]

Tate is a solid, but unspectacular player and people who don't actually have their jobs on the line (like us) tend to act like we would totally ditch him and just toss some guy in there to "see what happens." The short of it is, if you are in the NFL and over the age of 26 and you aren't top 3 at your position there is going to be a segment of fans who would suit up a talking mule to take your spot to see if magic can happen.

Some fans either want a guy with top-tier stats or a guy with a bunch of 0's on his resume (because he could be like the best evarrrrr, guys!). Solid players tend not to get a lot of love. Americans have seen too many movies where the underdog finally gets his shot and is miraculously good.