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(12-24-2023, 05:43 PM)casear2727 Wrote: [ -> ]Bates had 1 interception in his 4th season, along with 3 pass breakups, Dax had more of both in his first 8 games.  Bates never had more than 3 INTs until last year when he had 4.  The revisionist history that Bates was a great ballhawk we let walk is crazy.  He also led the team in missed tackles.  He also gave up both TDs in the AFCCG.  Bates is a good player, but we would be stupid to pay a safety 16M per with this roster.

This is true. But I think we are starting to see that our D-coordinator is not quite as good as the past two years have hyped him up to be. We’ve only been top 10 in D PPG once. And always in the back end of YPG.

(12-24-2023, 04:42 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: [ -> ]No.

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