Things Couldn't Be Going Much Better

[grampahol]

While I like Bates and he is a good safety, he's not Troy Palasqueeler by any stretch. If he were picking off pass after pass piling up the INT's it would be a different story. I'd have to look at his defensive tackles, PD's and so on, but he is replaceable if he's just average in all categories.. Last year he had 15 PDEF's..this year? Gooseegggs, same with INT's. However the D as a whole is MUCH better, especially the Dline and LBs as well as corners which may explain his drop in production...just not as many opportunities..