The regression of Jessie Bates

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(11-03-2021, 12:48 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Which then suggests Bates isn't regressing as the tweet in the first post indicates? PFF_Andrew just needed some clicks and made an edgy tweet?

PFF grades plays. Right now Bates isn't getting alot of opportunities to make tons of impact plays... mostly because the linebackers/Bell are playing way better than they did in previous years. Because of this it makes plays like Bates missed tackles more pronounced and reduces his rating.

Look at Bates Passes Defensed last season alot of them were coming downhill disrupting plays over the middle by either big hits or getting his hands on them. This year the linebackers are playing alot better in coverage which shrinks that window for QBs to throw into in those zones forcing them to look elsewhere.