Why the Safeties Play So Loose

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(12-06-2023, 02:42 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Bates tackled like shit here for years and he gets a pass, Bates gave up 2 TD's in the AFC Championship against the Chiefs that 
were huge in us losing that game and he gets a pass. Bates played not to get hurt in a contract year and he gets a pass...

But Dax Hill shows some growing pains in his first year starting and he is just terrible.

When you're a decent defense and you're winning lots of games, a lot of things are able to get a pass. I was never on the "pay Bates tons of money" train largely because of the things you mentioned. I didn't expect they'd let Bell go too when he got a very reasonable contract.

When you're on arguably the worst defense in the NFL and currently out of the playoffs, things get less of a pass. It's not even the safeties, though, so while I do wish they kept Bell to go with Dax, I don't think the safeties are the only problem. The LBs are playing pretty darn poorly, the DL is pretty disappointing, and they are all guys who got paid.