10-10-2024, 12:47 PM
(10-10-2024, 10:43 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: You guys are blaming everything on Bates, but i'd argue the loss of Reader and the decline of Hubbard are contributing to it just as much. When you can't stop the run with a light box and have to continually play single high safety, you are going to have issues.Yep; losing Reader is also a part of the decline!
(10-10-2024, 11:00 AM)Synric Wrote: Bengals ran heavy cover 1 and cover 3 even with DJ Reader. They have been top 5 in cover 1 over the last 4 or 5 years now. Which made letting Jessie Bates walk such a weird move.
It never made sense to get rid of Bates!
