12-04-2024, 06:46 PM
(12-04-2024, 06:41 PM)Synric Wrote: It's not about how pff graded Bates it's what having Bates allowed the team to do on defense in underneath coverage. It's not a coincidence that those are Bell, Wilson, and Pratts best pff coverage years.
sure I get that, but Bates did admit to not playing his best those years. and yea, his pff grades reflect that. Those 2 years stick out. So if Bates actually played like Bates has the other years in his career(2018-2020 and 23-24), a lot of people who want Lou gone wouldnt be so quick to call his 21 and 22 defenses "lucky". Those defenses were still pretty good even with their best player underperforming all season.
Like if Bates was currently playing like he did in 21 and 22, the falcons would be beneath the bucs
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