Kicker.
Bass is on a fast decline. Getting worse from distance with every year his leg ages. Most kickers make it 4 years in the NFL. Bass is in year 5, and is not as good as he was year 1. Justin Tucker is in decline, but he’s almost 35 years old and started out with a much stronger leg than Bass.
Let’s take out FGs under 40 yards, because an NFL kicker should make these in their sleep.
Bass career 40+
Reg 41/55 = 74.5%
Playoffs 5/9 = 55.9%
Total 40+ 46/64 = 71.9%
Butker (KC)
Reg 79/99 = 79.7%
Playoffs 13/16 = 81.3%
Total 40+ 92/115 = 80.0%
McPherson (CIN)
Reg 49/64 = 76.6%
Playoffs 5/5 = 100%
Total 40+ 54/69 = 78.3%
Tucker (BAL)
Reg 175/218 = 80.3%
Playoffs 8/12 = 66.7%
Total 40+ 183/230 = 79.6%
In a league of 1-score games teams can’t afford a kicker who is -8% worse than top competition.
Bass cost us 1 playoff game. And the chances are he will cost us a game or two every season at his rate of success.