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Anyone else sensing a Bates dilemma?


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17 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

Laughable that weight is even considered for OL. 

 

There's plenty of very good interior OL in the NFL right around 300lbs. 

 

Jason Kelce was 280 at the combine. He's never been over 300lbs. 

 

Both staring OG's for Tampa are under 310. 

 

Being 305 is totally fine for an OG who can run a 5.0 40.

 

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9 minutes ago, HamptonBillsfan said:

The silver lining in the players activated after missing one or two games is that they will be fresh and ready to play getting treatment throughout their absence. Feliciano should provide better performance as depth if Bates gets starts. We look to be getting healthy on offense going into prime time.

 

Feleciano can obviously play C too. So having him as the depth piece provides good flexibility on the interior. 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

For the last 2 years I've never understood why Bates gets buried. Every time he fills in he plays very well. As a Guard I think he's better than Ford, Feliciano and Boettger.  But the brain trust has other ideas.

I think it’s because he’s such a good backup they don’t play him.

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1 hour ago, Doc said:

If he’s worth starting at LG, It’s silly to not start him just because he’s the backup center. If something happens to Morse, you make a change like they did when Boettger went down Sunday.

 

The argument in the past was if something happened to Morse he's the only backup center, but if Feliciano is also active, he too could play center.  So more options!

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3 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

The argument in the past was if something happened to Morse he's the only backup center, but if Feliciano is also active, he too could play center.  So more options!

 

But he's not the only backup C.  It makes no sense.  

 

But he gets 2 games to audition for the starting job.

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1 hour ago, DCofNC said:

Gotta love guys that are so valuable you can’t play them.  If he’s good enough to be on the field then he belongs on the field, that’s like playing Turbiski all year because you want to save Allen for when you really need him. 
 

I’m not giving this staff the benefit of the doubt on personnel, they have proven not to deserve that, more than once.

 

If he balls out again, it definitely does start raising some questions about the staff after seeing McKenzie too. 

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1 minute ago, Doc said:

 

But he's not the only backup C.  It makes no sense.  

 

But he gets 2 games to audition for the starting job.

 

Besides Bates, Morse, and Feliciano, who else plays center.   Last month when they wouldn't play Bates, Felicinao was out, so the only backup possible was Bates unless there's someone else I'm missing.  This week have two options so would agree, they could start Bates.

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