From the episode

They talked about using him differently and 25% slot rate by far a career high, 8.7% motion rate by far a career high. And those were things that existed in week one as well.

STACKED’s take

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Bateman's usage is evolving with career-high slot and motion rates

Bateman is seeing increased usage in the slot (25% rate) and motion (8.7% rate), which are career highs, suggesting he could have value despite Zay Flowers' emergence.

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