Gates being pretty early in the career obviously has a ton of room for improvement. Biggest thing right now is hitting the weight room and developing that recovery speed and strength to press the receivers and throw off that timing. But the film sessions are definitely important too. Gates has the natural intelligence to pick up on what the opponent is about to do, so it's just a matter of absorbing as much information as possible about the opponents. A lot of players over their career will develop tendencies and teams will have "go-to" plays. So shutting them down on the plays they think will get them consistent yards will basically force the opponent to convert in long yardage situations.
It will be interesting to see if these early training sessions will pay off dividends for the future seasons to come in Gates' career. But for now the incremental stuff is super important as Gates tries to prove himself in the DSFL.
It will be interesting to see if these early training sessions will pay off dividends for the future seasons to come in Gates' career. But for now the incremental stuff is super important as Gates tries to prove himself in the DSFL.