Bates obviously thought that no one could possibly think he would be stupid enough to call another play throwing across the field like that.
Bates is too cute too early. 1st and 10 to 2nd and 6, why try to get fancy? That’s a play you build off of somw other formations later when you see how the d is playing you.
This would be a nice time for Lee or Adams to really make some big play to lift the rest of the team up.