Ro's back is plenty wide if you can't see that your blind and if you read properly he clearly said he does both type of rows.
Ok. Now prove that he couldn't have better results by old school rows, or am I asking too much?
Facts: Yates used to row like that because his injuries make the old school rows impossible. Torn biceps etc. do that to you.
Question: Did he invent the better way to do it, or way to do it at the constraints that the injuries set?
Fact: He used to do old school rows up till his injuries make it impossible, so ask yourself is there really a reason to copy his style?
I mean how stupid man have to be to not understand this simple truth?