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EARTHQUAKE2689 · 02-19-2008, 01:59 AM

I think there is a fine line when talking about tackles for safties. Because it boils down to three things in my opinion: The range of the player in question, the penetration of the defensive lineman, and the particular style of the safety. Certain players play closer to the line such as Roy Williams, or a Gibril Wilson and therefore their tackle count will be higher without necesarrily hurting the defense or the defense playing well. But on the flip side for a safety such as Ed Reed, or Bob Sanders who garner alot of tackles but their defenses reamin solid and they dont play as close to the line as Roy Williams does on a consistent basis then that shows how well those particular guys read and react to a developing play. But as was shown in 2006 with Sean Taylor leading our team in tackles, that was mainly to the fact that no one on the team could make a tackle and the defensive line wasnt getting any pressure up front so I feel that it is a combination of all three of those things.

Good Topic Tripp

02-19-2008, 01:59 AM	#2
EARTHQUAKE2689 You did WHAT?!? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In The Kitchen With Dyna. Age: 37 Posts: 14,189	Re: Are High Tackle Numbers for Safeties a Bad Thing? I think there is a fine line when talking about tackles for safties. Because it boils down to three things in my opinion: The range of the player in question, the penetration of the defensive lineman, and the particular style of the safety. Certain players play closer to the line such as Roy Williams, or a Gibril Wilson and therefore their tackle count will be higher without necesarrily hurting the defense or the defense playing well. But on the flip side for a safety such as Ed Reed, or Bob Sanders who garner alot of tackles but their defenses reamin solid and they dont play as close to the line as Roy Williams does on a consistent basis then that shows how well those particular guys read and react to a developing play. But as was shown in 2006 with Sean Taylor leading our team in tackles, that was mainly to the fact that no one on the team could make a tackle and the defensive line wasnt getting any pressure up front so I feel that it is a combination of all three of those things. Good Topic Tripp __________________ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NG9zNxqMP8cYNP72QqUQT Shameless self-promotion. It is what it is.