Roy Williams = dirty tackler

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by 5RINGS

BSB, Sandtrap,

I would hate to think that he tries to injure players.

BUt I have seen him make that type of tackle many times. He isn't the tallest guy, maybe he accelerates low and and has gotten used to reaching up cause you really can't grab jersey from behind, they are all so tight these days.

Why doesn't he try and go for the legs? Pro Football players at WR and RB get out of that type of tackle half of the time.

If you are reading numbers - behind the ball carrier - you need to be sure cause you only have one chance.

5RINGS,

If you want to see a real hitter at safety, look no further than Sean Taylor. He put the sledgehammer on Crayton at the end of the first win at Dallas, and it was both vicious and clean (and the resulting incompletion should have been ruled a fumble BTW). To argue that Williams collaring a player is more sound tackling technique on WRs and RBs than hitting and wrapping is ridiculous.

[5RINGS]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

5RINGS,

If you want to see a real hitter at safety, look no further than Sean Taylor. He put the sledgehammer on Crayton at the end of the first win at Dallas, and it was both vicious and clean (and the resulting incompletion should have been ruled a fumble BTW). To argue that Williams collaring a player is more sound tackling technique on WRs and RBs than hitting and wrapping is ridiculous.

Not really that ridiculous actually, you can't 'Hit' a player that you are trailing. You can dive at his legs or waist and drag him down, but you risk losing him when he flicks his hips or highsteps out of the attempted tackle.

You also risk losing him if he cuts into your angle of pursuit. The player also will fall forward gaining more yards.

There is nothing wrong with Sean Taylor I think he is top 5 or sis at SS, but every scout in the league will tell you that The big hitter at SS is Roy.

If you think he tackles illegally from behind, you definitely have an arguement to make. But don't say that Roy doesn't know how to hit.