setherick wrote:
This loss brought to you by janky tackling. When losing because of CROWD NOISE isn't enough, janky tackling.
https://mfn47.myfootballnow.com/gamecenter/view/1169#233143 The safety on this play doesn't have the best tackling, but I don't have a better SS right now so I'm playing him with this liability. The LB that comes to clean up the play has 100 tackling and that player square engages with the RB. Doesn't even slow the RB down.
Several points:
SS - Poor tackling ability; Played a total of 54 plays (might be more fatigued than the RB, thus reducing his capabilities, e.g., tackling, speed, acceleration and strength)
SLB - Great tackling ability (100) but equal to the RB's ability to break tackles (100); Played a total of 54 plays (like the SS, he too might be more fatigued than the RB, thus reducing his capabilities, e.g., tackling, speed, acceleration and strength)
RB - Elite RB with great overall ratings, including break tackles and acceleration; Played a total of 44 plays, so likely to be less fatigued than SS and SLB
On closer inspection of the play, the SLB was to the side and slightly behind the RB when he had a chance to wrap him up. Certainly not even close to a head on (or even right angle) collision which might favor the bigger SLB (but even then the RB might break the tackle -especially if he was less fatigued). To me, it appears that the SLB might have had a chance to "arm tackle" the RB - but couldn't catch the RB who accelerated past and maybe through the SLB's grasp.
Will the RB break away every time? No. But the SLB is by no means certain to bring him down. And because your other LBs blitzed away from the direction of the play and DL was in the under position (leaving only the LDE in the area where the pass was caught) there was no one else who had a shot at him once the RB cleared the SS and sped past the SLB.
