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Let’s list the players who are still trying.

Carl Spackler

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Daddy_Uncle Grand Master

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1 minute ago, mav1234 said:

I don't think Allen has given up, he's just *bad*

Luke may be trying, but he doesn't look particularly good.  Seeing more of Shaq than Luke the last few weeks.  Teams definitely scheming to take Luke out of the game entirely.

Pretty sure Luke leads the NFL in tackles. So yeah...

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2 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Pretty sure Luke leads the NFL in tackles. So yeah...

er? he isn't even top (solo tackles) on the team.  I am pretty sure Reid and Shaq are both ahead of him.

edit: he is top on combined tackles on the team, but isn't in top 5 in the league this year.

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Just now, Carl Spackler said:

Shaq yes, Reid no. Your defense sucks when your safety is a leading tackler. 

The defense does suck, but it doesn't change the fact Reid is our leading solo tackler.  I agree that indicates a problem.  But he's only a few total tackles behind Luke too.

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3 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

er? he isn't even top (solo tackles) on the team.  I am pretty sure Reid and Shaq are both ahead of him.

edit: he is top on combined tackles on the team, but isn't in top 5 in the league this year.

He’s 6th or 7th in the NFL as of last week.

 

Not a huge drop off as many on here would suggest. 

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Just now, WarHeel said:

He’s 6 or 7 In the NFL as of last week.

 

Not a huge drop off as many on here would suggest. 

yeah, he's just not leading the league as a different poster said.

imo, he's been great in pass defense as per usual but his rush defense... he just looks out of place... maybe that is just the entire D though.  hard to judge that.

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4 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

The defense does suck, but it doesn't change the fact Reid is our leading solo tackler.  I agree that indicates a problem.  But he's only a few total tackles behind Luke too.

When the safety is ur leafing tackler, it means ur front seven sucks

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1 minute ago, mav1234 said:

yeah, he's just not leading the league as a different poster said.

imo, he's been great in pass defense as per usual but his rush defense... he just looks out of place... maybe that is just the entire D though.  hard to judge that.

It’s the byproduct of a porous 3-4, not Luke’s fault. 

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