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Better tackler: Chris Harris or Richard Marshall?

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One site has a surprising answer (link)

Richard Marshall of the Panthers not only is one of the NFL's top restricted free agent cornerbacks, but also is one of the league's best tacklers at his position, according to profootballfocus.com, a website that attempts to go deep in statistical data.

According to the site, Marshall ranked sixth among cornerbacks last season by missing only four of 73 solo tackle attempts.

The site didn't have as high a rating for strong safety Chris Harris, however. He ranked seventh from the bottom in tackling inefficiency rating for safeties, missing 11 of 58 solo attempts.

Likewise, who's better in pass protection on the Panthers line?

Surprisingly, 2008 all-pro left tackle Jordan Gross rated seventh from the bottom in pass protection ratings for his position. The rankings are based on the number of sacks, hits and pressures allowed compared to the number of snaps the tackle takes.

Center Ryan Kalil, who made the Pro Bowl this year as an alternate, was rated the eighth most effective center in pass protection.

In fairness, Gross is always facing the opposing team's best pass rusher. Kalil faces a mixed bag (not to down Kalil, just trying to be apples to apples).

The source articles are linked here:

Tackling Efficiency: Cornerbacks

Tackling Efficiency: Safeties

Pass Blocking Productivity: Tackles

Pass Blocking Productivity: Interior Linemen

Former Panthers Evan Mathis and Joe Berger are also on the list of interior linemen (in the top tens for their positions) along with Geoff Hangartner and Justin Hartwig, who Chandler points out "ranked last and third from the bottom, respectively, in the center rankings for pass blocking."

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That doesn't surprise me at all. Harris goes for the big hits and fumbles so he'll miss a few.

This is why marshall is perfect for nickle. We don't give up much when taking a a LB out of the game. When he's on the outside he gets taken advantage of due to his height. I'd like to see the stats for that to see if my memory serves correct.

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I think Marshall is the better tackler but Harris is by far the hard hitter of the two. Harris seems to go for the kill shot 9 times out of 10, which would explain his tendency to miss tackles.

Gross is inconsistent (like Pep) but he is very good at what he does, and better than Kalil when he is on. Kalil is a awesome though and more consistently a good pass blocker.

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That doesn't surprise me at all. Harris goes for the big hits and fumbles so he'll miss a few.

This is why marshall is perfect for nickle. We don't give up much when taking a a LB out of the game. When he's on the outside he gets taken advantage of due to his height. I'd like to see the stats for that to see if my memory serves correct.

Marshall plays the slot in nickel formations, Munnerlyn was play the outside receiver.

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