PFF: We're NFL's 3rd Worst Tackling Team

[fieryprophet]

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2011/11/24/stories-of-the-season-missed-tackles/

Tampa Bay and Philadelphia outrank us by comfortable margins, at least.

[janderson20vt]

Kinda funny since I remember Rivera's first press conference, him talking about how he hates how players don't tackle and just headbutt now.

[iamcline]

I'm surprised we're actually that 3rd worst...I figured easily the worst.

[Dont Check My Chicken]

If it's a judgement on 4th quarter run defense - we're easily the worst. Our offense needs to realize this and either stack up a more comfortable lead or learn to match the opposition with points in the 4th quarter.

[rayzor]

as pissed as i get this year, i can always look at the eagles and say "at least i'm not a fan of that team." how bad must that suck to have your team bring in that much talent in the offseason and be as hyped as they were only to do this poorly.

i mean, where do they go from here? they put themselves in "win now" mode. rather than trying to build a team, they went out and bought an all-star team and fell right on their face.

i can look at our team and say that our best days are ahead of us, but when i look at that eagles roster i just don't get that feeling.

*EDIT* as i hit post a tweet just comes up saying that asomugha was just carted off the practice field.

Jeff_McLane #Eagles CB Nnamdi Asomugha was carted off practice field: http://t.co/qQsuYI1C

Jeff McLane about 3m ago via web

when it rains....it's usually pouring harder somewhere else.

[jtnc]

2nd half is all down hill, idk what the hell happens in halftime. Cause our defense is straight poo after half.

[rayzor]

you know, this was all starting last year. not jsut with the tackling, but with the whole defense sucking.

overall they might have been better, but they were notorious for letting some big plays through that really screwed any chance of us being able to stay in the game. that bears game really comes back. that team let todd collins beat them? c'mon.

[Snake]

If our DTs were worth a damn we would not look so bad. Tackling has been bad but its not why we are losing games.

[Shlomo]

that good huh? color me surprised

[Kevin Greene]

Cant tacle to save our ass.

[Panthercougar68]

I could have told you that...worst example of the year was that TD pass from Washington in the Titans game. He waltzed into the endzone and he starting waltzing 45 yards out.

[CLTPanther]

Well this isn't a surprise. In regard to Rivera, he has released those not performing up to par. Well somewhat anyway; if he released everyone not performing we'd only have 4 or 5 men on the field on D.

[Nicbsbll2]

Well we are down to like our 6th and 7th linebackers...

[lightsout]

If it's a judgement on 4th quarter run defense - we're easily the worst. Our offense needs to realize this and either stack up a more comfortable lead or learn to match the opposition with points in the 4th quarter.

Offense can only do so much with the number of drives they get. I think 35 points is more than enough. How about the defense needs to just step the fug up?