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Originally Posted by Detoxing
Think about what you're saying there.
The goal, obviously is to win.
When a player has a deficiency that prevents you from winning, how is that NOT impactful?
When a defense can't get off the field because a player can't make a key play, how is that NOT impactful?
If a team loses a game because a player with a deficiency fails in that category, how is that NOT impactful.
If the goal is to win, and you don't win because a player is lacking in an area that gets exposed, how is that NOT impactful?
You're undervaluing tackling when it's very valuable.
You claim that im over valuing the importance of tackling yet i'd say that 3rd down play was pretty ****ing important. And those plays vs SD that went for 1st downs were pretty important, as they led to scoring drives.
If Gaines makes that play in Houston, the offense gets the ball back. Is that not impactful?
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A single play is too tough to determine a tacklers ability though. Had dj or houston or berry missed that tackle there, it doesn't diminish them as a tackler. Over the long haul of a season, we know they can tackle.
In terms of importance to a football team, a cornerback being able to cover and prevent completions is more important from a value they bring to the team standpoint than their ability to tackle.
With the amount of passing that goes on in the league, it's important.
Tackling is obviously important. I'm not arguing it's not. But it's not up there at the top of things a corner HAS to excel at.