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Originally Posted by saphojunkie
DJ misses more tackles, because DJ is fast enough to get into position to make plays. Siler is not capable of getting to the plays that DJ is. You're literally blaming DJ for being good enough to even get to the ball carrier, while Siler benefits from being too slow and stupid to even be able to miss a tackle. He's just NOT INVOLVED IN THE PLAY.
If Siler were so good at tackling and were capable of getting to the play, he would get more tackles per game than DJ. He does not.
It's like a guy who ONLY swings at fastballs. He hits the ball more times per swing!
Fine. He also takes far more strikes on curves. What's your effing point?
All of this is why we need to draft this guy next year:
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I get all of this. I know DJ is a better player. If Michael Turner is running straight at one of them, who do you trust to make the fundamental tackle and bring him down? Siler or DJ?
I think we are saying the same thing. This isn't about pursuit. This is about form. Jack Lambert was scary as hell and a playmaker and Jack Hamm was a better tackler. People remember Jack Lambert and forget about Hamm. Jack Hamm was the greatest fundamental tackler of all time.