xan

Here, I'll start:

Tackling on defense.

Quit diving at the feet of the ball carrier and hit them in the stomach with your pads. I've not seen this much diving since the Portugal national soccer team was given a free pass to the 3M springboard event in the last Olympics. Among my favorite culprits is:

Mike McKenzie.
How many times are you going to hurl yourself at the ground somewhere in the vicinity of a sideline when you've been giving too much of a cushion to a slow #2/3 receiver on a quick out? MY GOD, how many years have you been in the NFL? Do ya think that they figured out your horrendous weakness? Yards after the catch on your responsibility is one of the highest in the league! And the passes usually never go beyond the line of scrimmage! What does it take to get you to just delay the guy for a few tenths to let your teammates catch up to the play?

Talk about "Correcting Things." Worse than his overall play, his "influence" is rubbing off on every defender. I saw very few hits leading with the pads to the midsection. No one wants to stand up the ballcarrier. You look at the play of GOOD defenses around the league and every defender, even the kicker/punter, knows how to and executes a proper tackle.

There's a reason you don't have flags on your hips (or feet.) Its Tackle Football. The last 7 games have had the same basic offensive game plan from opponents:

Run right at your defender. He's a PU$$Y. (except Vilma, stay away from that guy)

Calvin: "I wish I was a Tiger."
Hobbes: "Common lament."