A Defense of Scott Shanle

TheDeuce · 02-26-2010, 07:04 AM

No, that's never a good thing a linebacker. You want a linebacker to have 10+ tackles a game. Shanle had 63... all season.

If it was an offensive lineman? Sure, never want to hear his name. But you're supposed to hear linebackers' names. When defensive backs are making more tackles than your linebackers, there's an issue.

CantonLegend · 02-26-2010, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by TheDeuce

No, that's never a good thing a linebacker. You want a linebacker to have 10+ tackles a game. Shanle had 63... all season.

If it was an offensive lineman? Sure, never want to hear his name. But you're supposed to hear linebackers' names. When defensive backs are making more tackles than your linebackers, there's an issue.

tackles for linebackers are usually directly related to how good or bad your defensive line is

if the defensive line clogs up holes, then the LBs wont make tackles......if the LBs are makin a lot of tackles, it means that the defensive line isnt doing its job

and in pass defense, shanle most likely isnt going to be the first one to the ball if its thrown on the other side of the field......maybe thats coincidence or maybe shanle is good enough at pass coverage that QBs wont throw it to the receiver or area he is guarding.....in that case, hes not going to make a whole lot of tackles

usually a LB is the leading tackler on the team....but its usually followed by the strong safety and then another LB......thats how it is for most teams

02-26-2010, 07:04 AM	#1
TheDeuce 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,928	Re: A Defense of Scott Shanle No, that's never a good thing a linebacker. You want a linebacker to have 10+ tackles a game. Shanle had 63... all season. If it was an offensive lineman? Sure, never want to hear his name. But you're supposed to hear linebackers' names. When defensive backs are making more tackles than your linebackers, there's an issue.
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02-26-2010, 09:53 AM	#2
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: A Defense of Scott Shanle Originally Posted by TheDeuce No, that's never a good thing a linebacker. You want a linebacker to have 10+ tackles a game. Shanle had 63... all season. If it was an offensive lineman? Sure, never want to hear his name. But you're supposed to hear linebackers' names. When defensive backs are making more tackles than your linebackers, there's an issue. tackles for linebackers are usually directly related to how good or bad your defensive line is if the defensive line clogs up holes, then the LBs wont make tackles......if the LBs are makin a lot of tackles, it means that the defensive line isnt doing its job and in pass defense, shanle most likely isnt going to be the first one to the ball if its thrown on the other side of the field......maybe thats coincidence or maybe shanle is good enough at pass coverage that QBs wont throw it to the receiver or area he is guarding.....in that case, hes not going to make a whole lot of tackles usually a LB is the leading tackler on the team....but its usually followed by the strong safety and then another LB......thats how it is for most teams
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