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Twenty Three Missed Tackles

If Grimes gets a pick 6 and 6 missed tackles each week...I'll take it...props to Grimes for his overall effort
 
John Biello said:
your telling me the only converted half of their third downs, **** it feels like they convert every single time, especially anything over 5.
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Yeah its funny, but watching this team, I actually prefer it when a team gets 3rd and 2 so they run the ball vs it being 3rd and long, which always seems to end in a quick pass, a broken tackle and a good second effort for a first!
 
The second half was real sloppy. I was very concerned for the defense after Grimes took that pick back to the house because I knew the D was gassed after that long drive, and would have to go back on the field immediately. The D was on the field too much, they were on the field for just under 100 plays. Most D's would start missing tackles.
 
Cincy has some HUGE play makers on offense with some speed in there as well with Gio.
I expect Miami to clean up their missed tackles issue going forward.
 
Did anyone else notice Clemons ripping Jones a new one in OT? It sure looked like Jones wasn't sure as to were to line up and Clemons got on him pretty good. It could be, Jones was in the wrong defensive call and Clemons needed to get him straight and Jones resisted until Clemons started getting animated at him on the field?
 
Grimes is a little guy who tries to play bigger than he is. I'm not trying to excuse the missed tackles but at least there is a considerable tradeoff. It's fantastic to have aggressive playmaking corners like that. For some reason Dalton was overplaying the sidelines. Made no sense to me, watching in person. We looked incredibly vulnerable on the interior yet somehow Cincinnati's game plan was to strike to the outside. Every time they threw one of those wandering deep lob passes I was like...be my guest. Thanks for wasting a play. Happened 5 or 6 times.

I had a feeling Patterson and/or Grimes would get a sideline pick, the way the game was unfolding. Two was an amazing bonus.

Reshad Jones is another matter. I watched him carefully all night. Barring a regime change, I think we're stuck with him. Ireland and Philbin aren't likely to concede such a drastic mistake. Too many posters here don't want to accept how poorly Jones has been playing. They are desperately clinging to the impression from last year, and want to believe PFF and other sources are exaggerating. I left the stadium last night thinking Jones has no business in the starting lineup. Clemons isn't great, by any means, but at least he has subtlety and smarts. I can see him improving every year, becoming a savvy veteran. Other than a nice frame for the position, Reshad Jones has nothing to work with. His instincts are virtually non-existent when he's playing deep off the line of scrimmage. Horrible pursuit angles, almost laughable. He misses tackles or allows himself to be dragged. When a ball is thrown in his direction you have to all but concede a completion and be shocked if it ends up with a different result.

Keep in mind I needed a victory for the over 6.5 season wins prop. A tie was the same as a loss. So deep into overtime I wanted Miami to gamble. So I was pleased when Reshad Jones was suddenly crowding the line of scrimmage. Heck, he's got a chance there, like when Ryan Fitzpatrick threw the ball smack to him late in the home win over Buffalo late last season. Maybe Jones should play a monster role, even at his relatively low weight. He's a liability in a standard set.

I haven't watched the TV tape. It might not stand out from that perspective. But from the stands it was incredible how much we gambled on that final series in overtime. We were all but begging Cincinnati to connect for a 90+ yard touchdown. The second to last play, I believe it was, had two Bengals who could have gone the distance if Dalton had a fraction of a second longer, or if he had anticipated the open spaces and thrown a lob. Then on the final play Jones was seemingly clueless and we were in kamikaze attack mode. I was preparing to be gashed and then suddenly Wake won the game. It took me quite a while to celebrate and get rid of the sense that we were out of sorts and mostly got lucky, thanks to a great play by a fantastic player.
 
dolfan91 said:
Missed Tackles were a problem in the pre-season and have become a problem in the regular season. I'm not sure the emphasize on take away's and stripping the ball have contributed to the missed tackle problem, but it sure seems as if, Too many times a player is going for the ball and disregarding the proper tackling technique by wrapping up.
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They just do not practice tackling at game speed out of concern about injuries. It is a double edged sword.
Grimes is just 200 lbs soaking wet. Green is a beast and so is their TE. Those guys they have could play in the NBA.
One thing that bothers me about RT's QB sacks. Do the Fins still do the 3 second drill that helps them build in the clock in their head? The meat ball used that with Henne. It would probably help RT.
 
Missed 23 but made the most important one to end the game.
 
At the end of the season comparing the total amount of missed tackles to the average attendance per game is going to be very close.
 
Awsi Dooger said:
[...] I was preparing to be gashed and then suddenly Wake won the game. It took me quite a while to celebrate and get rid of the sense that we were out of sorts and mostly got lucky, thanks to a great play by a fantastic player.
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That's what decides most football games: one great play by one fantastic player. Often times it's a QB, this time it's a DE.
 
It seemed like all of them were on that one running play. Seriously, I haven't been pleased in particular with the play of the linebackers.
 
I am really hating this Wheeler signing. Dude is always missing tackles. Wish we had Burnett or Dansby (or both) Still. We would be much better against the run if we had one of those two . We should try to trade Wheeler for a mid to late pick and develop Jordan as a LB.

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Or use Wheeler like Jordan and only bring him in during passing downs lol.
 
Southbeach 2 said:
Last night, our D had TWENTY THREE missed tackles. That's hard to believe from any pro team. Grimes led the way with 6, Wheeler had 4, Jones had 3, and most chimed in. We have 66 for the year, not good, but last night was especially bad.

Grimes has offset some with VG coverage, and his pick 6. Not so for Wheeler or Jones, who have been major disappointments this year.

Cinci had 93 plays, with 65 being average but, how the hell can we miss so many tackles. Fascinating that we won.
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Grimes had two on one play. On this play, there were approx 13 missed tackles.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-around-the-league/0ap2000000274763/TECMO-remix-Giovani-Bernard
 
Awsi Dooger said:
Grimes is a little guy who tries to play bigger than he is. I'm not trying to excuse the missed tackles but at least there is a considerable tradeoff. It's fantastic to have aggressive playmaking corners like that. For some reason Dalton was overplaying the sidelines. Made no sense to me, watching in person. We looked incredibly vulnerable on the interior yet somehow Cincinnati's game plan was to strike to the outside. Every time they threw one of those wandering deep lob passes I was like...be my guest. Thanks for wasting a play. Happened 5 or 6 times.

I had a feeling Patterson and/or Grimes would get a sideline pick, the way the game was unfolding. Two was an amazing bonus.

Reshad Jones is another matter. I watched him carefully all night. Barring a regime change, I think we're stuck with him. Ireland and Philbin aren't likely to concede such a drastic mistake. Too many posters here don't want to accept how poorly Jones has been playing. They are desperately clinging to the impression from last year, and want to believe PFF and other sources are exaggerating. I left the stadium last night thinking Jones has no business in the starting lineup. Clemons isn't great, by any means, but at least he has subtlety and smarts. I can see him improving every year, becoming a savvy veteran. Other than a nice frame for the position, Reshad Jones has nothing to work with. His instincts are virtually non-existent when he's playing deep off the line of scrimmage. Horrible pursuit angles, almost laughable. He misses tackles or allows himself to be dragged. When a ball is thrown in his direction you have to all but concede a completion and be shocked if it ends up with a different result.

Keep in mind I needed a victory for the over 6.5 season wins prop. A tie was the same as a loss. So deep into overtime I wanted Miami to gamble. So I was pleased when Reshad Jones was suddenly crowding the line of scrimmage. Heck, he's got a chance there, like when Ryan Fitzpatrick threw the ball smack to him late in the home win over Buffalo late last season. Maybe Jones should play a monster role, even at his relatively low weight. He's a liability in a standard set.

I haven't watched the TV tape. It might not stand out from that perspective. But from the stands it was incredible how much we gambled on that final series in overtime. We were all but begging Cincinnati to connect for a 90+ yard touchdown. The second to last play, I believe it was, had two Bengals who could have gone the distance if Dalton had a fraction of a second longer, or if he had anticipated the open spaces and thrown a lob. Then on the final play Jones was seemingly clueless and we were in kamikaze attack mode. I was preparing to be gashed and then suddenly Wake won the game. It took me quite a while to celebrate and get rid of the sense that we were out of sorts and mostly got lucky, thanks to a great play by a fantastic player.
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I read where Jones was able to freelance last year, and that Coyle changed to giving him responsibility this year. Have you or anyone noticed that change?
 
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