Bills Fan888 Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Guess what I just found out. Ellison is the league leader in tackles. Link
kota Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Ellison has been good this year. People are still down on him since the NE game.
Hossage Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Give him credit, he does pursue well. If he could fill a gap, get off a block or come up and hit someone, he would be a solid player. Ellison shies away from hits sometimes, something that is unforgivable in my book.
billsrcursed Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Guess what I just found out. Ellison is the league leader in tackles.Link He's one of my IDP guys in FF for a reason....
Bills Fan888 Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 I always knew he was pretty good but I was surprised to find him leading the NFL. We have two guys in the top 5 right now.
SDS Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 I always knew he was pretty good but I was surprised to find him leading the NFL. We have two guys in the top 5 right now. you are missing the point. He leads the team in tackles because he is a weak link that other teams choose to attack. Back in the day when Deon Sanders was a shut down corner, he never defended a pass all game. That's because the other team tried to go after the weaker corner.
bills_red Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 you are missing the point. He leads the team in tackles because he is a weak link that other teams choose to attack. Back in the day when Deon Sanders was a shut down corner, he never defended a pass all game. That's because the other team tried to go after the weaker corner. A+ post
Aplusfool Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Look at #3. London Fletcher. Still in the top 5 of the league. Good thing he wasn't any good around here.
Cash Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 He's one of my IDP guys in FF for a reason.... Dropped him for Poz right before the Jets game. So far, so good.
keepthefaith Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 you are missing the point. He leads the team in tackles because he is a weak link that other teams choose to attack. Back in the day when Deon Sanders was a shut down corner, he never defended a pass all game. That's because the other team tried to go after the weaker corner. And teams are running the crap out of the ball at the rate of 5+ YPC which drives up the tackle numbers for LBs.
Bills Fan888 Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 you are missing the point. He leads the team in tackles because he is a weak link that other teams choose to attack. Back in the day when Deon Sanders was a shut down corner, he never defended a pass all game. That's because the other team tried to go after the weaker corner. How is he weaker than our other linebackers? Poz who's fresh off an injury and whoever our other guy is.
SDS Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 How is he weaker than our other linebackers? Poz who's fresh off an injury and whoever our other guy is. Talk to the other team's OC... I'm just saying this guy is getting action on purpose, not because he's all over the field.
Bills Fan888 Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 Talk to the other team's OC... I'm just saying this guy is getting action on purpose, not because he's all over the field. He's not all over the field but having the most tackles in the NFL can't meant that you're bad.
SDS Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 He's not all over the field but having the most tackles in the NFL can't meant that you're bad. yes it can and I just explained why.
Bills Fan888 Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 yes it can and I just explained why. So you're bad if you get a lot of tackles?
SDS Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 So you're bad if you get a lot of tackles? I'm not really going to continue with this if you aren't going to bother to think any of this through. The tackle number is a meaningless statistic out of context. Stuffing someone behind the line of scrimmage is different than chasing down a guy 5-10 past the line of scrimmage who just caught a ball in your area. Both register "1" in the tackle column.
Bills Fan888 Posted October 26, 2009 Author Posted October 26, 2009 I'm not really going to continue with this if you aren't going to bother to think any of this through. The tackle number is a meaningless statistic out of context. Stuffing someone behind the line of scrimmage is different than chasing down a guy 5-10 past the line of scrimmage who just caught a ball in your area. Both register "1" in the tackle column. I just don't think he's as bad as you make him out to be. If he's the weak link than he'd be missing those tackles.
SDS Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 I just don't think he's as bad as you make him out to be. If he's the weak link than he'd be missing those tackles. Who says he isn't? And does tackling someone from behind downfield all that impressive? Our defense allows a billion yards a game on the ground. Tom Brady threw at Keith Ellison about 10 times in a row on their way to victory. Seriously.
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