Oaf
09-10-2010, 12:26 PM
http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/11422/tackle-stats-show-bell-was-ultimate-safety
Miami's inside linebackers last year, Channing Crowder (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=8484) and the recently released Akin Ayodele (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=3617), ranked fourth from the bottom and 12th from the bottom in TIR among all linebackers.
Then there was free safety Gibril Wilson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5661), who was vilified by Dolfans for his missed tackles. Wilson had a surprisingly average 11.39 TIR (70 solos, nine missed tackles). But Monson points out Wilson missed seven tackles through the first six games. His miscues played a significant role in Miami's 2-4 start.
Buffalo Bills (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=buf) safety Donte Whitner (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9594) ranked 10th with a 6.38 TIR (44 solos, three misses), but pleasant surprise George Wilson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9267) was 14th with a 7.46 TIR (62 solos, five misses). Monson notes George Wilson finished second among safeties in a stat ProFootballFocus.com calls "stops," tackles that result in an offensive failure such as denying a third-down conversion.
After noticing Yeremiah Bell's all-effort ST play against us a season or two before he started, this was no surprise to me. And great to see OUR Wilson be able to apply himself so well to playing defense and become one of the better tackling safeties in the NFL, rather than just a coverback.
Miami's inside linebackers last year, Channing Crowder (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=8484) and the recently released Akin Ayodele (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=3617), ranked fourth from the bottom and 12th from the bottom in TIR among all linebackers.
Then there was free safety Gibril Wilson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5661), who was vilified by Dolfans for his missed tackles. Wilson had a surprisingly average 11.39 TIR (70 solos, nine missed tackles). But Monson points out Wilson missed seven tackles through the first six games. His miscues played a significant role in Miami's 2-4 start.
Buffalo Bills (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=buf) safety Donte Whitner (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9594) ranked 10th with a 6.38 TIR (44 solos, three misses), but pleasant surprise George Wilson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9267) was 14th with a 7.46 TIR (62 solos, five misses). Monson notes George Wilson finished second among safeties in a stat ProFootballFocus.com calls "stops," tackles that result in an offensive failure such as denying a third-down conversion.
After noticing Yeremiah Bell's all-effort ST play against us a season or two before he started, this was no surprise to me. And great to see OUR Wilson be able to apply himself so well to playing defense and become one of the better tackling safeties in the NFL, rather than just a coverback.