Germain Pratt (redux)

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(08-31-2021, 08:57 PM)fredtoast Wrote: There are 25 LBs who have at least 200 total tackles over the last two seasons.  20 of those 25 averaged at least 900 snaps per season.  Those 25 top tacklers averaged a tackle every 8.0 snaps played.  Only 3 of the 25 averaged less than 7 snaps per tackle.

Over the last two seasons Pratt ranks 36th in tackles by a LB with 165.  That is not bad considering there are 32 NFL teams.  But what is really impressive is that Pratt has averaged only 561 snaps played his first two seasons.  He averages a tackle every 6.8 snaps played which is better than 23 of the top 25 tacklers in the league.

GP is a straight up tackling machine.









I call this move the double back spin.

What do you think?

Pratt's biggest issue thus far has been coverage, and when you are in nickel 65% of the time, your LBs that are on the field better be able to cover.  

That being said, he has shown flashes of improving in this regard, and I will take any bad evaluation of our LBs this past year with a grain of salt as the defensive line play in front of them was horrible.  Especially at DT.  Those guys didn't keep anyone off the LBs.  This looks to be one of the team's biggest areas of improvement and I expect a similar leap in LB play.