12-13-2022, 07:34 PM
(12-13-2022, 12:23 PM)Whatever Wrote: The raw numbers sadly back up CTB's grade. He's allowed a 105.6 passer rating when targeted and has 6 missed tackles for a Missed Tackle % of 13.3%.
He's shown some flashes and should continue to improve, but he hasn't really arrived, yet.
I think in the main you are correct. But I am gonna quibble with a couple of the "missed" tackles. Like drops, I think those get mischaracterized a lot. A couple of CTB's were plays where he made the tackle but failed to get the guy short of the stick, or had to really gamble to try & stop him short. I don't really consider either type of play a missed tackle.
On the first, you bring the guy down. Or help to. That is not a miss. On the second, you could play it safe and make a tackle, but doing so gives up a first. So instead, you go for broke to try to force a punt. In most cases, that's the smart play. Unless you are last man or give up a huge chunk as a result of the gamble, that is the play I want him to make. From memory I can put 2-3 plays of CTB in the second category, and one in the first.
