Why can't we tackle?

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(10-31-2016, 09:24 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: 1. Poor conditioning.

2. Being out of position in the first place.

3. Fear of an unnecessary roughness penalty.

4. Not knowing how angles to the ball carrier work i.e. overpursuit or pulling up short.

5. Failure to aim for the center of mass and wrap up.

I don't know about 3 - it's possible.  But the only players on the team that have been penalized for this don't really care to change their technique.

Some of the better teams practice at a much higher tempo than we do.  I've heard that Seattle pretty much practices at full speed.  Funny that they don't have any more injuries than we do. 

And the conditioning issue does not appear to be a result of practice philosophy but the off season protocols and menus for players like Maualuga and Burfict.