What is it with this team and tackling?

[SunsetBengal]

(09-25-2024, 10:51 AM)Synric Wrote: I agree alot of youth on the defense and tackling is affected by live reps. I just mentioned OL because of the decline in OL play over the last decade. OL need to live reps because they have to latch, stay on blocks, and finish which are all hard to practice when you're only going 75%. Bengals OL are mostly vets besides Mims so it hasn't shown up there. 

Not to tangent completely to OL in a thread on tackling, but I think that part of the increased "bust" rate on early round OL selections is that in many instances the player is put into a starting role much too soon. I feel like many good prospects are thrust into a starting role that they are simply not ready for, their confidence gets shattered and in some instances they just never recover from it.

But definitely more live reps before the start of the season for the OL and DL units. Even if you run the starting OL with the #2 QB and skill players to keep them safe from injury, the OL and DL need the work, even if it's just for the first half of preseason games.