Peko Played A Hell Of A Game

[masterpanthera_t]

IMO, not all tackles should be valued equally.

Dominating your OL and getting into the backfield for TFL > Dominating your OL and getting into the backfield, making the RB cutback and into one of your teammates > Neutralizing the OL and making a tackle because the RB tried to hit your gap > Making a tackle when one of your teammates funnels a play towards you (although in some cases the team defensive scheme is designed for this, so in a sense you are doing your job here), but your teammate who funneled the play towards you is still the guy who really "forced" the play > Getting pushed back off the LOS and making a tackle a few yards off the LOS simply because the the path of the run finally led the RB a few or many yards downfield towards where you were running, anticipating, etc. (you still get a B+ to A for hustle and effort) > getting blocked and giving up on the play.

With that said, I'm not evaluating which of the above categories Peko fits in predominantly. I know a few off the top of my head that he definitely doesn't fit in. Like the first category and the last category. And also I don't necessarily know the defensive scheme to comment on Peko's responsibilities on a play.