Cledus wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:11 am
BLACKnBLUEnGOLD wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 8:25 am
Cledus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:47 pm
I don't know how it's possible for him to be on the bubble given the preseason he's had. I checked out the box score and there isn't even a close second to Singleton in tackles made. I think it was 15 solo tackles, and 1 assist (or two halves).
Because NFL teams generally give drafted guys the benefit of the doubt over undrafted guys.
Because nobody in the front office loses face if they cut the CFL tryout guy.
Because Alex doesn't look very big.
Because tackles are a worthless stat.
I'm not saying Alex shouldn't make the team. I'm just saying there are reasons he might not.
Could you elaborate on the tackles? From a predictive analytic perspective I see what you're saying. But I see a player's tally as an objective way to measure instinct, coachibility(sp?), native talent, and being in the correct position.
Because it's a stat that lumps very good things and very bad things together into a single number and pretends that they are equal.
If all 16 of those tackles are behind the line of scrimmage, he's the best player who ever lived.
If all 16 of those tackles are 4 yards past the line of scrimmage on running plays, he's getting his ass beat and killing the team.
If all 16 of those tackles are 2 yards past the line of scrimmage, he's piling up an above-average number of approximately average plays in a way that helps his team overall. So this is good.
For more about what average really means in the running game, click here.
If all 16 of those tackles are in coverage then he's giving up a ton of catches, which is a problem now that almost all coaches have figured out that passing is by far the best way to move the ball. Now if it's a 3-yard dumpoff on 3rd and 13, it's still a good play, but you can't be giving up fifteen and a half catches.
Obviously, there's no way all 16 tackles are in any one of those categories. They're a mix. But if they're mostly team-killing tackles with a few good ones mixed in, then overall the stat is bad. If they're mostly the good ones, you can live with a few bad ones. And the way tackle stats are typically reported, there is almost no way a fan will ever be able to find out if it's a good mix or a bad mix.
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