CB Tackle Ratings, Can't Any Panthers DB's Tackle?

by PanthersRoar on Feb 12, 2012 10:24 PM EST

ProFootballFocus.com has just posted their top and botom 20 tackling CB's, and surprise 2 of the bottom 20 CB's are Panthers. Here are how those to players ranked out of a total of 101 CB's ranked:

99. Chris Gamble - 869 snaps - 59 tackles attempted - 13 tackles missed - 4.5% tackle efficiency

87. Darius Butler - 387 snaps - 41 tackles attempted - 7 tackles missed - 5.9% tackle efficiency - However, Butler didn't miss any tackles in run support.

www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/02/12/2011-tackling-the-cornerbacks/

As I posted a while back, their ratings for the Panthers S's weren't any better, also ranking both starting S's in the bottom 20, out of the 88 S's ranked.

82. Sherrod Martin - 938 snaps - 68 tackles attempted - 15 tackles missed - 4.5% tackle efficiency

77. Charles Godfrey - 821 snaps - 88 tackle attempts - 18 tackles missed - 4.9% tackle efficiency

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these numbers are very subjective and can be twisted and misleading

Martin is the only DB of ours that has issues with tackling

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by pcroadrage on Feb 12, 2012 10:54 PM EST reply actions

Ummm, you ever watched Godfrey?

He’s not exactly what someone would call a “sure tackler”.

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by Jake Humphrey on Feb 12, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions

no, but he isnt as bad as everyone here makes him out to be

CSR seems to have a hatred for Godfry for some reason. He misses some tackles but that is almost always from not wrapping up and going for the hard hit instead. He hits hard and is good in pursuit. Overall he is an above average safety. Most people outside of here dont see him as a weak spot on our team or heavily criticize him for tackling.

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by pcroadrage on Feb 12, 2012 11:05 PM EST up reply actions

Godfrey is pretty good.

But he’s playing out of position and isn’t a sound tackler. Those are his knocks and they are justified. I’d trade the hard hits if he’d just learn to wrap up a ball carrier’s legs.

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by Jake Humphrey on Feb 12, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions

Godfry isnt perfect

but i still like him overall as a player. Wouldnt mind finding another safety to replace Martin though. whether that be a FS to take his spot or a SS that moves Godfry over to FS

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by pcroadrage on Feb 12, 2012 11:33 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

We could do much worse than Godfrey at either spot. I’d at least like some competition for Martin, and I think with some improved play from all CBs not named Gamble the Safety play will improve as well.

by VTPantherFan on Feb 13, 2012 12:06 AM EST up reply actions

I agree that competition could be the issue

Neither Martin nor Godfry have really been challenged for the starting job since they came here and Martin has clearly been disappointing. They could benefit from someone to compete with

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by pcroadrage on Feb 13, 2012 11:48 AM EST up reply actions

Don't worry...

BAMF definitely has that covered.

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by Efury on Feb 12, 2012 11:34 PM EST up reply actions

i'm not so sure about that

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by SouthernPanther on Feb 12, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions

I Didn't Want To Post My Thoughs Early, In Order Not To Push The Comments In Any One Direction

I’m shocked that no one has posted anything about Chris Gamble’s very poor tackle rate yet (the same 4.5% as Sherrod Martin). Gamble’s ranking 99th out of 101 CB’s is actually even worse than Sherrod Martin’s ranking 82nd out of 88 S’s ranked.

Is it that Gamble is so good in coverage that everyone is just giving him a pass on his poor tackling?

Is it that everyone already knew that Gamble was a very poor tackler?

Why has no one posted anything about Gamble?

by PanthersRoar on Feb 13, 2012 1:29 PM EST reply actions

I was wondering the same thing. This stat is a little disconcerting.

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by Son of a Newton on Feb 13, 2012 5:15 PM EST up reply actions

A combination of both of those.

by SlayerGhaleon on Feb 13, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions

Gamble is among the best at QB rating against, which equates to "elite."

Still, he could make a tackle to help out now and then.

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by Rick Bates on Feb 13, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

Many of the better cover corners have been poor tacklers.

Deion Sanders tackling (or lack of same) was a running joke in the NFL for years.

by criolle on Feb 13, 2012 5:24 PM EST reply actions

He tackled people?

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by Vagus on Feb 14, 2012 3:17 PM EST up reply actions