The Pewter Plank » E.J. Biggers http://thepewterplank.com A Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Bucs Cornerbacks Tackling Issue http://thepewterplank.com/2012/02/16/bucs-cornerbacks-tackling-issue/ http://thepewterplank.com/2012/02/16/bucs-cornerbacks-tackling-issue/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:09:05 +0000 Joe Soriano http://thepewterplank.com/?p=7315 This statistical study is going to ignore pass coverage, and it will instead focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerbacks’ abilities to tackle. The Bucs were the worst team last season in terms of missed tackles, and their cornerbacks were also major culprits in this regard. The safeties and linebackers made their fair share of [...]

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]]> This statistical study is going to ignore pass coverage, and it will instead focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerbacks’ abilities to tackle. The Bucs were the worst team last season in terms of missed tackles, and their cornerbacks were also major culprits in this regard. The safeties and linebackers made their fair share of slip-ups (especially Tanard Jackson), but there were three Bucs cornerbacks who were among the worst in the NFL last season in terms of missed tackles, according to this study from the Pro Football Focus. Now, time to tackle this issue.

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