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A strange but true statistic
Todd Archer
Tackle stats are one of the most worthless ones out there. The stats you see on NFL.com are the press box tallies from each team's stat crew. The ones you see in our stories are from the Cowboys' coaches. Which is why Zach Thomas can have 70 tackles on NFL.com and 124 according to the coaches.
It's crazy, I know, but there's also this - Marion Barber has more tackles than Courtney Brown on NFL.com. And since the coaches don't keep the tackles recorded by offensive players after turnovers, we have to assume this is correct.
Barber has five tackles. Brown has four (but just three from the coaches). How amazing is that? Brown has seen significant time in the substitute packages, especially when Patrick Watkins was out with a neck injury and he has fewer tackles than Barber.
I'll let you guys draw some conclusions.
http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/archives/2008/11/a-strange-but-true-statistic.html
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Man, we definifely need some safety help next offseason.
Todd Archer
Tackle stats are one of the most worthless ones out there. The stats you see on NFL.com are the press box tallies from each team's stat crew. The ones you see in our stories are from the Cowboys' coaches. Which is why Zach Thomas can have 70 tackles on NFL.com and 124 according to the coaches.
It's crazy, I know, but there's also this - Marion Barber has more tackles than Courtney Brown on NFL.com. And since the coaches don't keep the tackles recorded by offensive players after turnovers, we have to assume this is correct.
Barber has five tackles. Brown has four (but just three from the coaches). How amazing is that? Brown has seen significant time in the substitute packages, especially when Patrick Watkins was out with a neck injury and he has fewer tackles than Barber.
I'll let you guys draw some conclusions.
http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/archives/2008/11/a-strange-but-true-statistic.html
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Man, we definifely need some safety help next offseason.