Twitter: What is Jaylon Smith doing on this play?

[CowboysBravesSpurs]

Thats cool and all, but what does it have to do with my post? Did you hit reply on the wrong post, or am i missing something?

Yep, replied to the wrong post lol.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Just a good play by the Bengals vs. an elite LB. A young Ray Lewis

 

[CowboysBravesSpurs]

My favorite is the posts that say he is leading the team in tackles by avoiding contact. Apparently he sucks at that and opponents keep running into him.

Imagine being a football fan & thinking the tackle stat means much lmao. Not all tackles are created equally. Most of Jaylon’s are 5-15 yards downfield, every time.

 

[CowboysBravesSpurs]

Yeah the team gave up 7 points and caused three fumbles. Jaylon led the team with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery. He sucked real bad this game.

Number of tackles are a poor indicator. The worst defense in the league will always have a leading tackler, doesn’t mean much, especially when the tackles are always 5-15 yards downfield lmao.

 

[Kaiser]

Imagine being a football fan & thinking the tackle stat means much lmao. Not all tackles are created equally. Most of Jaylon’s are 5-15 yards downfield, every time.

Imagine being a football fan and thinking "That player has the second most tackles in the NFL because he avoids contact'.

 

[dcowboysfan76]

What do you mean, "what is he doing?" He's obviously a great LB who believes in his skills like Michael Jordan shooting free throws with his eyes closed.

 

[Beaker42]

Yeah the team gave up 7 points and caused three fumbles. Jaylon led the team with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery. He sucked real bad this game.

Another one who doesn’t get “it”.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Imagine being a football fan and thinking "That player has the second most tackles in the NFL because he avoids contact'.

Yeah that’s a odd criticism to have of him. You can say he’s lost or whatever but to say he avoids contact contradicts how many tackles he has this year.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Another one who doesn’t get “it”.

Maybe he does get it?

 

[Beaker42]

Maybe he does get it?

No, he doesn’t. Jaylon is the worst LB’er in the NFL.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

No, he doesn’t. Jaylon is the worst LB’er in the NFL.

He’s not even the worst on the team lol. The league is full of poor linebacker play lol.....I get it we all want Luke Kuechly. But let’s don’t over exaggerate his skill.

 

[CowboysBravesSpurs]

Imagine being a football fan and thinking "That player has the second most tackles in the NFL because he avoids contact'.

Bad teams always have players with high tackle numbers, simply because they’re getting whooped up & down the field more often than good defenses who spend less time on the field.

It’s not a hard concept to understand. Granted, Jaylon has made his fair share of plays, but for the most part his lateral movement & angle taking have been atrocious. I feel like there could be a way to use him much more effectively, but we haven’t found a way to do that consistently.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Once again, the football dunces think pointing to tackle totals somehow speaks to a linebacker’s ability or physical toughness.

You can get credited with a tackle for running a ball carrier out of bounds, touching a ball carrier while he’s on the ground, or getting trucked by a running back and being a speed bump.

 

[Sarge]

Yeah that’s a odd criticism to have of him. You can say he’s lost or whatever but to say he avoids contact contradicts how many tackles he has this year.

Do you know how many tackles he has behind the LOS?

 

[Cmac]

This doesn't make your point like you think it does.

I'd agree…..it can only be believed if one wants to believe......when all else fails.....film don't lie......regardless.

 

[INCowboysFan]

Do you know how many tackles he has behind the LOS?

He has 5, tied for 2nd on the team with Aldon Smith. Lawrence leads with 9. BTW, that 5 is more than LVE, Joe Thomas and Sean Lee combined.

 

[INCowboysFan]

Cowboys players that seem to avoid contact:

Trystan Hill - missed tackle rate 35.4%
Sean Lee - missed tackle rate 30%
Aldon Smith - 21.7%
LVE - 17.4%
Tyron Crawford - 16.7%
DLaw - 15.1%
Joe Thomas - 10.4%
Diggs - 9.4%
X Woods - 8.2%
Gregory - 7.1%
D. Wilson - 7%
Armstrong - 6.9%
Lewis - 6.4%
Gallimore - 5.6%
Jaylon - 5.4%

Yes, Jaylon has made some dumb decisions and takes bad angles at times. But to me, the bigger issue is that you have DT, DE and other LB's missing tackles at at extremely high rate. Maybe part of Jaylon's tackle totals that are "15 yards downfield" is because he is cleaning up other people's messes.

 

[Kaiser]

Once again, the football dunces think pointing to tackle totals somehow speaks to a linebacker’s ability or physical toughness.

Like when a complete moron pointed to Myles Jack having 24 more tackles than Jaylon in a year he was on IR.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Do you know how many tackles he has behind the LOS?

And that's due to him being afraid of contact?

He has 5, tied for 2nd on the team with Aldon Smith. Lawrence leads with 9. BTW, that 5 is more than LVE, Joe Thomas and Sean Lee combined.

BOOM.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Cowboys players that seem to avoid contact:

Trystan Hill - missed tackle rate 35.4%
Sean Lee - missed tackle rate 30%
Aldon Smith - 21.7%
LVE - 17.4%
Tyron Crawford - 16.7%
DLaw - 15.1%
Joe Thomas - 10.4%
Diggs - 9.4%
X Woods - 8.2%
Gregory - 7.1%
D. Wilson - 7%
Armstrong - 6.9%
Lewis - 6.4%
Gallimore - 5.6%
Jaylon - 5.4%

Yes, Jaylon has made some dumb decisions and takes bad angles at times. But to me, the bigger issue is that you have DT, DE and other LB's missing tackles at at extremely high rate. Maybe part of Jaylon's tackle totals that are "15 yards downfield" is because he is cleaning up other people's messes.

Great work.

Like when a complete moron pointed to Myles Jack having 24 more tackles than Jaylon in a year he was on IR.

Hmmm...wonder who did that......