NFL Late Hits: Week 14

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Published: December 14, 2009

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... and post it here at B/R but I kept getting thwarted by technology, life, and other things.

Better late than never, right?

:crickets:

We've got a couple of topics here for this edition of Late Hits so let's get to it.

 

Tackling: Lost Art or Ignored Skill-set?

Watching the Giants and Eagles play last night was painful.

Not just for the officiating which was admittedly atrocious—that's been an ongoing problem not just attached to this game.

Not for the drops by New York receivers, though they were frequent and contributed to a season-shattering loss for the Giants.

No, the single most painful thing was the horrific tackling efforts made by the players on both teams.

When did tackling become a lost art form? When did players just decide that running into someone and hoping they will fall over is more effective than wrapping a player up?

It's been suggested to me that I...

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