This isnt a complaint against safeties overall. Its just that it seems like Free Safety is way too strong.
As most of you obviously know, generally the FS is used more in coverage and the SS is used more to help against the run.
But if you look at the stats, FS dominates the tackles leaderboard. In fact, both of the top 2 tacklers are FS, and you need to get past 5 FS to get to the first SS on the leaderboard. That should not be happening.
Dominic Verns, with 70 tackle, has managed 127 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 FF and 11 sacks.
Torque Lewith, with 58.5 tackle, has 120 tackles, 9 TFL, 1 FF and 3 sacks.
Ja Brill(75 tackle), who has the most tackles of all SS in the league, has 78 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 TFL and 0 FF. He is getting outtackled by a player with a tackle stat nearly 20 points worse.
Earl Thomas, in his entire career, has 0 sacks. He also has never broken 100 tackles.
Ed Reed, the GOAT FS, had 6 total sacks his entire 12 year career, and maxed out at 71 tackles in a year.
These FS are putting up star LB numbers with significantly worse tackling stats. And the worst part is that FS in general have more TFLs and sacks than SS. That should not be happening. At this point, the SS position seems essential like the RB2 position on a team.
As most of you obviously know, generally the FS is used more in coverage and the SS is used more to help against the run.
But if you look at the stats, FS dominates the tackles leaderboard. In fact, both of the top 2 tacklers are FS, and you need to get past 5 FS to get to the first SS on the leaderboard. That should not be happening.
Dominic Verns, with 70 tackle, has managed 127 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 FF and 11 sacks.
Torque Lewith, with 58.5 tackle, has 120 tackles, 9 TFL, 1 FF and 3 sacks.
Ja Brill(75 tackle), who has the most tackles of all SS in the league, has 78 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 TFL and 0 FF. He is getting outtackled by a player with a tackle stat nearly 20 points worse.
Earl Thomas, in his entire career, has 0 sacks. He also has never broken 100 tackles.
Ed Reed, the GOAT FS, had 6 total sacks his entire 12 year career, and maxed out at 71 tackles in a year.
These FS are putting up star LB numbers with significantly worse tackling stats. And the worst part is that FS in general have more TFLs and sacks than SS. That should not be happening. At this point, the SS position seems essential like the RB2 position on a team.
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