Originally Posted by
firstandten
I am still seeing the things that bothered me with the Lions last year. The missed tackles were terrible, thats a major reason why the defense can't get off the field. On third down they do the right thing and keep the ball in front of them but then they can't bring the ball carrier down. There lack of tackling really is noticable when they play a good west coast style offensive team, like the 49ers or Packers.
If you look at the 49ers defense there was much better tackling especially among the DB's and Safety's. I think its evident that there needs to be an upgrade in those positions and LB as well but not as great.
The guys they have in those positions try hard, they come up and try to make the tackle but they can't do it. These guys get cut from other teams and end up starting for the Lions.
Until the Lions upgrade the level of talent at those positions they will not be able to beat the really good teams consistantly.