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The difference in the two statements is meaningful. There's nothing worse than hearing, ' Russell Wilson is 22-2 at home since 2012.' No, the Seattle Seahawks are 22-2 at home when Wilson starts at quarterback since 2012. But to tally a win-loss record for one player within a game of 53 per team-with 11 from each side on the field at all times-is mostly ludicrous. Quarterbacks touch the football on every play and are generally considered the most important players on the field. And there's little question about the accuracy, as PFF's team takes several looks at every play. The addition of context makes PFF's statistic infinitely more valuable. Trip up a receiver after a 25-yard catch? Not a stop. Make a tackle at the line of scrimmage on 2nd-and-4? PFF marks a stop. The site has created the 'stop' metric, which PFF considers a tackle constituting an offensive failure.

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Pro Football Focus has mostly rectified the problem. It's hard to trust anything about the stat. Home teams have trackers to tally the numbers. While tackles can show who is around the football most, the stat is completely unable to tally legitimate impact.ДЇinally, tackles aren't even an official statistic. A safety playing behind a weak front might rack up meaningless tackles at the second level, while a middle linebacker is naturally around the football more. The lack of appropriate context saps almost all use from the measure.ДЇurthermore, the tackle statistic rewards those playing in a poor defense or at a particular position, based on nothing more than receiving extra opportunities. In the box score, a tackle behind the line of scrimmage counts the same as a tackle made 30 yards down the field. The existential problem with the tackle statistic is that not all tackles are created equal.

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