One of the most frustrating things in IDP leagues is seeing your stud linebacker fly all over the field on game days only to see the home score keeper dilute his performance by divvying up his tackles as assists. On the flip side, if your league doesn’t score solos and assists too differently, you’ll have a better idea of which teams hand out assists like candy.
Not everyone knows this, but the NFL does not recognize a tackle as an official statistic. Tackles are scored by the home team’s official score keeper and those are the stats you see on the news and websites. The league made an effort to standardize what is and isn’t a solo tackle back in 2007 when they sent a video to all NFL teams, but it is still the discretion of the home score keeper. Even after this effort there is a still a large discrepancy from team to team and week-to-week. I will be tracking this throughout the season to give you a better idea of what to expect when choosing your IDPs each week.
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| Name | Tackles | Solo | Asst | Sacks | Yds Lost | Snap Count | Snap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Martinez, Blake GB | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 2 Collins, Landon NYG | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 99% |
| 3 Whitehead, Tahir DET | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 3 Schobert, Joe CLE | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 5 Jones, Reshad MIA | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 99% |
| 5 Mosley, C.J. BAL | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 100% |
| 7 Bostic, Jon IND | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 8 Davis, Demario NYJ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 100% |
| 8 Bell, Vonn NO | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 96% |
I know I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but it’s hard to believe how much better Blake Martinez has gotten for the Packers this year. Not only is he playing every down, he is playing every down really well. He popped off the screen again this week against Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Martinez is just two tackles shy of breaking 100 tackles on the year and currently sits fourth in the league in the category. He appears to have wrestled himself into the dynasty LB1 category.
Who saw that coming?
| Name | Tackles | Solo | Asst | Sacks | Yds Lost | Snap Count | Snap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Suggs, Terrell BAL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 87% |
| 1 Griffen, Everson MIN | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 93% |
| 1 Pierre-Paul, Jason NYG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 89% |
| 1 Jordan, Cameron NO | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 77 | 100% |
| 1 Heyward, Cameron PIT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 91% |
| 1 Kerrigan, Ryan WSH | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 81% |
| 1 Jones, Chandler ARZ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 63 | 98% |
| 1 Irvin, Bruce OAK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 83% |
| 1 Jones, DaQuan TEN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 60% |
| 1 Autry, Denico OAK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 39 | 66% |
| 1 Flowers, Trey NE | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 57% |
| 1 Roberts, Elandon NE | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 56% |
| 13 Orakpo, Brian TEN | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 13 | 46 | 73% |
| 13 Vernon, Olivier NYG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 62 | 86% |
| 13 Lawson, Carl CIN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 10 | 33 | 47% |
A lot of attention has been given to the consistency of Everson Griffen this year as he has recorded at least one sack in every game but the week 11 matchup against the Rams. He is tied for the league lead with 12 sacks.
The man Griffen is tied with is Chandler Jones of the Arizona Cardinals, who has had at least one sack in every game but two. For some reason he hasn’t gotten the national attention or fanfare of Griffen, maybe it’s because the Cardinals are going nowhere fast or maybe it’s because he’s doing it from the linebacker position. Regardless, he’s having a stellar professional season as well as an IDP season.
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