Sauce Gardner has collected the worst tackling grade and the highest missed tackling percentage of his career, according to Pro Football Focus.
The response during practice this week was what he’d want.Sauce Gardner, who has struggled with his tackling all season, looks to take down Rhamondre Stevenson during the Jets’ Week 8 loss to the Patriots.But what remained was a challenge for Gardner from his interim head coach and the only NFL defensive coordinator he’s ever had: His tackling and physicality need to improve.
Ulbrich thought the Patriots game showed flashes of improvement, but that doesn’t change the need for Gardner’s tackling growth entering the Thursday night game against the Texans. Gardner’s PFF grade has plummeted from 87.9 and 88.6 his first two seasons to 65.6 entering Week 9, and while he’s still allowed just 14 receptions on 29 targets, it reflects a drop-off from the standard Gardner set to start his NFL career.
The standard kept rising and rising during James’ first years in the league with the Cavaliers, and as he got older, the production and consistency continued even if the hype didn’t necessarily follow to the same degree. He’s just 24 years old, far removed from any legitimate concerns of age shadowing him as it has for James.
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