Just about the oldest cliche in the books about tackling is that good tackling is all about desire: the "want to" factor or the " Goddamn gotta do it" factor. OK, that's a big part of it, but without the kind of athleticism the NU defense, particularly the back 7, has shown so far, all you've got is a bunch of highly motivated guys grabbing air. That's especially true when tacklers play "in space".
Let's hope the same Cat defense shows up Saturday night.
Let's hope the same Cat defense shows up Saturday night.