[qwerty49]

I'll leave it to others to argue why or why not this is a decent indicator of the quality of ILB play, but I counted 14.5 TFL from the six guys who played ILB last year: Barton (5.5 TFLs), Okereke (4 TFLs), Palma (1.5), Perez (1.5) and Branch (0.5)

http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/team/674/ta...index.html

In 2013, Skov and Tarpley combined for 18 TFLs.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/team/674/ta...index.html

You didn't mention Davis but it looks like your total included his 1.5

And TFL is a dodgy measure for any number of scheme and situational reasons.

But I think most would agree that none of the six approached either Skov or Tarpley anyway in terms of playmaking ability.  The closest might be Barton, in terms of instincts and general "nose for the ball."

[qwerty49]

I'll leave it to others to argue why or why not this is a decent indicator of the quality of ILB play, but I counted 14.5 TFL from the six guys who played ILB last year: Barton (5.5 TFLs), Okereke (4 TFLs), Palma (1.5), Perez (1.5) and Branch (0.5)

http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/team/674/ta...index.html

In 2013, Skov and Tarpley combined for 18 TFLs.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/team/674/ta...index.html

You didn't mention Davis but it looks like your total included his 1.5

And TFL is a dodgy measure for any number of scheme and situational reasons.

But I think most would agree that none of the six approached either Skov or Tarpley anyway in terms of playmaking ability.  The closest might be Barton, in terms of instincts and general "nose for the ball."