Exactly this. They were in positions to make tackles and just didn’t seem to want to (ie alligator arms, bad angles, flat-footed, etc.).
Monte Kiffin: "It's my job as a coordinator to put them in position, but it's up to them to make the play" or something to that effect.
When you've got a guy who can't tackle, it's his fault. When you have a bunch of guys that can't tackle, it starts to look like a problem higher up. Kirkland missed some Saturday, too.
I’d like that a lot. It’s tough to make serious inroads at IMG considering how many coaches visit there. Their staff isn’t going to push a kid in any direction. You’d really have to have a relationship built with the player prior to them going there