Queue up any footage of the Arizona Wildcats on defense this season and you’re apt to notice a theme. And not a good one.
When not distracted by the team’s overall lack of pass rush, its tendency to get beat over the top on deep passes or the way sophomore linebacker Colin Schooler seems to be everywhere, even the most untrained eye will notice something particularly troubling happening far too often: poor tackling.
Watch a drive or two and you won’t go more than a few plays without seeing a Wildcat player in perfect position to make a tackle only to let the ball carrier out of his grasp, or miss him altogether.