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How Bad Is A Missed Tackle?

Missed tackles is one of those things that Packers fans and NFL fans on a whole love to gripe about. Some blame the lack of padded practices due to the new CBA. Some blame the new guidelines on where and more importantly where not to hit ball carriers. Others will blame players for looking for "big hits" as opposed to just getting the guy on the ground. But at the end of the day, how important are missed tackles? Is a defense worse because it misses a lot of tackles? Are players who miss a lot of tackles worse players because of it?