The 1-2 New England Patriots are plagued with issues. The offensive line play has been wildly inconsistent, the loss of Christian Gonzalez has been felt through the first few weeks, and their five turnovers against the Steelers were their most since 2000. There's little doubt the team has issues, but one under-the-radar problem has been particularly prevalent over the past few weeks: tackling.
After free agent addition Robert Spillane missed a career high five tackles in Week 2, it didn't seem things could get much worse for a struggling Patriots tackling defense. Inevitably, it did.