Joe thinks this is crazy.

Joe’s inability to make a mailbox miss when going between the tackles is one of the reasons he has been down on running back Rachaad White for a few years.

Indeed, running backs are still permitted to evade defenders and cause guys to miss by NFL strongman Roger Goodell. Joe contacted the league headquarters to inquire about this.

Is Bucky Irving a teammate of White? From the moment he touches the ball, he is a forced missed tackle. Actually, a number of them.

The Bucs tweeted this insane statistic concerning Irving and missed tackles from NextGen Stats last night. To put it simply, it has been seven years since the NFL saw a running back of Irving’s caliber.

When attempting to bring Irving down, 59.7% of potential tacklers fail, according to NextGen Stats. Yes, Irving jukes his way out of danger, and that’s more than half of the defenders who pursue him.

That’s crazy!

That is also the best percentage of forced missed tackles by an NFL rushing back (with at least 50 carries) since 2016, according to NextGen Stats.

Joe believes it’s reasonable to conclude that Irving, who was selected in the fourth round, was a wise choice.

Irving is still not the starting running back for the Bucs, which is another odd thing for Joe.

Joe believes it’s time to start advocating for Irving’s inclusion on the Pro Bowl roster after reading this statistic that NextGen Stats produced and seeing what he has done in the last two games.