No problem. We've all made mistakes like that.
If there is one stat that I hate more than any, it's total tackles. It's a deceiving stat. A player can easily lead the league in total tackles but it doesn't mean a hill of beans if every tackle results in a 5 yard gain. Good defenses force the other offense off the field resulting in less tackles.
For me it's all about the sum of the whole. Is the defender making tackles at or behind the LoS. Is the defender blowing up plays allowing his teammates to easily clean up. Is the defender creating turn overs. You could even throw in leadership and the ability to make defensive adjustments at the line.
If you look at Dansby and what he did for the Cardinals defense this past season you can pretty much check off all of my list. He was tops for ILB with sacks. He made tackles behind the LoS and was disruptive allowing his teammates to make plays as well. He was tops for ILBs with 4 INTs and could of had more. He was tops scoring 2 Defensive TDs. He was also a proven leader of the defense.
I agree. Remember when the Cardinals credited both Wrong Gap Ronnie (208) and Pat Tillman (224) with over 200 tackles in one season (2000) and WGR with 223 in 1999? Source: Arizona Cardinals Media Guide.