[InvisibleChurch]

tackling has been replaced by the 'stripping the ball away' defense

How the Physics of Football Works

[Tall_Texan]

There's a time for tackling and a time for stripping. A smart defender knows the difference. If you're the first guy there, get the man with the ball down on the ground. If you're the second guy there, go for the strip. Because not all tackles are successful and because even less strips are successful, the defender has to take the safer course to end the play.