As we know, it's not a good thing when guys in the secondary are leading the team in tackles.
depends . . . in 1999 leading tackler was Billy Jenkins . . . in 1977 Elmendorf and Simpson were #1 and #2, 1989 it was Newsome, I think.
It's a function of where they are happening. In fact, if you have a ball controll offense, and a lot of 3 and outs, you won't have guys with tons of tackles. In1973 Hacksaw led the team with 86. With JL in 2009-2011 he was in the 120s . . . even with the difference in games, you want them to run a couple of times, then pass for it on 3rd down, which you hope is INC, INT or a sack . . . that yields 2 tackles in 3 plays. We give up long drives and someome may get 2-3 tackles on that drive . . . that leads to a score.
My point for posting all those differences is you have to look at tackles a bit with a grain of salt.