I've often felt that the term "tackling" was a little too encompassing, that what is often considered "good tackling" and "bad tackling" owes more to factors like positioning than anything else.
The government has vowed to reduce the number of poor people from 65m to 45m during its five-year term, tackle inflation, terrorism and a crippling power crisis, and pursue better relations with India, its huge, economically important neighbour.
Cable said the tuition fee rise was a central part of a policy that he said was designed to "maintain high quality universities in the long term, tackle the fiscal deficit and provide a more progressive system of graduate contributions based on people's ability to pay".
In terms of tackling hunger, nothing is more crucial in financial or symbolic terms than tax justice.
Getting the CSA working well could bring significant gains in terms of tackling child poverty.
"But we still need to do more in terms of tackling the questions of subsidies".
In terms of tackling broader norms however, this week has seen the launch of an innovative regional East and south-east Asia curriculum, "Transforming masculinities towards gender justice".
This makes the next leg – growing your own food – crucial, both in terms of tackling climate change and rebuilding a resilient local food network.
While he may struggle to handle the biggest receivers in terms of tackling, and could be burned on plays by faster players because of his lack of recovery speed, he is smart enough to put himself in positions to succeed.
"For the first time, you can now find out how fair your local NHS is, compared with similar local areas, in terms of tackling health inequalities between rich and poor," he said.
