I disagree that takedowns are an inflated stat. If a kid is good on his feet, yet a weaker mat wrester, how can you expect him not to work where he is best? Compare it to a football team without a good running back but with a great QB and receivers. Would you expect a team to run? How is it any different than a kid that uses his two point tilts very effectively, yet seldom pins? I agree that I hate to see any kid embarassed on the mat, but I would never complain. If you get taken down at will, you simply need to get better.