GoBills! Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Great article from TSN about how excited Marcel is about the D.. Freddy said Mario looks to be quick on the snaps and in the backfield in no time...Kelsay is quoted saying best D since his rookie year when we had pat Williams,Fletcher,spikes , Clements ...I can' t help but have big expectations for this young D we have a great core and should be a Defensive powerhouse for at least the next 3 years.. story...link http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/story/?id=401818 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Love it. Can't wait to see these guys in action! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Written by our own JW. Read it off his tweat today. Love it, too. I love having Merriman as the cherry on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Nice article, JW. Early last season, I was excited about the Bills offense. This preseason, I'm excited about the defense. It's hard not to expect a huge jump up the rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 You know who this helps? The offense Specifically the offensive line......who's defensive line is gonna be this good when the games actually start? The offense will be so used to practicing against a dominate D that it will take some getting used to going against someone else. To put it in perspective....think about the batter using the batters ring on his bat for practice swings before stepping up to the plate......"man...this bat feels lighter" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 You know who this helps? The offense Specifically the offensive line......who's defensive line is gonna be this good when the games actually start? The offense will be so used to practicing against a dominate D that it will take some getting used to going against someone else. To put it in perspective....think about the batter using the batters ring on his bat for practice swings before stepping up to the plate......"man...this bat feels lighter" Actually, when you think about it -- our second string D-line is actually pretty darn good, which I'm hoping will help to make our backup O-linemen even better. Because, you know, we're going to need a few of them sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Actually, when you think about it -- our second string D-line is actually pretty darn good, which I'm hoping will help to make our backup O-linemen even better. Because, you know, we're going to need a few of them sooner or later. I saw somebody quoted over the last few weeks saying that our 2nd team D-line is better than our 1st team D-line has been in something like 8-10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoretalk Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Great article from TSN about how excited Marcel is about the D.. Freddy said Mario looks to be quick on the snaps and in the backfield in no time...Kelsay is quoted saying best D since his rookie year when we had pat Williams,Fletcher,spikes , Clements ...I can' t help but have big expectations for this young D we have a great core and should be a Defensive powerhouse for at least the next 3 years.. story...link http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/story/?id=401818 I keep having this dream ... the Buffalo Bills opening day versus Sanchez ... it's a passing down and in trot Shawne Merriman, Mark Anderson, Kyle Williams, Marcel Dareus, Mario Williams all healthy with fire in their eyes and then we call for a safety blitz on top of it ... and this dream repeats itself over and over again against Brady and the others. I cannot envision any offensive line or quarterback being able to successfully deal with our D front in passing downs and then you toss in the fact that we have Gilmore and Byrd who should be major ball hawks plus Wilson and Williams who will get their share and toss in as a nickle Rogers, Brooks, or even McKelvin ... this is one dream I want to keep dreaming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) I love it... "Giggling uncontrollably, Marcell Dareus was still having a difficult time containing his excitement Sunday, a day after getting a first glimpse of the Buffalo Bills' revamped, high-priced defensive line's potential." I can't stop giggling uncontrollably either!!! Brady, SanBow, and a Dolphins QB yet-to-be-named just read that article and fainted. I predict multiple NFL individual and team sacks records for this Buffalo defense... GO BILLSSS!!!! "I expect to be undefeated...I expect to win every game." - Chan Gailey 19 and 0 baby!!!!! . Edited July 30, 2012 by The Senator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
first_and_ten Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I keep having this dream ... the Buffalo Bills opening day versus Sanchez ... it's a passing down and in trot Shawne Merriman, Mark Anderson, Kyle Williams, Marcel Dareus, Mario Williams all healthy with fire in their eyes and then we call for a safety blitz on top of it ... and this dream repeats itself over and over again against Brady and the others. I cannot envision any offensive line or quarterback being able to successfully deal with our D front in passing downs and then you toss in the fact that we have Gilmore and Byrd who should be major ball hawks plus Wilson and Williams who will get their share and toss in as a nickle Rogers, Brooks, or even McKelvin ... this is one dream I want to keep dreaming! OH NO!!!! Did You say "dream team"? have you been talking to Vince Young? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxy312 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 I can't wait for this season to start. When I look at this front-4, I always come back to the same question. Someone tell me which team has the 3 guys that can stop Mario, Kyle, and Marcel all in one on one matchups. When I look at how this front 4 is built right now, it reminds me an awful lot of what the Lions put together in Detroit, but even better. I hope Sanchez is crapping his pants in week 1 when he sees Mario bearing down on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 This defense almost feels like the '88 defense to me. Where once we got Leonard Smith, it seemed like every position was filled with a Pro Bowl potential type player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxy312 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 This defense almost feels like the '88 defense to me. Where once we got Leonard Smith, it seemed like every position was filled with a Pro Bowl potential type player. I was thinking about the 99' team myself. Still it does have that feel. Could be a special year to be a Bills fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 This defense almost feels like the '88 defense to me. Where once we got Leonard Smith, it seemed like every position was filled with a Pro Bowl potential type player. Man oh man, how great were our LBs then? ...Bennett, Talley, Conlan and then throw in Bentley for a couple of years and Bailey after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Man oh man, how great were our LBs then? ...Bennett, Talley, Conlan and then throw in Bentley for a couple of years and Bailey after that. Yeah, it was Bentley in '88. My memory is that he led the team in tackles. The other three were all time greats. Nobody hit as hard as Conlan at that time. This year's linebackers are nowhere as good as those four, but the front four is probably better than the front three back then. Smerlas and Still were towards the end of their careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Great article from TSN about how excited Marcel is about the D.. Freddy said Mario looks to be quick on the snaps and in the backfield in no time...Kelsay is quoted saying best D since his rookie year when we had pat Williams,Fletcher,spikes , Clements ...I can' t help but have big expectations for this young D we have a great core and should be a Defensive powerhouse for at least the next 3 years.. story...link http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/story/?id=401818 Was that the year our D got run over by pghs 2nd string with the season on the line? I hope we are better than that. And the 99 defense was better than the 88 defense. The 99 defense got flutie into the playoff for god sakes. Edited July 30, 2012 by jester43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Was that the year our D got run over by pghs 2nd string with the season on the line? I hope we are better than that. And the 99 defense was better than the 88 defense. The 99 defense got flutie into the playoff for god sakes. No, that was 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 The 99 defense got flutie into the playoff for god sakes. That's correct. In '98 and '99 Flutie was 20-8 and Rob Johnson was 1-3. It was definitely all the defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeyBomb Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 "It's a great group of guys. Sometimes you've got to slap Marcell, (Dareus) you know his attention is kind of bad," said Mario Williams laughing. "But we definitely are getting after it. It's just all about having fun and these guys out here are a lot of fun." - Mario Wiliams. I wonder how much truth there is to this if not just a joke. I can see Marcell relying on his athletic ability to get things done and becoming complacent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 "It's a great group of guys. Sometimes you've got to slap Marcell, (Dareus) you know his attention is kind of bad," said Mario Williams laughing. "But we definitely are getting after it. It's just all about having fun and these guys out here are a lot of fun." - Mario Wiliams. I wonder how much truth there is to this if not just a joke. I can see Marcell relying on his athletic ability to get things done and becoming complacent. Is there one fiber in your body that DOESN'T think Williams was joking? GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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