PaattMaann Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 He's been really good for most of the year, you guys are about 7 weeks late to the party not even close to true, but since most people just follow the ball on any given play its useless arguing how much of a non factor Dareus has been throughout the year...2-3 great games and the rest have been hard to watch him get dominated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) Marcell Dareus on D-Line's Strong Play vs Jets Marcell Dareus on D-Line's Strong Play vs Jets Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus talked about how the defensive line came out to play hard after the Bills 37-14 win over the Jets. Edited November 18, 2013 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 This is the best 5-6 game stretch he's played as a pro. Crazy how well you can play with a legit DC and not dealing with a horrific personal tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 move Dareus to DE (replacing Branch) where he is a beast and draft another big ugly to plug the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I know Dareus hasn't lived up to his 3rd overall Draft status, but I don't think he's played as a bust either...I just think that you have to consider the previous D-Coordinator and allow this year to be his Year Zero...taking into consideration the previous coaching staff were misusing all kinds of players, especially on Defense...so, I agree I would like to see that intensity EVERY game, I don't know if all the "Dareus Sucks" chanting is truly viable or reasonable... To your original point, I thought Dareus played an extremely effective game, doing what was asked of him and showing flashes of rare talent and strength....let's hope that continues, more importantly let's hope Pettine sticks around for 4 to 5 years, no matter how much success the BILLS may have with the Defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I know Dareus hasn't lived up to his 3rd overall Draft status, but I don't think he's played as a bust either...I just think that you have to consider the previous D-Coordinator and allow this year to be his Year Zero...taking into consideration the previous coaching staff were misusing all kinds of players, especially on Defense...so, I agree I would like to see that intensity EVERY game, I don't know if all the "Dareus Sucks" chanting is truly viable or reasonable... To your original point, I thought Dareus played an extremely effective game, doing what was asked of him and showing flashes of rare talent and strength....let's hope that continues, more importantly let's hope Pettine sticks around for 4 to 5 years, no matter how much success the BILLS may have with the Defense In his time in the NFL, Dareus has more sacks at DT than any other player besides Geno Atkins. He's been pretty darn good and getting progressively better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuff423 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 In his time in the NFL, Dareus has more sacks at DT than any other player besides Geno Atkins. He's been pretty darn good and getting progressively better. Good point...and it's why I don't understand why so many fans give him a hard time...I've thought that he's done "well"...not outstanding, not exceptional, and not walk-on-water type stuff...just "well". But last year he had personal tragedy and a horrid D-Coordinator and the whole team was a wreck...so this year, it seems between NFL maturity and a legit D-Coordinator and a Defense playing to his, and other players', strengths - it's making a postiive difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 This flex rotation that Pettine does is really working for our guys, especially for Kyle and Dareus. They can play the 3 tech, 5 tech or even go way outside all on the same series. Two major plays in the game, the Dareus helmet in your ribs and the Kyle strip sack at the Jets 5 they were both schemed plays that set them up singled against a tackle. This seems to be incredibly effective. One thing I've noticed about Pettine is he's not just an attacker, he's always running matchup changes and just when the offensive linemen think they know how to block a guy, it's a different pass rusher coming at them. Having a former NFL Olineman as the head coach and Pettine as the DC, combined with the very talented Dline we have is making for a very fun team to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 @JeffRussoWKBW #Bills Marcell Dareus "I'm excited. I don't want to take a break (bye) want to keep rolling. But I can stay in bed for a couple days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPinC Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 He was awesome last week, too. He was not, I was at that game. It was feast or famine with Dareus. He made some excellent plays but had a lot of plays where he was easily neutralized or flat out pushed backwards by the Steelers. Sounds like he was more consistent against the jets, hope he figures it out and it keeps up. He definitely has the talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Dareus has been one of the best DTs in the NFL this season. Not sure why others aren't seeing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Johnson Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Boxers like to talk about how shots to the body slowly take the life out of the fighter. The hit that Dareus put in Gino in the first series is the type of shot that makes a guy want to shut it down for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Dareus has made most of his impact plays lined up as the Left DE where he gets to use a combination of quickness and power. when he is strictly a nose tackle he does get pushed back on run plays. he is a penetrating DT not a Nose Tackle, he excels on pass plays.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Good point...and it's why I don't understand why so many fans give him a hard time...I've thought that he's done "well"...not outstanding, not exceptional, and not walk-on-water type stuff...just "well". But last year he had personal tragedy and a horrid D-Coordinator and the whole team was a wreck...so this year, it seems between NFL maturity and a legit D-Coordinator and a Defense playing to his, and other players', strengths - it's making a postiive difference! I personally love Dareus, so this is just a guess, but I think a lot of it might be due to the successes of guys drafted after him, especially JJ Watt. Plus, a lot of fans tend to get hung up on sacks as the only metric for D-linemen, and maybe don't necessarily understand that 5+ sacks a year is excellent for a DT or 3-4 DE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Boxers like to talk about how shots to the body slowly take the life out of the fighter. The hit that Dareus put in Gino in the first series is the type of shot that makes a guy want to shut it down for the day. That hit by Dareus turned Geno into Princess Phaneuf for the rest of the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 he was disappointing the first 3 games but has played great sense, glad to see it. We need these high picks to produce or we'll always be rebuilding. Not to be a contrarian, but I sat there during the opener and he was absolutely dominating. I know that his PFF score may not have showed it but I know what I saw. That was the best game that I have ever seen him play. I will give you that he has been inconsistent but he is having a borderline pro bowl season. He just needs to perform like yesterday every week. I have been hard on him since he got here but he has certainly improved and showed signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Dareus has made most of his impact plays lined up as the Left DE where he gets to use a combination of quickness and power. when he is strictly a nose tackle he does get pushed back on run plays. he is a penetrating DT not a Nose Tackle, he excels on pass plays.. Yet he has more run stops than any other DL in the league (at least that's what I thought I read somewhere). Can anyone confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Did anyone happen to catch how fast the man crawled after the strip-sack fumble? Some seriously impressive and/or funny stuff there. Guy has been very solid this year. When more wins come, so will the pro-bowls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman128 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 maybe it's just me, I've only been watching the bills for 40 years and it seems like this crew it take many many weeks for the Bills to come out and throttle another team. I can't even remember the last team buffalo beat by more than 3 touchdowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 maybe it's just me, I've only been watching the bills for 40 years and it seems like this crew it take many many weeks for the Bills to come out and throttle another team. I can't even remember the last team buffalo beat by more than 3 touchdowns. How many teams win a lot of games by 21+ points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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