Rapoport: It's a Make or Break Year for Marcell Dareus

[billsfan89]

Dareus being the new whipping boy is hilarious. I might agree that he isn't always the dominant player his contract numbers need him to be but he is a good effective player when he is out there. I think it is also so knee jerk to claim that he is terrible and unmotivated when he played a part in a great effort by the defense. The Jets couldn't run the ball at all, the Jets QB didn't have a clean pocket to work with consistently, and the Jets couldn't do much else on most of their drives.

 

It's also one game, can we get a bigger sample size before people pile on a player?

[26CornerBlitz]

@SalSports

Bills rotated DL more than I've ever seen as a unit Sunday. Interesting snap stat counts in next tweet....

Bills DL snap counts of 58 plays Hughes 46 K. Williams 43 S. Lawson 37 Dareus 34 R. Davis 21 A. Washington 15 C. Thornton 13 E. Yarbrough 11

[26CornerBlitz]

@MatthewFairburn

Sean McDermott: "I thought Marcell (Dareus) played a good game."

 

@ChrisBrownBills

McDermott: Dareus played a good game. DT is Unselfish position to play. Freed up LBs to make plays. #Bills

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Pancaked in the end zone and sucking oxygen on the sideline. That was all I noticed today.

So you thought that was oxygen huh?

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@MatthewFairburn

Marcell Dareus was on the field for 3 of 14 3rd down tries Jets had. All were 3rd and 3 or fewer. Wasn't on the field in passing situations.

[Kelly the Dog]

@MatthewFairburn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marcell Dareus was on the field for 3 of 14 3rd down tries Jets had. All were 3rd and 3 or fewer. Wasn't on the field in passing situations.

 

Yeah, a lot of times they had Lorax with his hand down as the fourth rusher.

[CommonCents]

They are going to use 99 like the Giants use Snacks? What a waste.

[SaviorPeterman]

If Dareus don't earn his $100 million contract this year he never will. And next week is a golden opportunity against an elite QB who is currently not firing on all cylinders.

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@ChrisBrownBills

Frazier: heavy rotation on DL will continue especially this week in Carolina where it will be warmer. #Bills

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@JaySkurski

Leslie Frazier on Marcell Dareus' snap count: "From our perspective, it wasn't a limited role." Said Dareus gave the team what they expected

[CommonCents]

That's a tough sell. The teams highest paid player is on the field for about half of the defensive snaps and not playing on 3rd down.

 

With a guy like MD I'm not sure that's a good approach to keep/get him engaged.

[Wayne Arnold]

That's a tough sell. The teams highest paid player is on the field for about half of the defensive snaps and not playing on 3rd down.

 

With a guy like MD I'm not sure that's a good approach to keep/get him engaged.

 

Their job is to win games, not keeping the overpaid child engaged.

[CommonCents]

 

Their job is to win games, not keeping the overpaid child engaged.

If they want to beat good teams they are going to need their best players on the field and locked in. Their job is to win games, wow.

 

They are using him like a two down run stuffing DT. He is all but out of here already. While paying him they should try to salvage some production.

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@MatthewFairburn

Buffalo Bills need more from Marcell Dareus, despite praise from Sean McDermott: http://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2017/09/buffalo_bills_need_more_from_marcell_dareus_despite_praise_from_sean_mcdermott.html

[QCity]

That's a tough sell. The teams highest paid player is on the field for about half of the defensive snaps and not playing on 3rd down.

 

With a guy like MD I'm not sure that's a good approach to keep/get him engaged.

 

I agree with the philosophy of rotating D-linemen, but if you are paying a guy $100M he better be on the field on 3rd downs.

[Wayne Arnold]

If they want to beat good teams they are going to need their best players on the field and locked in. Their job is to win games, wow.

 

They are using him like a two down run stuffing DT. He is all but out of here already. While paying him they should try to salvage some production.

 

That's because that's exactly what Dareus is now. He's not good enough to play as many snaps as KWilliams and Hughes.

[stony]

 

That's because that's exactly what Dareus is now. He's not good enough to play as many snaps as KWilliams and Hughes.

 

Jerry Hughes was nonexistent, not that you'd let that get in the way of a good anti-Dareus take.

Edited September 11, 2017 by stony

[26CornerBlitz]

Marcell Dareus: "I Like the Rotation" (5:09)

Bills Defensive Lineman Marcell Dareus addressed the media after practice topics include; rotating defensive linemen, staying fresh for the 4th quarter, and the challenges facing a duel threat quarterback.

 

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

...prolly a dumb question (known for them), but what EXACTLY is Dareus' motivation or impetus to perform as paid?.......personal pride?.....avoid teammates' wrath?.....McD's doghouse?.....doesn't HE hold all of the cards until the end of 2018 or perhaps June 1, 2019 declared cuts for mitigated cap hit?....seems to me he's driving the "luxury money bus"......

[BillsFan4]

Marcell Dareus: "I Like the Rotation" (5:09)

 

I thought Dareus handled that interview very well.

 

Those reporters were doing their damnedest to try and get him to say something controversial.

They were harping and harping on the whole snap count thing and trying to get Dareus to say how he was mad/frustrated or complain about McDermott's defense, or anything else that would fit the narrative of the story they were obviously trying to write.

 

But he didn't give them anything. He sounded like a guy who was buying in to what McDermott is trying to do. Whether he truly is or not I don't know but he delivered McDermott's message very well IMO.

 

That's one thing I've noticed from just about every player I see interviewed - they all sound a lot like McDermott.

They are all repeating a lot of the same phrases that you hear McDermott say. It gives me hope that this team really is all on the same page and buying in to what this new regime is trying to accomplish.