How about Props to D-Ware

[Velvet Jones]

Quick, who's the all-time meaningful sacks leader?

lmao!!

 

[AdamJT13]

Uhhh NO.....we were up by 9 with 1:40 to play, and they had no timeouts.

Uhhh NO. The Bengals had two timeouts left. They didn't use their second timeout until after we knelt on the ball with 18 seconds left (Belichick would have thrown deep on the next play), and they never did use their third timeout.

A nine-point game with 1:44 left is NOT "garbage time." What if that play had been a long TD pass? Then the Bengals wouldn't even NEED to recover the onside kick in order to have a chance at a game-winning field goal. They could have used their timeouts on defense and forced us to punt with about 30 seconds left if we didn't get a first down.

 

[AdamJT13]

I still love him - but his pressures are probably down.
Anyone have that stat?

The coaches credited him with 27 pressures last season (plus 14 sacks).

Going into the Bengals game, the coaches had him with six pressures this season -- on pace for 24 pressures (plus 16 sacks).

Considering that our opponents had almost 10 percent fewer pass plays per game through four games than they did last season, his pressures are about the same and his sacks are up.

 

[Velvet Jones]

The coaches credited him with 27 pressures last season (plus 14 sacks).

Going into the Bengals game, the coaches had him with six pressures this season -- on pace for 24 pressures (plus 16 sacks).

Considering that our opponents had almost 10 percent fewer pass plays per game through four games than they did last season, his pressures are about the same and his sacks are up.

But in 2007, it was 22 meaningful pressures and 12 meaningful sacks. At this rate, he is only good for 17 meaningful pressures and 7 meaningful sacks! That is not acceptable!

 

[goshan]

But in 2007, it was 22 meaningful pressures and 12 meaningful sacks. At this rate, he is only good for 17 meaningful pressures and 7 meaningful sacks! That is not acceptable!

Lol..that was funny.

 

[BigDFan5]

Ware has lost a step and is not as good as he was last year havent you heard?

 

[mmohican29]

It does seem like DeMarcus is neutralized in the pass rush until the 4th Qtr, at least he makes his presence felt in defending the run. A key blindside sack here and again on a QB in the pocket in the first half would stand out a little more than the ones he gets late in ball games. He seems to get alot of his sacks when teams are forced to scramble to make a play and his athletic ability can shine brightest.

 

[AdamJT13]

Ask and you shall receive...

CLE: 4th quarter, 11:10 remaining, 3rd-and-11, Dallas up 28-10
PHI: 4th quarter, 1:23 remaining, 3rd-and-13, Dallas up 41-37
GB: 4th quarter, 0:36 remaining, 2nd-and-10, Dallas up 27-16
WAS: 1st quarter, 3:35 remaining, 3rd-and-7, scoreless
CIN: 4th quarter, 1:44 remaining, 2nd-and-10, Dallas up 31-22

So, two out of his five sacks (PHI and WAS) have been pretty significant, while the other three were pretty well garbage time sacks. OF course, for there to be garbage time sacks, there has to be garbage time, and Ware was a pretty big part of the reason that the D dominated both CLE and GB, in particular.

The only one I'd consider garbage time is the one against Green Bay. Cleveland and Cincinnati still had plenty of time to come back.