teude Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017/9/27/16365014/darius-slay-an-elite-cornerback Good article about Darius Slay. Early season has been great and i think this is the year when Darius really makes breakthrough to NFL elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 He's done well against Julio Jones and OBJ so far this year, two of the elite WRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitroar Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Heck yeah. He has no flaws in his game as far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagahide13 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 He's probably top 5. He's obviously no Champ Bailey (yet), but he's among the best in the game right now for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theuntouchable Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 As far as right now, I would say he's elite. I hate using that term but Slay is definitely up there as far as what's out there right now. I don't know if it was a scheme thing but I don't know why they wouldn't stick him on diggs this past weekend. The times that Diggs got longer balls it seemed like slay was elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I don't think so. He's been really good for a while, but to be recognized as truly elite, generally, you have to do it for longer. Look at previous elite corners - take a guy like Darrelle Revis for example. He was the best (or top 2) for many years. I could make an argument that over the past three years, Slay has not been a top three or five CB in the league. Whereas over that same timespan, I would say Patrick Peterson has been elite. Or Richard Sherman has been. Slay can be on that level, he just has to do it consistently longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superduperman Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I think he's got excellent cover skills, but he needs to take that next step into getting a consistent number of takeaways if he wants to be considered a true star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinneasGage Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 joe flacco of CBs imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 51 minutes ago, jfinley88 said: joe flacco of CBs imo So one incredible playoff run and a career of average at best? I don't see it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitroar Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Dudes like that are why I stopped coming in here. Please just stay out unless you have something constructive to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theuntouchable Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 3 hours ago, detroitroar said: Dudes like that are why I stopped coming in here. Please just stay out unless you have something constructive to add. you have to know him to understand him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagahide13 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 On 10/3/2017 at 12:15 PM, showtime said: I don't think so. He's been really good for a while, but to be recognized as truly elite, generally, you have to do it for longer. Look at previous elite corners - take a guy like Darrelle Revis for example. He was the best (or top 2) for many years. I could make an argument that over the past three years, Slay has not been a top three or five CB in the league. Whereas over that same timespan, I would say Patrick Peterson has been elite. Or Richard Sherman has been. Slay can be on that level, he just has to do it consistently longer. I'd say that feels about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcanadian Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 In man coverage, he is a very solid NFL CB, but to be elite, you have to be able to physically manhandle WR's and I do not think Slay also has that ability. I think he is probably a little weak in press coverage as he isn't really a big CB, which is always going to limit him somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 7 hours ago, Iamcanadian said: In man coverage, he is a very solid NFL CB, but to be elite, you have to be able to physically manhandle WR's and I do not think Slay also has that ability. I think he is probably a little weak in press coverage as he isn't really a big CB, which is always going to limit him somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theuntouchable Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 On 10/8/2017 at 3:44 AM, Iamcanadian said: In man coverage, he is a very solid NFL CB, but to be elite, you have to be able to physically manhandle WR's and I do not think Slay also has that ability. I think he is probably a little weak in press coverage as he isn't really a big CB, which is always going to limit him somewhat. He's not big but he knows what he's doing. Is he elite at press? No but he is very quick and has a decent pop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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