ANDRA DAVIS IS HE A 3 DOWN LB N IS HE FOR REAL.... (1 Viewer)

[eddy13]

Andra davis had a great game is he worth picking up and a 3 down lb...

 

[eddy13]

Andra davis had a great game is he worth picking up and a 3 down lb...

9 tackles n a sack...

 

[Spartans346]

This is a very good question. IDP experts can you answer this?

 

[HockeyScotty]

I have to say that I was very impressed with Andre Davis, for the things he is best at, he excelled.

He was able to knife through blockers and get to the ball-carrier and harass the QB when they blitzed him. D.J. Williams was always "lost in the wash" compared to Andre.

However, there were several plays where Andre got burned in his zone coverage and his man gained lots of yards.

Wesley Woodyard still looked very good in coverage.

So, YES Andre Davis IS FOR REAL.

But, NO (at this time) I don't think he is a "3 DOWN LB" in the sense that he will play in obvious passing downs.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Davis did not play in the nickel packages, but remains very active in run support. As with any backer who sits in the nickel, he's a huge risk of missing 60% or more of the defensive snaps in any given week. Barring multiple injuries (Woodyard, Barrett, etc), he will not earn himself a role in the nickel.

 

[thatguy]

Davis did not play in the nickel packages, but remains very active in run support. As with any backer who sits in the nickel, he's a huge risk of missing 60% or more of the defensive snaps in any given week. Barring multiple injuries (Woodyard, Barrett, etc), he will not earn himself a role in the nickel.

What are the chances that he remains a viable starting LB (ala Trotter of a few years ago) in a limited role? I guess my question is, how often do players used in this capacity actually make a big enough impact to be worthy of starting (as say a LB2/3).

 

[Jene Bramel]

Davis did not play in the nickel packages, but remains very active in run support. As with any backer who sits in the nickel, he's a huge risk of missing 60% or more of the defensive snaps in any given week. Barring multiple injuries (Woodyard, Barrett, etc), he will not earn himself a role in the nickel.

What are the chances that he remains a viable starting LB (ala Trotter of a few years ago) in a limited role? I guess my question is, how often do players used in this capacity actually make a big enough impact to be worthy of starting (as say a LB2/3).

Trotter was on pace for around 70-75 solos when he played a limited nickel role. Lofton and Leroy Hill have approached 70 solos at the top of their game in nickel roles. In a similar role in Cleveland, Davis had 51 and 62 solos.That's not to say they're never worthy of starting. Tulloch has had a handful of games with six or more solos over the past two years. Lofton had three or four LB2 games last year. Sometimes you can project a player to overcome the limitations based on matchups, run-pass ratios, etc. I don't think Davis is a Lofton caliber player where you can trust him to make a significant enough percentage of his team's tackles when you expect a heavy dose of base defensive snaps. I'd rather let someone else deal with that inconsistency.