Ok, here's my take on this situation. Rather then take a chance on Davis - who is coming off of his own MCL injury, how he could possibly learn the MLB position for the opener while hurt is beyond me... but moving on to the point.
The point in drafting is all about value. Based on Davis' numbers, he's going to go early in IDP drafts. My draft is a 14-teamer and it's 2 days away.
I'll take the chance on Dan Connor in either of the last 3 rounds over a hurt Davis who in my opinion, will get drafted too high.
1. Davis won't be considered for MLB, unless I read you wrong.2. Didn't Davis already return to practice, so is he still hurt?
Why take a Connor type over a proven player like Davis?
Let's talk numbers, Davis was ranked #20 overall in my IDP in scoring last season. People already know his potential and I really think that he reached it last year and don't see him going much higher then #20 again this season.I tend to favor MLB because tackles is the only consistent stat year to year you can count on in IDP leagues and the LB spot, the best to get those numbers. And with Carolina, you're talking about a 4-3 defense with last year's leading tackler having sustained an injury that most have been mum about, although the typical ready by the season opener talk is well underway, let's say it's more serious, or let's say he doesn't play week 1?
With that said, I'm willing to take a flyer on Dan Connor in the last round, even if it's just for one weeks worth of stats.
Oh, about the MLB comment, I was referring to what was already said in this thread, some people were leaning towards Davis replacing the injured Beason at MLB; but that was just speculation, it's pretty much confirmed that Dan Connor is the back-up and no one is sliding over to replace his position -
News about Dan Connor starting
So my answer as to why take Connor in the draft over a proven player like Davis, is Davis will likely be gone in the first 15-25 IDP's drafted, Connor will still be looking for a roster when the last few rounds roll around, so if the Beason injury turns out to be serious, then the #6 overall-rated IDP player last season's stats have to slide somewhere, and my money is that a good bit of that lands on Dan Connor's shoulders, again, even if it's just for one week, I'll take my chances!