I’d say you’re right about it being too high. I like the fact that Davis had his contract restructured to give the Browns more cap space, and the fact that he’s actually making tackles rather than just bumping into guys and hoping they fall down is a nice plus as well.

But I keep reading that so many of his tackles were made well downfield. (It would be nice if the statisticians could figure that part into a meaningful number.) The question I have is (assuming that the claims that he gave up big gains prior to making the tackles is correct): Is it because he was cleaning up someone else’s mess or because he was constantly out of position?

Watching the players on the Browns D glancing around frantically to see where the other players were and where they themselves should be – play after play – the second theory seems very plausible. Then again, that very same scenario could be used to argue the first theory.

I don’t record the games and don’t trust the camera angles to tell the true story, so I’d be interested in what someone with a more critical eye may have seen.

Hi Barry.

I like your work. Thanks for migrating over here

A much better ranking. Still a little high perhaps since I don’t see him starting on many other teams, but then again I have to take into consideration that he does have several years worth of starting experience to increase his value. Maybe in an already-solid defense, he’d be a nice cheap option to plug in a starting role for a year. After all, we originally had similar intentions with a guy like Antwan Peek.

I know you’ve visited here before Barry, but thanks for the contributing comment :-)