Better get used to seeing this guy, Vontae, you just got drafted by the same team!
One thing you notice right away from watching these high school videos of Vontae Davis playing football is that he's got his eye on the ball and on the receiver at the same time. He is known for closing on the receiver and closing on the ball. He is also known for smacking people in the mouth and for being a trash talker at the LOS.
Vontae chose Illinois over Maryland, Michigan State, and Virginia and was the top rated player coming out of Washington, D.C. in 2006. After his 3 year stint there, which included 206 tackles and 7 interceptions (he probably dropped another 7, you can see his inconsistent hands in the videos).
Here, Vontae knocks some poor fella into the middle ages. Makes me want to play again. Who's up for it?
Sean Smith will come in as a reserve, initially battling with Nate Jones, Scorpio Babers, Joey Thomas and Will Billingsley. Davis will come in as a potential starter from day one. I know you're thinking he's a first rounder, he's supposed to start. Well that isn't generally true with cornerbacks, as they now have to learn different schemes, improve their technique, match up against faster, taller, stronger receivers and can often times look bad when first starting out. At this point, I see Davis as part of an open competition with Jason Allen and Eric Green. He might well win out in the end, but don't give him the job before he's earned it.
In any event, I'd be much happier with the following secondary than we were before:
LCB Will Allen, Vontae Davis
SS Yeremiah Bell, Tyrone Culver
FS Gibril Wilson, Chris Clemons
RCB Jason Allen, Eric Green
NCB Nathan Jones, Sean SmithSean Smith will come in as a reserve, initially battling with Nate Jones, Scorpio Babers, Joey Thomas and Will Billingsley. Davis will come in as a potential starter from day one. I know you're thinking he's a first rounder, he's supposed to start. Well that isn't generally true with cornerbacks, as they now have to learn different schemes, improve their technique, match up against faster, taller, stronger receivers and can often times look bad when first starting out. At this point, I see Davis as part of an open competition with Jason Allen and Eric Green. He might well win out in the end, but don't give him the job before he's earned it.
In any event, I'd be much happier with the following secondary than we were before:
LCB Will Allen, Vontae Davis
SS Yeremiah Bell, Tyrone Culver
FS Gibril Wilson, Chris Clemons
RCB Jason Allen, Eric Green
What do you think?
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