Maryland CB Sean Davis

Sean Davis was actually top 3 in my safety rankings; right behind Justin Simmons and Karl Joseph. More importantly, Pittsburgh wanted a safety who can cover tight ends. Being a player who has the hips and functional strength, Davis should have little to no problem cracking the lineup considering that Robert Golden; while smart, is a decent athlete.

 

Giants picked Landon Collins in the second round 2015, he started at SS day one, recorded 112 combined tackles a forced fumble and a pick not a great cover safety but at strong he made plenty of tackles good enough to be their starter again this year, were not talking rocket science here, Davis can handle the safety position game 1, he is big like collins in fact he is taller, faster than collins, and can bang with the best of them, also he can cover receivers a lot better than collins, those of you that dont think he will start any games this year, i'll predict he will start some games this year if not game 1....

 

If you think Landon Collins 3 years of starting in the Alabama defense at SS is comparable to Sean Davis starting at CB for most of last season.... that's your choice. I happen to think that the coaching, scheme/playbook experience, and development that you get from Nick Saban is just a bit different than what you get at Maryland. And playing a different position than the one you are being targeted for in the NFL (for the final year of your college development) has an impact on your readiness. Call me crazy.

Starting early in the NFL is not about size and speed... we're not talking rocket science, but we are talking NFL playbooks, NFL schemes, and NFL level competition.

There's a 0% chance that Davis starts day 1.
Could he learn and earn the job at some point in the season, potentially. But he's got a lot of work to do to prove he's not a coverage liability.

 

Or just to be more simple with it, Tomlin rarely starts any rookie day one. For any reason. Good or bad.

I wouldn't apply that 0% to the entire 16 game season just yet though. The only 0% thats true at this point is 0% of us know how exactly how its gonna go down while these prospects are healthy and we're not even into mini-camps.

 

www.steelersdepot.com/2016/04/sean-davis-physicality-perfect-fit-pittsburgh/
I think Davis is going to be the star of this draft class. He considers himself as big as a safety, strong as a linebacker and as fast as a corner, he doesn't lack for confidence.

 

I too think Davis starts at SS from game one. Why? What are our options? Will Allen? Please. And the match up is tailor made for him to do well. Because I dont think Cousins is all that great a QB, nor do I think the redskins Offensive line is that stout. And if need be, I'm not afraid of allowing Davis to match up on their TE Reed.

 

Davis racked up about 230 tackles in the two seasons he started at safety with a couple of picks, he was put in at corner due to injuries and still had a good year; Tomlin seems to think he will have 3 rookie starters on defense this year:

http://www.thescore.com/news/1019171

 

You are the king of straw man arguments.

 

Everyone who has said there is a 0% chance that Davis starts day 1 makes me laugh.

It is unlikely that Davis will start day 1 but it is not impossible.

It's probably a 10% chance which is too bad because I would love to rub that arrogant 0% chance statement in everyone's face if Davis does start day 1.

 

What did you think the relevance of the tackle stats was?

That's a nice Tomlin quote... what did you expect him to say, "Rookies have no change to start"?

 

Are you even remotely familiar with the Redskins? Or are you just trying to be as wrong as possible?

Jordan Reed
2nd in receptions
5th in yards
2nd in TDs
4th in 20+ yd plays
1st in 1st downs

yea... totally, let's stick a rookie who spent last year playing outside corner on one of the games best TEs.....

Of the QBs with more than 400 attempts last year, here is the list of those that had a better QB Rating than Cousins:
Russel Wilson, Tom Brady, and Carson Palmer

Their offensive line surrendered a mere 27 sacks last year (that would be good for FOURTH in the NFL), and that was after losing 2 starters in the first 5 weeks. Their line features a franchise/pro bowl LT and a high end Guard in Scherf, along with returning quality starters.

 

If it was impossible to beat out Robert Golden then he would have started over Will Allen and the Steelers wouldn't have taken a S in round 2.

If Golden is injured in camp Davis will start.

It really isn't that far fetched.

 

The only Steeler defender with the size and athletic ability to shadow tight ends is Shazier.

Steelers will emphasize the zone again. Golden saw 40% of defensive snaps against the Patriots when Gronk had 3 TDs.

I don't understand the argument that Davis couldn't start against Jordan Reed as if he would be playing man coverage. It will be disproportionately zone.

 

Exactly. Because there is no reason to have to play man defense with Cousins as QB. Only elite QB's would we need to go man coverage. Just more of someone twisting and changing other people's statements to argue with them.

 

The straw man part was you pretending anyone said Davis would be a HOF.

Show me who said anything remotely close to that.

That is the ridiculous straw man you made.

If Tomlin says there is a "realistic chance" the Steelers start 3 rookies on defense I am inclined to believe there is a small chance any 1 of the 3 rookies could start game 1. There is no indication there is a 0% chance.

In the last 3 drafts the Steelers have drafted defense with at least one of the first two picks and all four of those players have started as rookies.

It is more likely than not that Davis will start at some point next season and he has a better chance than the other draft picks based on the little confidence shown in Golden and Shamarko.

I think most people would agree that the more experience a rookie can get before the playoffs the better they will play. I'm pretty sure that would be the only argument anyone would make in favor of starting Davis early.

It has nothing to do with him being a future HOF.