But you could argue he was the best player when he was on the field. This past game against the Seahawks for instance, he didn’t record a single sack. He puts consistent pressure on opposing quarterbacks, and even when he’s not coming up with sacks, he still makes things difficult with how he beats offensive linemen.
Racking up 34 pressures in just 11 games last season - and 51 and six sacks the year before that - health has been the only thing keeping Davenport from being a star in this league. Through the past couple of seasons, Davenport has been one of this defense’s best players when healthy. And he loves nothing more than watching anime and plowing through offensive tackles. This is why, despite the effectiveness of the defense so far this season, the Saints rank 29th in Team PFF Pass Rush grade (63.2).īut there is a guy who can come in and fix this if he can stay healthy. Through six games, you’d like to have at least two pass rushers averaging more than three pressures a game. And they only have three with more than 10 - Tanoh Kpassagnon (13), Carl Granderson (12) and Demario Davis (11). New Orleans only has one person on the defense with over 13 QB pressures this entire season, and that’s Cam Jordan with 24 - via PFF. The one area that has been lacking a bit on this defense, and maybe the one thing keeping it from being a truly elite unit, is the pass rush. In large part, these numbers have been due to the Saints’ stingy coverage unit and run defense. The New Orleans Saints defense has been good pretty much all season no matter the circumstance, but the presence of Marcus Davenport adds an element to the pass rush that could move this defense up a level even higher.ĭefensive coordinator Dennis Allen’s defense is tied for fifth in the league in yards per play allowed (5.2), seventh in third down percentage allowed (33.73%) and third in points allowed per game (16.8).
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