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Ryan Davis is a playmaker. He needs to be on the field more IMO. After many years of searching, we finally found our DPR. He brings added value in that he can rush from the inside as well as out wide. 

 

  Davis is really the player that flashed to me.   Marks play should surprise no one, because he's been playing that way since at least the second half of last year.   I already have him among  the league's top 3 techs.    But Davis playing interior nickel pass rusher with that first step  is a weapon.   When you can sub-package 4 legit pass rushers with Clemons, Marks, Davis and Branch and drop 7 into coverage you're playing big boy football.  

 

Chris Smith did some nice things and has obvious talent, but he was taking advantage of a bunch of scrubs in their first preseason game who barely know the basic playbook using basic snap counts.    Legit pros would take advantage of that with hard counts.   He's also going to have to learn an inside speed to power move when he plays against legit NFL tackles to keep them honest.  

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