Saints need Marcus Davenport to be their next breakout pass-rusher

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The New Orleans Saints let defensive end Trey Hendrickson get away in free agency after he had a breakout 2020 season no one saw coming.

So now, more than ever, the Saints need defensive end Marcus Davenport to have a breakout of his own.

Davenport has shown impressive glimpses during his first three seasons. But thanks in large part to injuries, the 24-year-old has not yet made the kind of consistent impact the Saints were hoping for when they paid a steep price to trade up and land him with the 14th pick in the 2018 NFL draft. They traded away their 2019 first-rounder and 2018 fifth-rounder to move up 13 spots.

Now they also have a big decision looming on whether to double-down on that investment. They have to decide whether to pick up Davenport’s fifth-year option by May 3, which would cost them a guaranteed $9.5 million in 2022.

That would be a significant wager, considering the Saints’ severe salary-cap constraints. And if they do it, they’ll be banking on his potential more than his production.

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dizzle88 · 04-10-2021, 08:51 PM

Carl Granderson is going to have a better year than Davenport.

The Dude · 04-10-2021, 08:57 PM

Uh, yea. Said everyone two years ago.

ChrisXVI · 04-10-2021, 09:34 PM

Needed him to be our breakout pass rusher when we used two 1sts on him. He’s spent more time watching anime and dying his hair than he has sacking QB’s.

Boston Saint · 04-10-2021, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Needed him to be our breakout pass rusher when we used two 1sts on him. He’s spent more time watching anime and dying his hair than he has sacking QB’s.

He’s not much better dying than he is at sacking.

K Major · 04-11-2021, 12:00 AM

Meh ...

Last year it was his foot, the year before it was his elbow. This is his 4th season in NO.

Marcus needs to stay on the field in 2021 and produce.

K Major · 04-11-2021, 12:02 AM

BTW 9.5M is kinda cheap even for a inconsistent pass rusher.

SmashMouth · 04-11-2021, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

BTW 9.5M is kinda cheap even for a inconsistent pass rusher.

He'll need to step for a whole season to deserve an extension. Even then, he's no Caneron Jordan.

Boston Saint · 04-11-2021, 01:11 PM

I would just hate for him to go somewhere else and tear up the league like Akiem Hicks did.

jnormand · 04-11-2021, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Needed him to be our breakout pass rusher when we used two 1sts on him. He’s spent more time watching anime and dying his hair than he has sacking QB’s.

And it's not like he's been double teamed all the time. He had Cam on the other side.

They put Trey in there and gave him more snaps...guess what? The guy ends up being a badass.

Truth be told, I really wonder what we could've gotten had we had Trey in there more often over the last few years instead of pushing paper cut man in there all the time.

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Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,211 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) The New Orleans Saints let defensive end Trey Hendrickson get away in free agency after he had a breakout 2020 season no one saw coming. So now, more than ever, the Saints need defensive end Marcus Davenport to have a breakout of his own. Davenport has shown impressive glimpses during his first three seasons. But thanks in large part to injuries, the 24-year-old has not yet made the kind of consistent impact the Saints were hoping for when they paid a steep price to trade up and land him with the 14th pick in the 2018 NFL draft. They traded away their 2019 first-rounder and 2018 fifth-rounder to move up 13 spots. Now they also have a big decision looming on whether to double-down on that investment. They have to decide whether to pick up Davenport’s fifth-year option by May 3, which would cost them a guaranteed $9.5 million in 2022. That would be a significant wager, considering the Saints’ severe salary-cap constraints. And if they do it, they’ll be banking on his potential more than his production. more from Triplett Attached Thumbnails
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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,360	Re: Saints need Marcus Davenport to be their next breakout pass-rusher Carl Granderson is going to have a better year than Davenport. jnormand, SmashMouth and jeanpierre like this.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints need Marcus Davenport to be their next breakout pass-rusher Needed him to be our breakout pass rusher when we used two 1sts on him. He’s spent more time watching anime and dying his hair than he has sacking QB’s. jnormand, jeanpierre and dizzle88 like this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,624 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints need Marcus Davenport to be their next breakout pass-rusher Meh ... Last year it was his foot, the year before it was his elbow. This is his 4th season in NO. Marcus needs to stay on the field in 2021 and produce. jnormand and SmashMouth like this.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,211 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Saints need Marcus Davenport to be their next breakout pass-rusher Originally Posted by K Major BTW 9.5M is kinda cheap even for a inconsistent pass rusher. He'll need to step for a whole season to deserve an extension. Even then, he's no Caneron Jordan.

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Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: Saints need Marcus Davenport to be their next breakout pass-rusher I would just hate for him to go somewhere else and tear up the league like Akiem Hicks did.

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jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,689	Re: Saints need Marcus Davenport to be their next breakout pass-rusher Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Needed him to be our breakout pass rusher when we used two 1sts on him. He’s spent more time watching anime and dying his hair than he has sacking QB’s. And it's not like he's been double teamed all the time. He had Cam on the other side. They put Trey in there and gave him more snaps...guess what? The guy ends up being a badass. Truth be told, I really wonder what we could've gotten had we had Trey in there more often over the last few years instead of pushing paper cut man in there all the time. dizzle88 likes this.