None of Davis' $3.7 million salary is guaranteed, meaning the Jets can cut him before the season with no cap hit whatsoever. If Davis makes the team, it won't be at $3.7 million. That's too much money for a backup. More than likely the Jets really want to keep him around, they'd ask him to take a pay cut.
Davis could be a solid situational presence in case something happens to Harris, who at 33 isn't getting any younger. He also will provide competition for Lee, who still hasn't reached his potential. Maybe Bowles will use them in a three-linebacker rotation to keep everybody fresh. If the Jets are impressed by Davis, 28, maybe they re-sign him to replace Harris in 2018.
The bottom line is this could go in a number of different directions. It's called flexibility, and that's a good thing. There's also a comfort level because this coaching staff knows the player's strengths and weaknesses. They also know he's a solid guy in the locker room.
At the end of the day saying moving Pryor to open up cap space was the goal, then taking back someone who has clearly a higher cap number doesn't bode well for his chances to make the active roster well at his current cap number that is.
Looking at the numbers inside, the competition if there is truly one is bleak at best. The team just re-signed Julian Stanford who is more than likely Darron Lee's backup. Bringing back Bruce Carter who last year was David Harris' backup, has me scratching my head in this deal to acquire Demario. Fully expect Connor Harris to push for a roster spot but inevitably end up on the practice squad. So do we really have room for Demario? Or was this just an attempt to rid Pryor while taking nothing in return (non-guaranteed contract)?
Davis could be a solid situational presence in case something happens to Harris, who at 33 isn't getting any younger. He also will provide competition for Lee, who still hasn't reached his potential. Maybe Bowles will use them in a three-linebacker rotation to keep everybody fresh. If the Jets are impressed by Davis, 28, maybe they re-sign him to replace Harris in 2018.
The bottom line is this could go in a number of different directions. It's called flexibility, and that's a good thing. There's also a comfort level because this coaching staff knows the player's strengths and weaknesses. They also know he's a solid guy in the locker room.
At the end of the day saying moving Pryor to open up cap space was the goal, then taking back someone who has clearly a higher cap number doesn't bode well for his chances to make the active roster well at his current cap number that is.
Looking at the numbers inside, the competition if there is truly one is bleak at best. The team just re-signed Julian Stanford who is more than likely Darron Lee's backup. Bringing back Bruce Carter who last year was David Harris' backup, has me scratching my head in this deal to acquire Demario. Fully expect Connor Harris to push for a roster spot but inevitably end up on the practice squad. So do we really have room for Demario? Or was this just an attempt to rid Pryor while taking nothing in return (non-guaranteed contract)?
