Davenport was under the supervision of the coaching staff for much of the offseason, wasn't he. You mean he put on 15 pounds between the end of offseason training in June and reporting to camp in late July?
I suspect that had Davenport added so much weight during that brief period, the coaching staff would have so irate that those in the media would have been talking about early and often.
I was not in favor of the trade when it was made and still have serious doubts about whether it should have been made. But with all respect to Swimmer and Coach Pete, I would like to get some confirmation of this from someone else because I think Deuce and Strief at some point would have commented on this.