Saints Film Room: Marcus Davenport is playing a lot better than you think

RevDeuceWindham said
Hey Who Dats! Got another one for you. I break down all 6 sacks from the Monday Night win against the Texans. If you've got questions, drop em below!

Link to Article: https://theathletic.com/1201350/201...nport-is-playing-a-lot-better-than-you-think/

Example of one of the six sacks:

One question swirling around Who Dat Nation is whether Marcus Davenport, the small school defensive end the Saints spent two first-round draft picks on to nab in 2018, is improving and pulling his weight. The only way he’ll satisfy fans is by filling up the box score. Meanwhile, his tape shows he’s probably keeping the coaches pretty happy.

Jordan got the first sack of the night, but it was Davenport playing the facilitator role that makes the play happen. Over the past couple of seasons, the Saints defensive line, primarily with Rankins and Jordan, has excelled when running twists/stunts to create pass rush lanes against opposing offensive lines. In this iteration Davenport is going to crash down inside against Houston (and former Saints) guard Senio Kelemete before altering his path upfield to take on tackle Laremy Tunsil. Davenport also manages to interrupt the running back’s block attempt, and anytime you can clear out three players in a stunt, you did a very good job.

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Thanks for that magnificent breakdown. And that is why defense is a team game. Davenport gets zero credit on this play from mostlocal & especially national media. But it is a perfect & prime example of the role he played all night the other night. I also noticed this type of play when Hendrickson got one of his sacks as well. If we're mopping up with 6 sacks/game & almost a 50% pressure rating on the QB when he goes back to throw, I personally don't care who's name goes by the the sack number. It shows all of our guys are working as a unit & that UNITY is what we need to win another superbowl.