I do not think he was nasty at all, just a dirty player in practice but on game day when players started punching back it showed he did not have the ability to counter.
Davenport’s problem was only his inability to stay healthy. He was an impact player in the few games a season he wasn’t banged up.
Penning’s (and I was a big fan of drafting him and was excited when it briefly appeared he was improving) problems -
He plays too high allowing him to get pushed back to the QB or easily tossed to the ground.
Slow feet. This makes him easily beaten by speed rushers around the edge.
Terrible handwork. Having a great body punch or the ability to bat down pass rushers arms is essential for a LT. Penning can’t do either.
We were told this guy was a nasty Kyle Turkey type OL. He may have bullied guys in college but he gets bullied in the pros.
Doug Marrone has been pretty terrible this year but if there were anything worth salvaging he would’ve improved Penning a little. Switching him to Guard or trading for him for pretty much anything is all they left.