There is a certain level of expectation and responsibility that comes along with being the successor to one of the leaders of last year’s defense, especially when Davenport is making the kind of money he does. This isn’t like New Orleans, where Marcus was on a rookie contract learning from and playing alongside an established veteran in Cameron Jordan. Davenport is 27 years old and is entering his 6th year in the league. He is a veteran making an eight-figure salary, yet he still acts like a rookie. That’s the problem.
I’m really hoping Davenport is able to play against the Carolina Panthers, otherwise it’ll look very bad for Kwesi from a roster management standpoint. Should Marcus miss the Panthers game, it will have been four weeks without Davenport on the field playing a significant amount of snaps. I’m not gonna count the four snaps he played against the Eagles. The fact of the matter is, if the Vikings knew this was a lingering ankle injury then they should’ve freed up a roster spot by putting him on IR and having him miss the first four games of the season.
Either way, this isn’t a good look for Marcus Davenport. I’ll close this out with JJ Watt’s famous post-game presser where he went on a rant about players not caring or putting in effort, because I think it applies here.
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