Um, sometimes safeties cover WR's by themselves, particularly in cover three. And sometimes they cover tight ends by themselves. But I'm sure Coolie knows that.
Burns has a lot of PD's because he plays the ball well when it in the air.
Davis played 38 games in college and had 5 interceptions. He also had 14 PD's in 38 games played. Not great.
But two seasons Daivs only had 3 PDs. Not exactly the mark of a ball hawk, and of course it's easier to break up passes vs College ACC and Big Ten QB's
Burns had six interceptions in his last season alone and was rotated.
It's not hard to see who has the better ball skills in college or the pro's Its Burns.
As to the quiet day comment, Clevland threw it 41 times. Hardly quiet for a DB, their QB's suck and were highly pressured.
Um..yes...Safeties cover WR, TE, RB, and even OT eligible players on occasion, and Cover 3 is used when a personnel package dictates it. Which requires coverage by a safety, when a 10 personnel is used. Or even more so with a 11 group, 20 group, 01 or 02 personnel. Better yet safeties always isolated when they go to Spike's favorite personnel group...Zero/Zero.....or "Five Wide Baby:". But rest assured when offenses come out in a base 11 or 12 formation, the CB's will be single with the receivers ALWAYS. Therefore, more opportunities on play action or drop back in those formations.
The point is, you apparently don't understand defensive formations, the player positions themselves, or how they are used based on what the offense shows before and after the snap, and what the down/distance is.
BTW, Davis played in 44 games in college not 38. Yes you are right he also had 14 PD's. But not 3 in two years. If you actually do research, like check a player's stats, you would notice that Davis had 8 of those 14 PD''s in his Jr. year when he was switched to CB.
AND if you want to impress your knowledge about something....which you don''t,because you only rely on your own biased opinions, explain this. .....Do you know how many PD's Artie Burns had in college? 14. That's right he had 14. The same number as the "not great" Davis. So the not so great 'ball hawk" had the exact amount of PD's in his college career as Artie. Just so you understand, the term "ball hawk" is used for interceptions not PD's. Golson was considered a ball hawk coming out of Ole Miss (he had measly 6 picks and only 11 PDs)...but we can't say anything yet about him....because he hasn't hit the field.
Let me also enrich your limited knowledge about each players stats in college (which doesn't mean anything while both players are in the NFL). Davis had 5 INTs in college, 3 in his final year. Burns, had 7. 6 in his final 12 games as a senior (but had 1 in his previous 22 games). So he had 3 more playing CB, while Davis was playing Safety/CB in his final year. One final informative tidbit for you....Davis had 5 forced fumbles (7 total in college), Artie had none (1 total in college). So an argument could be had that Davis was more of a turnover machine than Burns was.
Cleveland threw 41 times and completed 21 for 246 yards. There were only 6 PDs from the entire secondary. Davis had one, Burns had 2. Ben was 23/36 for 167 with only 2 PD by Cleveland. Yeah....the DB's had a very productive day in swirling 40+ gusting winds that all QB's would love to throw the ball all over the place. Only reason Cleveland threw for almost 250 is because they had their rushing attack eliminated to only 33 yards on 12 carries....
So in your own words...."Its not hard to see" you have no idea what you are talking about sometimes and especially in regards to your viewpoint on Davis. His ball skills in college were comparable from a stat sheet standpoint. From a tackling standpoint Burns had 93, Davis had, hold your breath....319 tackles (221 solos). But this can't be right, because Davis is such a lousy tackler. So everyone else in the world is wrong and you are right.
How about to just admit you don't like the kid and agree to disagree with everyone else and stop trying to justify your dislike by non-existent data you think is out there.
BTW Coolie already knows about defensive formations, player positions and how they are used schematically. Even more so than me I would gather. He's even tried to spell out for you on thousands of occasions, but you can't see past your own biased agenda on bashing Davis to prove something you are not.
