Exclusive: Bucs Corner Wants To Be More Offensive On Defense

Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis obtained paid this offseason, however that hasn’t suppressed his starvation to enhance. After receiving a three-year, $45 million contract, Davis is aware of the place he must step up his recreation. It begins with making extra turnovers, turning his league-leading 48 cross breaks up since 2019 into interceptions.

Via three days of camp, the fifth-year nook is doing simply that. He has two interceptions to date in coaching camp, crediting it to taking extra probabilities and attacking the ball.

“Simply getting extra comfy with the protection and taking probabilities,” Davis instructed PewterReport.com. “Being aggressive. Not being so defensive, though I play protection. I don’t wish to have that defensive angle. I wish to have extra of an offensive angle in relation to attacking the ball and getting the ball again. Simply being extra in assault mode.”

Davis, who has but to make a Professional Bowl in his younger profession, has shut down a number of the recreation’s prime receivers. However on the cornerback place, it’s all about getting the ball again in your offense. Dallas nook Trevon Diggs was named a First-Crew All-Professional and Professional Bowl choice based mostly off his league-leading 11 interceptions. However if you watched him carefully, he gave up a number of massive performs in protection.

Whereas Davis has confirmed to be a real shutdown nook, till he can create extra turnovers on protection, he received’t obtain the league-wide recognition. That might change this season, although. With the additions up entrance, Davis thinks they are going to play a giant function in serving to him be extra”offensive” on protection.

“Having strain on the quarterback at all times provides the DBs an opportunity to cowl much less, but in addition get some unhealthy balls out that offers us an opportunity to make some performs,” Davis mentioned.

These additions haven’t gone unnoticed by Davis and whereas gamers aren’t in pads but,  the strain the entrance seven has created has led to 6 interceptions by means of the primary three days of camp. There have been just a few dropped picks for the protection as effectively. If Davis can continues to make performs on the ball, he might discover himself lastly within the Professional Bowl dialog.