Davis is an asset, but Grady needs to go. I’m not entirely sold on Davis being a starter, although I do like the idea of him/Biermann as our backups in the near future.

Keeping Grady around is a viable option if, and only if, he’ll take a discount. He hasn’t had a quick first step since “Hot in Here” was a top ten hit (circa 2002ish). To that effect, our rush D was 28th in the league last year. Now, I understand we rock the 8 man rotation, but some of that has to fall on Grady.

…if we can’t get them at a bargain price.
I like Jackson, but he can easily be replaced by a combination of (1) a healthy Trey Lewis and (2) a cost effective free agent pickup like Kedric Golston.
I also like Davis because he is a slightly better than average utility player, but he can’t take us to the next level and we’ve already got an expensive utility player in J. Anderson. We should consider letting Davis walk and drafting a stud DE like Larry English, Paul Kruger or Michael Johnson.

This is what I think TD should commit to when negotiating with Chauncey Davis and his agent:
1) Passing downs: Abraham & Davis at DE, the USS Babineaux and Anderson at DT.
2) “Running” downs (goal line situations, third & short, etc): Anderson at DE
3) #1 on depth chart: To be decided at training camp/preseason

Tell his agent that we recognize Chauncey is a skilled player, and we we think that he MAY be starting material, but we don’t know for a fact. Tell them that we’ll sign him to a 1-yr deal for moderate money, and if he earns and performs as the starter, we’ll give him an extension during the season.

BTW, if Davis beats out Anderson for the starting DE spot, Anderson might need to get moved to pass-rushing DT or somewhere else.