After the acquisitions of Shawne Merriman, Nick Barnett, and Marcell Dareus it's easy to forget about the Bills signing of Andra Davis a year ago. Davis is a forgotten man mostly because an injury (that he tried playing through) kept him out of the second half of the season last year. Some fans even speculated if he would make the team this year. But the coaching staff knew all along - Davis is a key member of this defense at a position that appeared to be the team's weakness before the emergence of Merriman and signing of Barnett.
When the Bills signed him as a free agent, expectations weren't too high because the Denver Broncos released him after one season with the team where he had 90 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Not bad, right? Apparently not good enough for the Broncos who originally signed him to a 2 year deal. This move was seen as a surprise to many in the media because of his productive season with the Broncos.
He was well on his way to equaling those numbers last year with 40 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception before his injury forced him to IR.
Yesterday will likely be remembered as the Shawne Merriman show but Andra Davis put in a solid performance as well. If Davis can stay healthy (a key theme with this team, right?) he could be a productive Linebacker much like his days with the Browns, where he spent 7 years. In 2005 he racked up 149 tackles. In 2006 he had 104 tackles.
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