T0mShane Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Linebacker Demario Davis says Jets have 'got to work a lot harder' to be the best defense in the NFL By Manish Mehta The Jets may be brimming with confidence entering the second week of training camp, but not everyone is fully on board with a pair of bold proclamations made to the Daily News in recent days. Rookie cornerback Dee Milliner said that he’s the best cornerback in the league, while veteran outside linebacker Calvin Pace proclaimed that the Jets have the best defense in the NFL. Third-year linebacker Demario Davis hopes both of them are right, but he isn’t prepared to say that his team is the best anything just yet. “Can we be? Yes, of course, everybody knows that, everybody believes that, people have seen that,” Davis said of the defense on Sirius XM radio on Tuesday. “But what it seems like is that, it seems like too many people are saying we can be the best defense or we are the best defense but the work has to show it.” “You know, as far as me seeing it, have we been putting in the work to be the best defense?” Davis continued. “I would say no. In the first couple weeks we’ve got to work a lot harder. Guys gotta put more individual time in, you’ve got to watch a lot more film, you’ve got to stay on the field a lot longer, you’ve got to come out a lot earlier. It’s not just what is mandatory. If you want to be the best you’ve got to do more. Being the best doesn’t just happen.” Davis, one of the young leaders on Rex Ryan’s defense, made it clear the journey to the top of the mountaintop is a long one. He has already said that he believes the Jets are “more than a playoff team,” but realizes that being the best defense in the league won’t happen overnight. “I’ve seen a lot of people saying that,” Davis said. “I’ve said it myself but personally I don’t feel like we’re putting in the work right now to be the best. We have a long way to go and right now we’re not on pace to be the best. We’ve got to start fast this year. We can’t afford to try to catch fire late in the season. We’ve got to start fast.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Pushups for Demario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundunit Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I Continue to be a huge fan of this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Well, someone needs to say it. This team is painfully cocky even when they haven't earned the right to talk that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 shocked mehta didn't go with a davis vs pace angle, where davis throws pace under the bus he's slipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Finally a voice of reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Secretly a stud and by far the best LBer on the roster. This is one of my favorite players on the team, even if he does have crazy outdated beliefs that he feels the need to share (IIRC he was outspokenly against homosexuality). As a football player the guy can really ball. might be the best sideline to sideline ILB/MLBLB they've had since a young Vilma, and he brings a physicality that Vilma lacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Love this dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 OMG SO M UCH REAL YOU GUYS!!! #reallyreal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Sounds like somebody needs swagger counseling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWC611 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Davis' candor is refreshing... It is good to see someone grounded enough to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShow Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 it's nice having guys like Snacks and Mo, actual Team Leaders and not I, I, I!!! push your teamates to put in the work! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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