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[QUOTE="Jersey Orange, post: 112605, member: 979"]
Davis will be a special linebacker at Syracuse - not only does the staff believe this but so do other coaches in the Big East who have seen him on film.  At this point Davis is about 40% of what he will be in two years.  He is just starting to learn the defensive playbook and has struggled a little with moving close to the line of scrimmage of the linebacker position (the plays get on top of you much quicker).  He also needs to spend time in the weight room as I understand that he was down to about 208 by the end of the season.    However - the kid is very strong in the weight room and ran in the low 4.5s in the spring.    The belief is that he will be able to maintain that speed and play at about 220 in the fall.    Conley believes that Davis can turn into a star not just in terms of being a pash rusher and a side line to side line player but as a LB that can match up with TE's as well.   The final piece of the puzzle will be for Davis to develop as an in-the-box run defender.   This kid will be a great linebacker and I cannot see him getting supplanted at any time in the near future.
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