An open apology to Panthers running back Mike Davis

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Like many of you, I thoroughly enjoy putting myself in the shoes of Marty Hurney and playing the part of general manager of the Carolina Panthers. When it comes to managing the salary cap I’ve spent the last two seasons looking at Mike Davis’ $3 million cap hit and concluding, “Well there’s some easy money to free up. C’mon Marty! Just cut Mike Davis already since Christian McCaffrey never leaves the field!”

I don’t mind admitting when I’m wrong. And I was wrong about Mike Davis.

Now, my error had more to do with the concept of Mike Davis as a contract versus Mike Davis as a player. When Carolina claimed him off waivers in November 2019 he came with a…