Demario Davis leaving would make linebacker a paramount need for Saints

New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis (56) | Stephen Lew-Imagn ImagesDemario Davis is a pending free agent and his recent comments about weighing his options should scare New Orleans Saints fans. It was easy to brush off at first, but as time goes on, brushing off those comments feels foolish. If Davis does leave, linebacker quietly creeps into arguably the three biggest needs on the team.

In his eight years in New Orleans, Davis has been more than just one of the best players on the Saints defense. He's become the vocal leader of defense and one of the faces of the team. Once Drew Brees retired, Davis became the emotional leader of the team. The linebacker leaving New Orleans felt…