The two transactions Mike Maccagnan pulled off over the last 24-to-36 hours did one explicit thing for Todd Bowles’ New York Jets defense.
He acquired pure speed.
First, odd-man out and safety who can’t cover your grandmother, Calvin Pryor, was traded to the Cleveland Browns for linebacker Demario Davis, the former Jet. Why the Browns would want Pryor when they already have a suspect speed safety in rookie Jabrill Peppers is beyond me. They now have a duo that can lose 40-yard dashes to linebackers, but that’s neither here nor there.
Davis, 28, who played with the Jets from 2012 through 2015, will now add depth to an already thin inside linebacker spot.