{"id":36231,"date":"2017-06-01T18:24:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T22:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=36231"},"modified":"2017-06-01T18:24:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T22:24:17","slug":"davis-for-pryor-swap-makes-some-cent-for-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2017\/06\/01\/davis-for-pryor-swap-makes-some-cent-for-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis for Pryor Swap Makes Some Cent$ for Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2017\/06\/01\/calvin-pryor-traded-demario-davis-returns\/#sthash.6vYxfUSm.dpbs\"><strong>Today&#8217;s\u00a0trade<\/strong><\/a> of safety Calvin Pryor to the Cleveland Browns for former Jets linebacker Demario Davis has been met with a <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.jetnation.com\/topic\/132637-calvin-pryor-traded-to-browns-for-demario-davis-merged\/?page=20#comment-3395607\"><strong>lukewarm response<\/strong><\/a> from Jets fans who remember Davis&#8217; struggles in pass coverage just a couple of seasons ago as the team&#8217;s starting linebacker alongside David Harris.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36233\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36233\" class=\"wp-image-36233\" src=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3731-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3731-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3731-600x549.jpg 600w, https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3731-768x702.jpg 768w, https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3731-1024x936.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_3731.jpg 1961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jets former first round pick Calvin Pryor is heading to Cleveland.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Anyone who is upset by this deal should keep a few things in mind.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, Pryor had no place on this roster. \u00a0Long before <a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2017\/04\/28\/new-york-jets-nfl-draft-report-jets-shopping-sheldon-pryor\/#sthash.Peb7sEDD.dpbs\"><strong>trade rumors<\/strong><\/a> started and the Jets drafted Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye in rounds one and two respectively of the NFL draft, we said that a Calvin Pryor <a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2017\/01\/17\/once-seen-as-impossible-former-new-york-jets-football-gm-worse-than-feared\/#sthash.sjUtjQ9E.dpbs\"><strong>could be on his way out of town<\/strong><\/a>, and now he is.<\/p>\n<p>Then of course, Getting a little something is better than getting nothing.<\/p>\n<p>According to NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Jets were ready to release Pryor outright, getting nothing in exchange for the former first round pick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Good for both. Jets were planning to release Calvin Pryor. Browns get a shot with him. Jets get back a player who has no money guaranteed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tf61DErwkS\">https:\/\/t.co\/Tf61DErwkS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/870268457866190848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Getting Davis gives the Jets a player who, at the very worst, can compete to back up linebacker David Harris. \u00a0If he&#8217;s cut loose before then, you can file it under &#8220;cap savings&#8221; as the Jets will be able to part ways with Davis, saving $1.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of personnel or roster upgrade, it&#8217;s not a lot better than a &#8220;meh&#8221; move, but in getting rid of a player like Pryor, who isn&#8217;t the best locker room presence, while saving a bit of coin in the meantime, it&#8217;s a logical move for the Jets to have made.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton &nbsp; Today&#8217;s\u00a0trade of safety Calvin Pryor to the Cleveland Browns for former Jets linebacker Demario Davis has been met with a lukewarm response from Jets fans who remember Davis&#8217; struggles in pass coverage just a couple of seasons ago as the team&#8217;s starting linebacker alongside David Harris. 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