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All-Auburn Defensive Team during Gus Malzahn era

From Derrick Brown to Deshaun Davis to Carlton Davis, Auburn saw a lot of talent at all three levels of defense during the Gus Malzahn era.

Auburn has a historic reputation for putting out great, hard-nosed defensive players and that didn’t change during the Gus Malzahn era.

Derrick Brown and company were monsters in the trenches for the Tigers during the past eight seasons while Deshaun Davis and others controlled the middle of the field. When a team tried to pass on Auburn, defensive backs such as Carlton Davis and Daniel Thomas were there to shut the air game down.

Yet who was the best of the best during Malzahn’s eight-year span for the Tigers on defense under coordinators Ellis Johnson and Kevin Steele? We name our All-Auburn Defensive Team during the Malzahn era along with a second string for each position.

*We decided upon a 4-3 scheme for this team as Auburn has had so much talent upfront to leave anyone off.

All-Auburn Offensive Team during Gus Malzahn era

Michael Thomas, Carlton Davis keep their rivalry going on Twitter

New Orleans Saints WR Michael Thomas has a new rival on and off the field in Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Carlton Davis, who burnt him on twitter

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Michael Thomas was at home like the rest of us, watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers compete for the right to advance into Super Bowl LV. Late in the game, he had some fun at Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis’ expense after his Green Bay Packers counterpart Davante Adams torched the defender on a slant route for a 2-yard touchdown catch, referring back to Davis boasting about how well he covered Thomas’s own slants in the past.

And Davis took that personally. After the game, he lit into Thomas, chirping about the Saints wideout failing to catch a pass in his last game with Tampa Bay and posting just middling stats in two regular season meetings. He followed it up with an edited photo of Thomas grimacing during his trademark flexing celebration:

Say what we will about living vicariously through others and maintaining an active social media presence, but this round has to go to Davis. Thomas got the better of him in 2019 (totaling 19 catches for 296 yards and 3 touchdowns), but the corner bounced back in a big way to shut Thomas down in 2020. If his past performance is any indication, Thomas will be looking forward to payback in 2021.

Bucs CB Carlton Davis immediately dunked on Michael Thomas after critical tweets

We got ourselves a good ol’ fashion Twitter beef.

Michael Thomas has had himself a day on Twitter. Hours after maybe subtweeting his quarterback, the Saints wide receiver decided to re-spark his budding feud with Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis, who referred to Thomas as “slant boy” after locking him down in Tampa Bay’s win in New Orleans last weekend.

After Davis was beaten for a touchdown by Davante Adams, who coincidentally ran a slant route, Thomas took the opportunity to hit back at Davis while watching the NFC Championship Game. The Saints wideout didn’t tag Davis in the post, but he had to know that the Bucs corner would eventually see it …

Thomas also tweeted that Davis needed help …

It didn’t take very long for Davis to find the tweets and he immediately responded.

Whew! What a response. Not only did Davis correctly point out that he locked Thomas down, he added the fact that the Bucs mostly played Cover 1 in the games against New Orleans. That means there was only one safety in the deep middle, so Davis had no help covering Thomas. He didn’t need it.

Now we wait for Thomas’ response. Maybe he’ll do it while Davis and the Bucs are playing in the Super Bowl.

How every former Tiger performed in NFL divisional round

Carlton Davis had his best game of the season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by shutting down the Saints’ Michael Thomas.

NFL fans got to see what Auburn fans have known for quite some time: Carlton Davis can be a No. 1 corner and plays his best football against star receivers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced off with New Orleans Saints in the divisional round of the playoffs, and Davis had one of the best games of his season in their 30-20 win.

The victory means they will move on to the championship weekend with a spot in the Super Bowl on the line. Davis isn’t the only former Tiger who is still alive. He and Jamel Dean will match up against the Green Bay Packers who have Montravious Adams on their practice squad. Duke Williams is also on the practice squad for the Buffalo Bills, who made the AFC championship game.

Here’s how every former Tiger performed in the divisional round.

How every former Tiger performed in NFL Week 14

The NFL season is in the final stretch and some former Tigers had some key performances for their teams. 

The NFL season is in the final stretch and some former Tigers had some key performances for their teams.

Kerryon Johnson scored his first touchdown since the beginning of the season and Carlton Davis had another strong performance for the Buccaneeres.

On the other hand, both Cam Newton and Jarret Stidham played for New England and neither enjoyed much success.

Here are the stats from every former Tiger in week 14.

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Cameron Jordan now lead all NFC defensive ends in Pro Bowl fan voting

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan currently leads all of his peers in the NFC in voting for the 2020 Pro Bowl, per NFL release

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Only one member of the New Orleans Saints leads the NFC in Pro Bowl votes, and it’s defensive end Cameron Jordan. An NFL release on Thursday listed him with 80,675 votes from fans so far, leapfrogging last week’s leader (Carolina Panthers edge rusher Brian Burns, who had 62,814 votes at the time).

Jordan was recently recognized as the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for November after netting 5 sacks in as many games, to go along with a dozen tackles (half of them stopping the offense for a loss of yards). He’s benefited from the return of Marcus Davenport to the lineup, who demands attention from offensive lines that was previously shifted Jordan’s way. Improved pass coverage in the secondary has also created more opportunities for Jordan to make an impact.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis remains the leader at his position group after surpassing his Saints counterpart Marshon Lattimore. That’s despite Davis allowing multiple touchdown catches and more than 200 receiving yards in his last game before Tampa Bay’s bye week. Bah, humbug.

Of course there are many other Saints players worthy of Pro Bowl consideration; cast your ballot at this link before fan voting closes on Thursday, Dec. 17.

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Pro Bowl voting: Bucs’ Carlton Davis passes Marshon Lattimore after giving up 3 TD’s

Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Carlton Davis earned more Pro Bowl votes than Saints CB Marshon Lattimore after allowing 211 yards to Tyreek Hill.

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Marshon Lattimore was the only New Orleans Saints player to lead his position group in Pro Bowl votes a week ago, but he’s taken a backseat to Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis in a Dec. 3 update from the NFL.

That isn’t very surprising, in a vacuum. Davis has had a great year for Tampa Bay and blanketed Michael Thomas in their Week 1 meeting, so he probably deserves a Pro Bowl nod. But it’s tough to accept these results after he was brined, smoked, and seared by Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill last Sunday.

Pro Football Focus charting found that Hill was targeted 9 times with Davis in coverage, catching all 9 passes for a staggering 211 receiving yards and 3 touchdown receptions. It was one of the worst games for a cornerback in recent memory and clashes horribly with this news of Davis leading all NFC corners in Pro Bowl votes.

For context, Lattimore has allowed just 2 touchdown catches in his last 5 games — a total of 15 receptions on 27 targets for 157 receiving yards. And that’s while dealing with a hamstring injury that’s limited him in practice and held him out of New Orleans’ Week 11 visit to Tampa Bay.

Maybe Davis rebounds when the Buccaneers come out of their Week 13 bye. But if you’re interested in flipping this result back the other way with Lattimore on top, cast your Pro Bowl vote at this link.

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Watch: Patrick Mahomes razes Tampa Bay’s defense with 75-yard TD to Tyreek Hill

Just when you think you have Patrick Mahomes where you want him, you don’t.

It’s always just a matter of time. You have the Chiefs’ offense down, you think things are going well, and then… things are not going well at all. Because all it takes is one slip, one busted coverage, one defender in the wrong place, and you are looking around at your defensive teammates, wondering what in the blue heck just happened.

Welcome to the jungle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs were down 3-0 halfway through the first quarter, but they’d held Patrick Mahomes to five completions in seven attempts for 68 yards. And then, what always happens… well, happened. Mahomes dropped back, unloaded a pass a good 60 yards in the air, cornerback Carlton Davis tried to cover Tyreek Hill one-on-one on the vertical route, Antoine Winfield Jr. came over with late safety help after running the middle of the deep third, and the 2020 NFL Most Valuable Player discussion just became that much more redundant with this 75-yard scoring bomb.

Mahomes now has 28 touchdowns and just two interceptions on the season, and odds are, he’s not done yet.

(Addendum: I couldn’t even finish this post before Mahomes beat Davis and Winfield with another touchdown throw to Hill — this time, a 44-yarder. Yikes). So, that’s 29 touchdowns and two picks this season for Mahomes. The first quarter isn’t done yet, and Hill has seven catches on seven targets for 203 yards and two touchdowns.

4 keys to a Panthers upset win vs. Buccaneers in Week 10

Here are four keys to follow to give them better odds.

The Carolina Panthers are once again significant underdogs for today’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. BetMGM currently has Tampa favored to win by about a touchdown.

Here are four keys to follow to give them better odds.

Offense: Protect Teddy Bridgewater, find the weak link

We are betting that last week’s collapse against New Orleans was more of a fluke than a sign something is deeply broken in this Tampa defense. The Bucs are still ranked No. 1 in defensive DVOA just ahead of the Steelers and we know they can bring pressure. Last time these teams met, Teddy Bridgewater took five sacks. Not a whole lot else will matter offensively if their pass protection doesn’t improve dramatically. Doing so will require a team effort, but the left side of the offensive line in particular has been shaky of late. Matt Paradis, Chris Reed and whoever winds up at left tackle have to buck up.

Before Todd Bowles came along, you used to be able to pick on Tampa Bay’s defensive backs all day. Now it’s much more difficult finding the weak links and exploiting them. Carolina may have caught a break this week, though. Starting left cornerback Carlton Davis has a knee injury and is listed as questionable. If he plays, he likely won’t be 100%. If he doesn’t, it will be worth testing his backup with some shots down the field.

Defense: Contain Mike Evans, pressure Tom Brady

The Buccaneers are also loaded on offense, of course. This year they’ve added several high-profile veteran weapons, including Rob Gronkowski, LeSean McCoy, Leonard Fournette and Antonio Brown. It was a familiar foe who did most of the damage in Week 2, though. Wide receiver Mike Evans caught seven of 10 targets, totaling 104 yards and one touchdown. Rasul Douglas is the most likely candidate to cover him. He’ll need to perform far better than he did last week against the Chiefs when he made a few glaring coverage errors that resulted in explosive gains for KC.

One reason Evans was able to post such big numbers was Carolina’s complete inability to pressure his quarterback. Tom Brady was not sacked and took only one hit last time. The Panthers pass rush has improved a great deal since early in the season, though. Superstar defensive end Brian Burns can’t do it all, though – he needs the other defensive linemen to step up and pull their weight.

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How every former Tiger performed in Week 8 of the NFL

While Cam Newton and the Patriots continue to struggle the Tampa Bay Bucs have emerged as a serious title contender.

While Cam Newton and the Patriots continue to struggle, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have emerged as a serious title contender.

The Bucs’ offense is certainly part of the reason why, but the defense led by Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean is one of the top units in the NFL and deserves some recognition.

Here is how every former Tiger played in Week 8 of the NFL season.