Demario Davis believes there's a lot to be optimistic about for the New Orleans Saints and singled out Tyler Shough in particular. "I think number one, you have a solidified QB1, and I think there's been a lot of QB changes over the last few years. I got a chance to see a lot of them since [Drew Brees] walked out of the building, and that's probably the most excited everyone inside the organization has been about a QB," Davis said to the media. "that just takes a lot of pressure off of a lot of decision-making."
Davis, one of the most respected linebackers in the National Football League, doesn't just throw his words around. That's why what he said at his end-of-year press conference speaks volumes.
Having the quarterback position settled gives a level of comfort the Saints haven't had in years. Shough looked like a true franchise quarterback at the end of the season, and his teammates are taking notice. The compliments don't stop at Davis either, with future Hall of Famer Cam Jordan also having some high praise for the quarterback.
Add Cam Jordan to the list of Saints veterans impressed by Tyler Shough
Cam Jordan said that he was impressed with Shough at his last presser. "He just never looked back. The way he just took to the field and you saw him grow game after game after game after game, and even in this last one. It was like, 'interception? okay that can rattle some people,' but Tyler went back there and walked them down himself," Jordan said to the media. "...with every game being more precious than the last, right now it's like, 'how can I play more with a guy like Tyler Shough?'"
Neither Davis nor Jordan has a contract with the Saints for the 2026 season. However, with both coming off of elite seasons. Davis finished with a career-high 143 total tackles, and Jordan notched his seventh season of over 10 sacks. Both are expressing the desire to play in New Orleans, and there is no reason to think that they won't be playing in the Caesars Superdome next year.