Vernon Davis

by kinglouie33 on Oct 9, 2008 9:10 PM PDT Comment 17 comments

If The Niners need another good receiver (see the Houshmandzadeh posts) and if Vernon Davis is being under/misused at TE, why don't we use him in a receiver role? He is "blazing fast" and "freakish"ly athletic. Would there be any league restrictions on this? Is there some kind of a personality issue with the coaches or management that I do not know about? Get another good blocking TE, and unleash the BEAST! Just make him a receiver!

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Then we only have 2/3’s of a receiver..

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by TripTheNinja on Oct 9, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Receivers have to… I don’t know, receive the ball?

by Cruithear on Oct 9, 2008 9:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, they haven't been showing the games here in Alaska

So he’s been dropping the ball. Damn, get a sports psychologist and hypnotize him, or something. I’d bet that upping his reps catching the ball in practice would work, especially combined with some behavior modification techniques. I have a feeling that our coaches are letting the niners be a finesse (read: prima donna) team, when they should be promoting basic, hard-nosed football skills.

by kinglouie33 on Oct 9, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hypnotize him? Behavior Modification?

If I could photoshop Vernon Davis’s face into this, I would.

You do realize that you’re talking crazy talk?

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Oct 9, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

that’s beyond my capabilities. Or I might be able to do it but it would take a week. No I don’t think I could do it.

Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis

by wjackalope on Oct 10, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

practice

He’s been working with O’Sullivan after practice to get the chemistry down. Maybe it’s a mental thing.

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by Fooch on Oct 10, 2008 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crazy, maybe...

OK, it’s crazy, but damn, something has to work!

by kinglouie33 on Oct 9, 2008 10:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Just make him a tackle

Then no need for that 3rd part of the game.

by DesertFox on Oct 9, 2008 11:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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I would split him out every once in a while and have him crack block the outside linebacker…could open up some room for Gore to bounce it outside once he gets to the 2nd level

I think I pulled my swagger muscle...

by BawLa on Oct 9, 2008 11:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Now that should piss VD off

Move him to receiver, and then ask him to block some more.

by DesertFox on Oct 10, 2008 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There was a big article in the Chronicle on it this morning. I only skimmed it, and I’m in a hurry to get out of the house right now so I don’t really have anything useful to say, but it was a long write-up.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Oct 10, 2008 7:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs