Simply stated, Vernon Davis has the physical tools to have a Pro Bowl year, after all, they choose Pro Bowlers from every position.

The Martz offense is designed, that if Davis does what Martz tells him what to and how to exactly perform the intricacies of the complex Martz offense, Davis will get the ball.

Martz’s offense will dictate on who gets the ball depending on execution of that offense. Let’s say if there are two players in close proximity, both have their number ready to be called in getting the ball, one is running the route exactly as the play calls for it to, the other is slightly off-route, who will get the ball?

Let’s hope it will be Davis, and often enough to showcase his physical prowess at the Pro Bowl.

I remember feeling my heart sink when I found out he was injured last year, I just knerw it would hurt us.

He was really coming on strong and, I think, was having a huge impact early on. I think he could end up being a pro bowl caliber player and this year he will continue where he left off….

Pretty much everybody loves Mark Roman, he’s a great guy, but if great guys made a Superbowl caliber team, than the 49ers would have won the last two hands down. I feel bad for saying this, but Roman, well…, sucks. Roman has played 8 seasons, and barring his rookie year where he played half, has only missed 6 games over his career. You would think that, with that type of continuous play time, he would have raked some serious stats… but that’s not the case. Compared to his counterpart safety, Michael Lewis, he is shamefully behind in all relevant categories. Michael Lewis has 670 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 11 interceptions, 49 pass deflections, and 11 forced fumbles. Despite Roman playing 22 more games than Lewis he has only amassed 503 tackles, 7 sacks, 5 interceptions, 41 pass deflections and 4 forced fumbles. You can’t even say he’s better at one aspect of being a safety than he is at another, cause both suck. As a physical corner he is bad because of his low tackle count and forced fumbles, and you can’t say he is good at coverage because his pass deflections and interceptions are weak. No matter how you look at it, Roman just ain’t that good.

Dashon Goldson has been a S-T-U-D in practice and pre-season so why not let him take the reins. He has crazy coverage skills and we all know Lewis and Nate Clements are more physical defensive backs. He would be a nice cushion to let those guys tackle. Also I think he would be great at tackling as well because he has a big frame of 6’2” and 210 pounds. He could definitely hold his own.

First of all, I never really got on “The Disease” as a nickname. His official handle coming out of Maryland is “The Duke” which, in my opinion, sounds like someone I want on my team as opposed to a “disease”. Besides, The Disease has already been taken by a few people, TO, Chad Johnson, and others.

After watching Davis for 2 years here are some things that stick out.

So far his 4.3 40 speed hasn’t really been seen. His first career catch went for TD against the Cards in 2006 and he looked REALLY fast. Since then, there hasn’t been real speed shown.
Also, Davis’ incredible size and strength allow him to take on the first tackler pretty easily, this leaves him open to fumbles as he gets hit by the second and third guy. His big size also plays a role in DB’s hitting him in the knees to bring him down (Polomalu last year). This could slow him down quite a bit over the years.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that Davis appears clumsy sometimes. I wonder how good of a basketball player he is? The best tight ends are very coordinated and have really good feet. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen Davis trip or get tripped up by his feet. When this happens, all the size and speed in the world won’t help.
Finally, I am a little bit concerned about Davis’ football aptitude. I read an article somewhere (no link) that mentioned that Davis might be learning disabled. Again, all the size and speed in the world won’t help if you don’t know what you’re doing. Not to mention the team penalties this causes – illegal motion, illegal formation, false starts, etc.

After saying all this, I hope that I am wrong. I would love to see this guy take off and be some sort of unstoppable hybrid TE, WR, H-Back.

As for predictions here is mine, it’s not really player specific but…http://bleacherreport.com/articles/32297-previewprediction-for-week-1-cardinals-at-49ers
He is excellent on screens and I would love to see more of that.
I would really love to see him stretch the deep middle of the field with a few big catches this year.
I would like to see him run some reverses from the H-back position.

I think it’s highly possible Davis racks those numbers up. As far as his name goes I think it’s kinda funny that his initials are an acronym for venereal disease… obviously, its in my screen name. But you guys are lookin’ at it wrong. He’s not the disease of our team, he’s the disease of any one he faces. Imagine…. opposing defenses being diseased by this guy. I’d never call him herpes or crabs to his face though, cause he is a “Beast/Freak.” As far as him having some sort of learning disability, I’m not so sure. But, I do know Frank Gore is actually dislexic* (not sure how thats spelled, I’m a little stupid myself.) Martz says it’s not slowin’ him down at all, in terms of learning the offense. Besides, TE is one of the most demanding positions to learn in the Pros, so many responsibilities, if your’e going to be a true TE. I like someones prediction that Manny will blow up this year, cause I fully agree. Just the few downs he played last year, you could tell he was gonna be special for us. I predict Issac Sopoaga dominates the D-line and breakout this year….I like the addition of Justin Smith, but I actually think Issac will emerge as the top lineman, from a numbers standpoint.

Davis may or may not rack up huge numbers this year (he has fantasy-burned me too many times to predict he will AGAIN).

Regardless, I don’t think he makes the Pro Bowl, even if he is deserving. Some other big name TEs will put up lesser numbers on higher profile teams, and the Disease will not get the respect.

He will have to do something ridiculous, as in 1100+ yards and 8+ TDs and win the 49ers a few games with a couple of Ultimate Highlight-worthy plays. And even then, we would probably only make it the following year.