Nate Davis?... Yes, Really

First, look, we know that Shaun Hill is better than the player we saw on the field against the Raiders. He’s not the second coming of Joe Montana, but we’ve seen him in real games, games which matter. To discount those games in favor one one bad preseason game is just stupid.

(Smith, meanwhile, is not entitled to the same benefit of the doubt even if you think – as I do – that some of his failures in this game were the fault of his receivers.)

So the benchmark for Davis (or Huard for that matter) isn’t if he comparable to Hill when Hill has a bad preseason game. It’s if he’s comparable to what we already know Hill is capable of doing in the regular season. Hill has done it in enough games to have earned that benefit of the doubt.

Secondly, Davis doesn’t know the offense. His reads aren’t there. He’s not ready. Throwing him in with the first team makes very little sense. He’s not ready. His stats are coming against the other team’s scrubs. Put Davis out of your mind for this season. He’s not ready. Having a guy who doesn’t know what he’s doing out there with the first team will make everybody on the field’s experience less valuable.

The team needs reps together in order to start clicking, and with the third preseason game you usually really narrowing down your options about who’s starting when. It is not the time to put a guy who barely knows what he’s doing in there.

The team needs to bring Davis along the right way – the way they didn’t with Smith. If he doesn’t sniff the field this season that’s just fine. There’s very little to be gained from it and a lot to be lost.

I just watch the 49ers vs Raiders game for the second time and I was really impressed with Nate Davis. Given that he playedagainst the Raider scrubs, but he was making quick decisions on his throws and did not turn over the ball. Hill is just a quick fix for now at the QB spot and I know that the Niners have two first round picks next year to spend one on a QB. What if they have the QB for the future already in camp? Davis has a great arm and is accurate as can be. Also he comes out of the MAC Conference where they have recently produced some pretty good QB’s like Pennington and Rothlisberger. They have a chance to let Davis sit on the bench and observe and get ready for next year. Just wondering what you guys thought about Davis.

Check out Davis at the Throwing at Skills Competition 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgcGCMt4Rs

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the niners to take their time with Davis, I know it has only been about 3 quarters of play for him but he has looked better than Hill/Smith. I say let Hill and Smith duke it out this next game @ Dallas, maybe a half each to determine the starter for the regular season…..but on the last game @ San Diego let Davis go crazy since he won’t get any game action until next pre-season.

Nate Davis is getting some buzz now! We cannot let this guy be on the practice squad. He will get snatched. I can see him buying to the starter job next season. Third and fourth team players yeah but they are still players. I like to see him holding that clipboard and doing handsignals lol.

I traded Shaun Hill to Philly for a 5th round selection and Kevin Kolb in my franchise and Alex Smith to San Deigo for Billy Volek and 5th round selection.

I made Nate the starter and have gone on a 4-game win streak.

I wouldn’t recommend trying this at the NFL level just yet, maybe next season.

have smoked ur self stupid. do us all a favor – put the bong down – empty the water- put ur bong back in the case – and close your computer.

I’m a graduate of Ball State University, home of the mightiest robin-sized bird in America, the fighting Cardinals!

I had the pleasure (for once in my life) to watch true NFL talent at the college level take the field at Scheumann Stadium on the campus of Ball State over the past three seasons. Nate is no doubt the real deal. You’re going to want to keep him.

With that said, it will take him a year to get accustom to the offense. He started his freshman year, but wasn’t the starter day 1. He’s a good decision maker, won’t turn the ball over (unless he scrambles or plays against teams from Buffalo), and has a really strong arm.

His knock has ALWAYS been his learning disability – which was why he was only able to get on the field at Ball State. He’s played his entire career with something to prove and he’s succeeded at every level thus far. He ended his freshman season with a 147 passer rating, which was 18th best in the nation. He ended the season in the top 30 in passer rating all three yers at Ball State.

What you saw from him against Oakland’s third and fourth team will be what you get from him in the future. He will eventaully catch up to the speed of the NFL, and when he does will be a much better product on the field than what you currently have fighting for the starting QB.

Give him time!