re: Vernon Davis had a weird career

Posted by SoFla Tideroller

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:09 pm to Upperdecker

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One of the first great athletes at the TE position, so he gets a lot of name recognition

John Mackey, Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow, Sr would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

Posted by litenin

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:16 pm to theducks

I heard on the radio last week that Alex Smith had seven different Offensive Coordinators during his time with the 49ers. Maybe that was also the problem with Vernon's consistency.

Posted by Paul Allen

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:41 pm to litenin

That’s insane

Posted by TigerStripes06

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 5:53 pm to Paul Allen

He was a freak athlete but just not a freak football player.

Posted by Paul Allen

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 6:25 pm to TigerStripes06

Yep

Posted by Loungefly85

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 8:02 pm to Paul Allen

His career reminds me of Colston. Always solid but few accolades and 1 ring.

Posted by Backinthe615

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 8:08 pm to Paul Allen

There were many

quote:
career

decisions made by DB’s trying to square up that dude at full stride.

Posted by lsutigers1992

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 8:30 pm to Paul Allen

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Only a 2 time pro bowler

7500 career yards with 63 TD’s. Not bad at all but only twice made a Pro Bowl.

He was the 4th best TE in the NFC most of his career.

Tony Gonzalez
Jason Witten
Jimmy Graham

Posted by I Bleed Garnet

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 8:48 pm to Paul Allen

Super Bowl champ

Posted by Paul Allen

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 9:05 pm to Loungefly85

Colston is a good comparison

Posted by Cash

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 9:20 pm to Upperdecker

quote:
One of the first great athletes at the TE position

Eric Green was the OG.

Posted by Cash

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 9:25 pm to SoFla Tideroller

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John Mackey, Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow, Sr would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

These guys were all undersized tight ends with good hands but too slow to be WR's.

Guys like Green, Sharpe and Davis were a different breed.

Posted by S

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 9:46 pm to Keys Open Doors

King Keraun’s spoof of Vontae quitting at halftime is hilarious

LINK

Posted by FightinTigersDammit

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Posted on 2/3/20 at 9:48 pm to Cash

Winslow was 6'6", 250

Posted by engvol

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Posted on 2/4/20 at 1:18 am to Paul Allen

Freak combine
Cried on draft night

Both helped make sure he would be remembered and his numbers/draft position made you assume he was a beast regardless of what he did

Posted by 504Voodoo

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Posted on 2/4/20 at 6:43 am to Paul Allen

That speed rating on Madden was clutch

Posted by RemouladeSawce

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Posted on 2/4/20 at 7:04 am to Paul Allen

Combination of inept offensive coaching who didn't know how to employ a WR/TE tweener and inconsistent QB delivery sure didn't help.

He also wasn't the best route runner and did best on longer plays when he could clown on a LB. His natural speed (combine 4.38) and YAC got him his stats.

People forget he was actually also a dominant blocker. Just a freak specimen.

In the right system (NE) he could have been borderline HOF, but he was ahead of his time. NFL offenses employ speed so much better now.

This post was edited on 2/4/20 at 7:09 am