In hindsight, was Vernon Davis worth the 6th Overall in 2006? | Page 4

Apr 1, 2021 at 6:46 AM

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Originally posted by 9moon:
I didn't want Davis, I just believe that TEs can be found any round of the draft.. No matter what Davis stats is, I still don't think he was better than Brent Jones - Wesley Walls - Eric Johnson and today's Kittles... and these TEs are not even in the HOF..

[ Edited by TheGore49er on Apr 1, 2021 at 6:47 AM ]

Apr 1, 2021 at 6:53 AM

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Strwy2Hevn
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Yes. Based on draft sucked

Apr 1, 2021 at 7:00 AM

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saj4423
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yes, and pitts is going to be worth the 3rd

Apr 1, 2021 at 7:07 AM

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bigmur49
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Worth it just for the game against the Saints alone.

One of my fav sports moments period even if it went sour the next week. f**king Kyle Williams

Apr 1, 2021 at 7:34 AM

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Originally posted by krizay:
He was never worth the #6 pick. He was supposed to revolutionize the position. Too big too fast. People saw his physical attributes and thought he'd learn to be a complete TE. Completely dismissing his short comings.

Now here we are 15 years later

And just like that I turned it into a QB thread. My bad!

Lol yeah, we clearly should have drafted Michael Huff instead.

(I promise, one day, I'll let this go, kriz

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Apr 1, 2021 at 8:18 AM

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Originally posted by Niners99:
Do we still sign Justin Smith if we had Ngata though? Probably not. Give me Davis.

Why not? They played different positions. Smith was signed to be an edge rusher

Apr 1, 2021 at 8:38 AM

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I always felt Davis could have or should have been better. With his size and speed, he could have been nearly unstoppable but poor route running and what appeared to be short arms prevented him from being one of the all time greats. I don't recall many times when he went up and wrestled a ball away from a defender. If he got open and caught the ball, he should have been able to run away from defenders. I never felt he played like a 4.38 guy. More like 4.5.

Apr 1, 2021 at 8:45 AM

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Vernon Davis was one of the leagues elite TEs in his prime that any team would've loved to have, he may have turned soft after the Kam Chancellor hit in 2012, but this a horrible thread topic. He would've put up better numbers if he didn't have such worthless QBs like Alex Smith or Krap. If only Harbaugh and Baalke were good enough to close the deal on signing Peyton Manning in 2012

[ Edited by Aj_hwd954 on Apr 1, 2021 at 8:59 AM ]

Apr 1, 2021 at 8:55 AM

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Originally posted by Aj_hwd954:
Vernon Davis was one of the leagues elite TEs in his prime that any team would've loved to have, he may have turned soft after the Kam Chancellor hit in 2012. But this a horrible thread topic. He would've put up better numbers if he did have such worthless QBs like Alex Smith or Krap. If only Harbaugh and Baalke were good enough to close the deal on signing Peyton Manning in 2012

Davis was good but not great. He was an excellent blocker but he didn't play like a 4.38 TE. He's another in a long line of workout warriors that don't play as fast as their workouts. Lance said we isn't going to run a 40 because he thinks they're worthless. He prefers they look at the laser timing of him actually running in a football uni. That makes more sense. I never understood timing guys on a track, wearing shorts and starting out of a sprinters stance. It has no real bearing on how fast they play on the field.

Apr 1, 2021 at 8:56 AM

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Originally posted by TheGore49er:

Originally posted by 9moon:
I didn't want Davis, I just believe that TEs can be found any round of the draft.. No matter what Davis stats is, I still don't think he was better than Brent Jones - Wesley Walls - Eric Johnson and today's Kittles... and these TEs are not even in the HOF..

Lolol

Apr 1, 2021 at 9:06 AM

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ted kwalik

Apr 1, 2021 at 9:11 AM

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Yes.

Apr 1, 2021 at 9:20 AM

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Pre-mooning coach: Davis was not worth the #6.

After the full moon: Davis led the team and was one of the top in the league in TD receptions and ended up being worth it.

Allot of his value before specializing the seam route for TDs was as a blocker. That may have made him worth it alone... think of how bad our line would of been if we didnt have a TE that was better at blocking than most of the tackles we had during his stint here.

[ Edited by TheRickestRick on Apr 1, 2021 at 9:21 AM ]

Apr 1, 2021 at 9:24 AM

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Yes. Looking at the 2006 draft, who else should we have taken? Some would argue Ngata but the team wanted to get Alex Smith some offense. And to compare Eric Johnson to Davis is offensive. Putting up yards on a league doormat where no one is game planning for you is not the same as being the no. 2 focus (after Gore) on a team that played in some big games.

Apr 1, 2021 at 9:25 AM

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If you look at all of the draft picks in the 1st round that year, then yes he was deserving of it. He was an elite TE for a good portion of his 49er career, evolved into a solid role player for WAS, and played 3-4 more years than the avg. first round pick within that draft class.