Vernon Davis News

Thanks to those who kept the NFC West chat moving. Full transcript here . A few highlights below.

Instead, the 2008 season unraveled at the seams, as the Niners would finish that year 5-11 leaving many fans to write them off again a year ago.

After an incredibly bad start last year, the San Francisco 49ers began to turn things around late in the season behind former Maryland quarterback Shaun Hill.

Here's a column I wrote today about Vernon Davis. The bottom line is that I think his Maryland coaches had a better plan for him than his 49ers' coaches have had in recent seasons.

Pity the poor freshman tight end that walks into the Maryland weight room for first time.

Last week I stumbled across an interesting article completely unrelated to the 49ers .

A quick note to anyone worrying about the recent arrest of Vontae Davis, the Miami Dolphins ' first-round cornerback.

Samuel Lam from Mining the Gold Rush gives insight into what to expect from this year's San Francisco 49ers.

On Saturday, June 13, 2009, Positive Choices held their 7th annual football camp hosted by San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis at Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, DC.

Vernon Davis ' recent interview with a fashion magazine shows that he's a style connossieur and men's apparel enthusiast nonpareil .

Takeo Spikes remembers the first time he met Moran Norris. Spikes and the Buffalo Bills were preparing to play the Texans, and Norris, then Houston's starting fullback, continued to catch his eye on the videotapes.

Ok, enough about rosters, the next season, free agents, etc. In fact, enough about the NFL COMPLETELY! I'M SICK OF IT! Ok not really, but I found this story and it is WAY too good to pass up.

Will Vernon Davis finally break out this year? In any passing game, the quarterback's best friend is the tight end.

Mike Martz's recent chat for NFL.com featured a few starting points for conversation.

Josh Morgan and others, and instantly upgrades the 49ers receiving corp. Vernon Davis returns and one hopes the tight end blessed with a great combination of speed and size, will finally live up to his draft day promise.

Turns out the rehab running Michael Crabtree did on Monday wasn't exactly the first time he's hoofed it since his March foot surgery.

Josh Morgan can look back and laugh. Recalling his arrival as a rookie, he uses words like "wide-eyed" and "lost." To demonstrate, the 49ers wide receiver shuffles his feet until his body makes a full rotation.

Walt Harris is out for the season with a torn knee ligament. Nate Clements was out with a mild case of pneumonia, and Michael Lewis was watching from the sideline because of an abdominal strain.

To this point, Vernon Davis' tenure in San Francisco has been a major disappointment.

A month into this discussion and we've discussed the quarterbacks , running backs and wide receivers .