CrimsonCrew wrote:Re: Vance, the guy is driving me a little crazy. I'm higher on him than many, I think. You can see the potential is there. He's got great size, good athleticism, has developed into a solid blocker, and was a very effective receiver in college. It just seems like every time he touches the ball something goes wrong. He drops an easy pass, or he fumbles a ball while foolishly trying to leap defenders (please stop this immediately), or has an easy TD broken up by his own player. He almost seems snakebit. I'd like to think this sort of thing will dissipate over time, but he's got to start showing that we can rely on him in the passing game.
And while we're on the topic of TEs, I think one of the most overlooked aspects of the Niners' recent success (relatively speaking) is that they have been doing it without Davis. Last year, Davis left the Hawks game early and then missed the Colts game. We scored ten total points in those games. This year, the offense is still productive without him. When he gets back to full health, this unit could be very dangerous. In this game, though, Vernon was more of a hindrance than anything.
It seems that Carrier is playing like Vance last year, it seems like he makes tougher catches while getting blown up or hit sometimes. Maybe I am misremembering Vance, but I know it seems like Carrier always gets a big hit either at the catch or on the YAC and seems unfazed. I thought Vance made some good catches like that or on scrambling drills-like plays, but I might be wrong.
