On Thursday, Vernon Davis said a bad word. I happen to love that he said it, and as curse words go, it has tremendous power and popularity. I now think more of Davis than I ever did before. Davis also spoke about going into the playoffs for the first time and he spoke about Michelangelo and he spoke about being a blocking tight end and a pass-catching tight end. Man, did he talk. To read my column about Davis and… Read More »
I don’t usually link to my son Grant’s 49ers posts in the Cohn Zohn — too much squawking from the Peanut Gallery. But he just put up a post about Vernon Davis and Frank Gore which, in my humble opinion, is an absolute classic. It is a revealing portrait of both players and it’s funny, endearing, and a fantastic behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in a locker room between two friends, two good guys, who also are rivals. To… Read More »
I got this Vernon Davis quote from this morning’s Chron. Heres’ Davis on how the Niners and not Seattle should be in the playoffs: “We really deserved that. We had the better team. We were better than anybody — anybody we played. We were just as good if not better. But we just couldn’t pull it off.” Davis is expressing an interesting philosophical position. “He is an essentialist.” He is saying the 49ers are a playoff team in spite of… Read More »
We just had a conference call with Vernon Davis and Mike Singletary about Davis’ contract extension — interesting this got accomplished the day before the season opener. There’s symbolism in that. I won’t go into all that Davis said. Read Eric Branch for that. But I want to focus on one thing. Davis told us, ”It’s not about the money.” Really? It’s not about the money. You mean to say Davis signed for a potential $37 million and it’s not about the… Read More »
The 49ers announced today they signed tight end Vernon Davis to a five-year contract extension that runs through 2015. Good for them. This means they have locked up Patrick Willis and Davis for many years. It shows the Niners recognize and value impact talent and do what’s necessary to keep it. This also dispels any feeling that the Niners did not appreciate Davis.
Hello Cohn Zohn, this is Grant. I just read the great Matt Maiocco’s piece on the Michael Crabtree – Vernon Davis squabble. Here’s my impression: Mike Singletary has created a double standard on the team. When he started as a head coach, he made his splash kicking Davis off the field during the game and humiliating him to the press after it. No one’s bigger than the team was his message, and Davis bought in. Then Jed York extended Singletary’s… Read More »
I wrote about Vernon Davis pass-catcher for my Tuesday column. To read it click here.
I spoke with Vernon Davis after this morning practice. We spoke mainly about what he has done to become a better pass catcher. Here’s our Q&A: Cohn: Re one-hand catching drill I watched him do on Saturday: Davis: I do it because it boosts my confidence. Any time you catch with one hand it makes two hands that much easier. Mike Martz taught me that drill when he was here. Every chance I get I catch with one hand. Cohn:… Read More »
This is Grant with a Cohn Zohn exclusive from 49ers training camp in Santa Clara. Today I spent my first day as a Junior Outsider at the 49ers training camp. My dad, the Senior Outsider, the grizzled veteran, told me to keep my eyes peeled. This is what I saw – Vernon Davis caught about 19 of 20 balls on the sideline using only his right hand. A coach, I’m not sure which one, took turns throwing balls over Davis’ right shoulder and across… Read More »
