Q: Is Vernon Davis incompatible with this offense?
Nolan: “No, I don’t think it is at all. Let me ask you this: What do you see, as an educated fan I hear, that are his strengths? What does he do well? Why did we draft him in your opinion?”
Q: Well, he has superior speed that isn’t being utilized, and he’s a very capable blocker.
Nolan: “Ok. He’s doing an outstanding job blocking, both pass and run. So, that leaves the third part. He’s two out of three already. In order to utilize your amazing speed – or, excuse me – your exceptional speed, it’s better with the ball in your hand than it’s not. Otherwise, you’re just running fast and you look good. So, the objective is to get the ball in his hand at that time. You can do it with pass routes. You can do it different ways. He has a responsibility to himself to run the correct routes. You get the ball that way better. But, by no stretch would I say he’s a bust. Like I said, he is good at two out of the three. He will continue to get better at the third part, but that’s a matter of working at it.”
