Davis "dumb as bricks"

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  1. misterpickles

    misterpickles New Member

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    Good one derty!

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/22/AR2006042201415_2.html

    She was amazed by his patience. Many of the other players brushed through their work or stalled as much as they could. Vernon plunged into his first English class, determined to impress.

    "He got an A," Levin said. "I'm probably breaking a million rules by saying that but I never saw someone work that hard."


    It was easy to see his passions. His face would simply light up. And Levin quickly learned that Davis loved football -- often staying for two workouts when only one was mandatory -- and he also loved art. She noticed the second passion one day while making routine class checks -- making sure the players were actually attending their classes. He came out of an art class and he was smiling.

    This led to a series of discussions between them. If he loved art so much, why not become an art major? Eventually he agreed, focusing on drawing, painting and sculpting. And it became quite a sight -- the lone football player towering over the other students, dreadlocks spilling across his face, in a room filled with aspiring artists. Almost always he was the only athlete there. He didn't care. This was something new, something he enjoyed.

    "Vernon has broken all the perceptions about athletes," Levin said. "I used to speak to his professors and they all sang his praises about how he was shattering their stereotypes."

    She has one of his paintings. It hangs on her living room wall. It came from an assignment in one of his classes; he was asked to read an editorial and paint a picture based on what he had just read. Davis selected an editorial on Israeli-Palestinian relations. He painted a globe with flames coming from around Israel and huge, angry clouds looming above and from those clouds came a dove, a fierce glare in its eye, that appeared to be hurtling toward earth.
     
  2. The Predator

    The Predator Active Member

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    Everytime I see him doing interviews on TV he seems intelligent, just like Jonathon Vilma.
     
  3. genom

    genom Active Member

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    Intelligent? He had Vince Young going to the packers at #5 in his "mock draft"
     
  4. ChadisGoldenBoy

    ChadisGoldenBoy New Member

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    As good as Vernon Davis is on the field, he is as good off the field.

    Coming from UMD and any time D1 school with a major sports program you allways hear stuff about all football/basketball players. Everything about Vernon is exceptional, he will be as good on the field as he is off for any NFL team.
     
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  5. Khan

    Khan Active Member

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    I don't see why Rodgers is so guaranteed to get a shot in Green Bay, they only took him because he slipped so far and the value was way over the immediate need for a QB. He also wasn't a high 1st round selection, so the cap hit for trading wouldn't be nearly as bad as if they took him top 10 last year.
     
  6. abyzmul

    abyzmul R.J. MacReady, 21018 Funniest Member Award Winner

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    That means absolutely nothing. Curtis Martin admittedly never watched a full game of NFL football until the year he became eligible for the draft. Does that make him stupid? I'd bet if you asked most players in this year's draft to construct a mock it would be just as laughable.

    That said, I do not support the notion of drafting a TE in round 1 this year.
     
  7. The Dude

    The Dude New Member

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    that is an asinine thing to say, nobody knows what's going to happen in the draft, you can't base somebody's intelligence on a wrong mock draft.
     
  8. Khan

    Khan Active Member

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    watch Young really go there now, then we'll see...they did hire a guy to coach their team that nobody expected to be a head coach yet, if ever.
     
  9. NY Vilmaniac

    NY Vilmaniac New Member

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    i hate to bring him up but...was terry bradshaw the smartest guy ever?

    brains dont equal football talent
     
  10. Rambo13

    Rambo13 New Member

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    That's definately true. If he is not at least of average intelligence he hides it extremely well.
     
  11. Imagesrdecieving

    Imagesrdecieving Well-Known Member

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    Leave the talking down to the GM's. I don't understand why us "amateur scouts"(hahahahaaaa) feel the need to critique items that have absolutely nothing to do with how a player will perform on a field.

    My most convincing piece of evidence has been posted a time or two on here:

    Dan Marino scored a 12 on his wonderlic.

    Case Closed!
     
  12. IrishSteveZ

    IrishSteveZ New Member

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    The more I hear about this kid the more I like him.
     
  13. jetsaholic1094

    jetsaholic1094 New Member

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    You hear that? That was the sound of you completely missing his point.
     
  14. jhsensation10

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    vernon davis is going to be the offensive rookie of the year... he is going to have ridiculous stats bc of the match up problems he will cause.. no one is going to be able to cover him!! i feel like he will be top 3 in stats for the year.. i know its a bold statement but i can see something like 800 yards and 7 tds for the year... just gates and gonzo will beat him..
     
  15. 3rdAnd15Draw

    3rdAnd15Draw Well-Known Member

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    Sure you can, anyone that wastes their time doing a "mock draft" is an idiot.
     

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