SAN FRANCISCO – Harbaugh doesn’t like to tell the media much, and that attitude has rubbed off on many of the 49ers already.
But Vernon Davis is happy to talk, and when he does he speaks his mind.
In the locker room after the game, Davis disagreed with Harbaugh’s assessment of the game, and he criticized the coaching staff for not keeping the playmakers involved on offense.
Here’s what he said.
Q: Jim Harbaugh said you guys played well enough to win. Do you agree?
VERNON DAVIS: I thought we played well. I think we’ve still got to keep everybody involved. All our playmakers. That has to happen. In order to win games, everything that we have has to be involved. That’s just the way it’s got to be.
Q: Did you primarily block today?
VERNON DAVIS: I did all that I could do to help my team win. I did everything the coaches asked me to do. I played my role. They asked me to pass protect. I did it. They asked me to block. I did it. They sent me out on routes. Didn’t really have much. They were trying to take me away big time. That’s when Delanie came up with that big catch up the sideline. I was up the seam. I was proud that Delanie got that. I felt like I was a big part of that, which I was. I’m going to leave it in the coaches’ hands to keep everybody involved.
Q: Were you surprised when they didn’t take the penalty and they kept the field goal. You guys could have had 1st and 10 near the 20.
VERNON DAVIS: I was surprised. I was surprised, but I just had the belief that no matter what happened we’d still come out with a victory.
Q: Were you guys limited because of Braylon’s injury?
VERNON DAVIS: I don’t think we were limited because one man goes down, the next man should be able to step up and get the job done. That’s how it should be, and we have enough playmakers to do that.
Q: They lined you up against Ware a lot. Were you expecting that?
VERNON DAVIS: I didn’t think that was going to happen. I thought that I’d be out on the route – that I’d be running a lot of routes, especially because their secondary was banged up. I thought we could take advantage of them in that aspect, but, like I said, it’s up to the coaches each week to decide what they want to do. But no, I did not think that I’d be up against Ware like that.
Q: Was it weird hearing so many Cowboy fans in the stadium?
VERNON DAVIS: It was, it was weird, but everywhere I got it’s been like that all my life. Everybody’s a Cowboy fan. But at this point I’m more focused in everybody being a 49er fan, and that’s going to start with us winning. I’m excited about getting back to practice and getting ready for the next game. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight thinking about it.
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