Originally posted by DeUh:
Originally posted by buck:
A lot is not going to be sufficient.
Graham must be able to show that he actually functioned as a wide receiver for a substantial majority of his snaps.
I have no idea if Graham's specific grievance has validity, but a working out-of-class grievances are at least theoretically sound.
I do not know if Vernon Davis is asking to be paid as a wide receiver?
He is answering those questions the same way he answered questions in regards of his "holdout".
Jun. 4, 2014
Woohoo! That works for me!" Davis told Maggie Gray on SI Now when asked if he wanted to see Graham win his case.Asked, however, if he should be classified as a wide receiver, Davis said, "You know what? I'm a tight end. I'm a tight end. But I must say, if it happens, then I'm sure every tight end's going to try to follow behind Jimmy Garham. But my role is to play the tight end position. I do everything they tell me to do."http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/04/6457993/vernon-davis-closely-watching.html
Davis, 30, hasn't taken part in the 49ers offseason workouts because he wants a new contract. The problem is that the tight end market has been stagnant in recent years and Davis is the third-highest paid player at the position. He's the second-highest paid 49er, and his 2014 salary is more than wide receivers Michael Crabtree's and Anquan Boldin's combined salaries.
According to Pro Football Focus, Davis lined up as a traditional tight end 64.5 percent of the time in 2013. He led the team that season in touchdown catches and yards per reception. Davis told The Bee last week he wasn't sure whether he would miss this month's mandatory minicamp. All of the workouts thus far have been voluntary, though Davis did forfeit a $200,000 workout bonus by skipping them.
Two days later however his answer isn´t that specific anymore.
June 6, 2014
So Davis surely believes he should be paid the same way, given that he previously told NBCSN's Pro Football Talk that Davis sees himself as a receiver?http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/06/vernon-davis-lobbies-for-jimmy-graham-to-get-paid/
"I can't speak for myself," Davis said. "I'll let everybody else do that."
By everybody else, Davis possibly means his shareholders.
"He believes that he deserves more, and I believe that he deserves more," Davis told ESPN regarding Graham, who's caught in a franchise-tag fight with the Saints. "He's just a wonderful presence. He's a great player. He has a lot of potential to go above and beyond and just go further. He is one of those guys that is a part of that TE position that are changing the game — Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham, [Rob] Gronkowski.
"Those guys are some fantastic players. If it was me, if I was the owner of the team, I would give the kid everything he wants because he's that."
More specifically, Davis believes Graham should be paid like a receiver, which is the gist of his pending grievance.
"If you're a guy who's catching a lot of passes and you possess some of the traits that wide receivers have, then yes, I agree," Davis said. "I think that he should get paid like a wide receiver."
Vernon doesn't always come off as the "brightest bulb in the tanning bed" when he speaks. I hope this gets resolved quickly.....I want #6 this year. I can't wait for game one when we spank Dallas at their place.