Originally posted by THEB:
I personally think Mangina is part of Vernon Davis being a letdown this year.
I'm no Mangini fan myself -- but to be fair -- Vernon's drop in production isn't because of Mangini. It's because the man hurt his back and he HURT IT bad. He may never be the same player again.
I keep telling you guys that you just don't play through an injury like this. Exercise only makes the injury worse. The only thing that will make it better is rest and/or surgery.
I, for one, would like to know how many epidurals VD had to take for that back injury. Yeah -- it allows you to play without much pain -- but you're still severely limited in terms of what your back can do. Vernon wasn't as fast as previous years and wasn't nearly as aggressive on pass and run plays.
As someone who has been though this pain before -- I could see the problem as plain as day. Let's just hope an off-season of recovery helps. It may not. VD's best days just may be behind him.
