I didn't see it in the thread, but Davis runs EXCELLENT routes. He is very precise in his cuts, and this is part of the reason that he is able to get separation. You can't say enough about his hands. They are phenomenal. And he proved that he can take a hit across the middle. I think he will be a productive Charger for a long time.
Davis has been my favorite player on the team the past couple of years. Quiet kid that simply shows up and plays well every game. If you need that tough catch to be made across the middle, he's your man. The type of player you may not notice during a game because he's not the one always making the huge plays. Then you check his stat sheet after the game and see he's got 8 catches for 100+ yards. I miss him already.
I loke the quote about a california burrito!!! Hes used to eating gumbo!!! Go get them california people Buster!!! Show them some LA cooking (Why is it I can never get off the topic of food? I need to move back home!)
He'll never go far from his roots but once he gets some Carnitas and a good California taco, he'll be a happy camper. :hihi:
Davis was my favorite LSU player. I always loved yelling "The BUSTER brought me home" whenever Davis would make a clutch catch. Those days will be sorely missed and I may have to start watching Chargers games just to see him.
Hey Guys another Charger fan here. I must admit that I didn't know too much about Craig when we first got him, but the more I read the more excited I get about him! I don't know if the following transcript has been posted but I'm going to post it: Transcripts on WR Craig Davis Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith on team’s first-round pick, Craig Davis: “As you know we just executed our first pick and we’re pretty excited about it. We had the largest cluster of players since I’ve been here as a GM, which is a good thing…various positions, linebacker, safety, wide receivers. We’re just absolutely thrilled, adding a weapon to the offense and also a punt returner. So we have two for the price of one. On Michael Turner: “Nothing to talk about. A lot of activity and I think it’s going to continue. If there’s anything to report, we’ll let you know immediately. I know there is a lot of curiosity.“ # Chargers Assistant General Manager Buddy Nix on Craig Davis: “We were really shocked the guy was still on the board. He was a quarterback in high school and he was also a receiver. When he came to LSU, he had a knee injury and they redshirted him. He has played since ’03. He’s always been in player form. He was a leading receiver in ‘05 and he caught 56 balls in ’06. He’s also a punt returner. They didn’t want to use him as a punt returner because they were having some problems fielding the ball. They did put him back there and the rest is history. He returned them from the Kentucky game on. He’s a good run-after-the-catch guy. I don’t know what times you have on him but I timed him and he ran a 4.37 at 207 pounds. He’s a vertical threat. We’re excited about getting him. We think he’s a guy that we had very high and we just feel very fortunate that he was there.” On Craig being from New Orleans and how Hurricane Katrina affected him: “He wasn’t affected. He went to O. Perry Walker High School and he’s from the West Banks. I don’t think it affected them. It was him and his mom and he’s got a brother and two sisters. If you ask me, besides his vertical speed, the best thing about him is his ball skills and his hand-eye coordination. I’m not so sure that he didn’t have the best hands in the draft.” Was he ranked higher than his LSU teammate Bowe and how do you think a second receiver in college can become a number one receiver in the NFL? “First of all he wasn’t a second receiver in college. I’m not sure what you saw but we didn’t see it that way. We think he has the ability to be a number one receiver or even if he’s a number two receiver. It’s not a big deal. You have to have them both.” # Chargers Head Coach Norv Turner on Craig Davis: “This was a unanimous deal in terms of our organization. The thing we feel about Craig (Davis) is that he is a complete receiver. People start talking about if you draft this guy he’ll be able to play in the slot or this guy is a big guy so he can go outside. When Craig gets in here and understands what we’re doing and makes the adjustment that all college players have to make, he can be a guy that can play outside, he can play in the slot, he can be a reverse runner, he can move, run routes off of movement. The thing that jumped out at me is his great hands. He has great run-after-the-catch ability. That’s something we felt we could add to our football team. I like our receivers. I like the youth we have and where they’re going to go. This is another young guy who’s certainly going to contribute and have an affect. The bonus obviously is that he is a punt returner.” On being a punt returner: “He’ll compete to be a returner, absolutely. He’s a guy, along with the things that I have said, because of his versatility; I believe he is a guy that can contribute right away to our football team. He can go in and make plays early, and make plays to help us win early.” On comparison to Eric Parker: “I don’t know in terms of comparing him with Eric Parker because each guy is different. Craig is a 205-pound guy, and that’s why I say I see him as a guy that can go play outside, be a physical player outside, but he has enough finesse to go in and be the third down receiver, go and play in the slot.” On what impressed him about Craig: “His maturity. I think the fact that he had the injuries early, he’s a senior, and he’s been a guy that’s grown in the program. If you look at the history of LSU receivers, they are extremely well coached. He’s taken to the coaching and grown each year as a player. There are a lot of things in terms of that.” On the time he spent with him: “The good thing about it is that we had him out here. James Lofton got to spend time with him. I spent time with him. John Ramsdell, our quarterback coach got to spend time with him. In going through this process, we sat in there in the scouting meetings and start talking about a guy, and it’s not about what he did this year; it’s about knowing people who coached him in high school, knowing people who coached him as a freshman, knowing what he did throughout is entire career. So, in terms of the guys we’ve talked about and sitting in those draft meetings, there is nothing that slips through the cracks. Our guys start scouting a guy at such an early age. Buddy (Nix) has such ties down there, the schools he’s been involved with so long that when the meetings are over you feel like you spent a lot more time with him than you did. And then when we did spend time with him, there are a lot of things to interact with. “ On where Craig needs to make strides: “He’s grown so much each year. The difference is the style and the way guys play in college as compared to the NFL. He’s a guy that can get a lot, lot better. When you look at the production he’s had, that’s saying an awful lot. I see his upside as really great. I don’t see red flags because he has great personal character and great football character. He’s made the normal growth you’d like to see a guy make from freshman year to his senior year. I expect him to do the same thing as he enters the NFL.” On being excited about what Craig is going to do versus what he did: “It’s an equal deal. If you watch the tape, and they just showed a few highlights, this is an explosive guy, that’s a big play receiver that I think we’re going to throw him some six-yard passes and they are going to end up being 50-yard gains. He can have an immediate impact but I also think he can continue to grow as a player.” More...
It's a west banks thing, a west banks thing.....!!! welcome to the board, philly charger. stay classy!! (too obvious??)
