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49ers' Jim Harbaugh a fan of Rams QB Austin Davis
By Paul Gutierrez | ESPN.com
http://espn.go.com/blog/san-francis...rs-jim-harbaugh-a-fan-of-rams-qb-austin-davis
St. Louis Rams quarterback Austin Davis has an unlikely fan -- San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh.
Especially after Davis’ performance last week -- he threw for 375 yards and three TDs on 29-of-49 passing against the Philadelphia Eagles -- and despite the fact that Davis will be facing Harbaugh’s Niners on "Monday Night Football."
“He’d be coming into this game with a lot of confidence I’m sure,” said Harbaugh, himself a 14-year veteran NFL quarterback. “The ball game he played against the Eagles and the fact that he’s gotten better and better every single week, you can see it. It was one of the rare times where I’ve watched coaches’ tape and been excited about the game.”
Davis brought the Rams back from a 34-7 deficit and had St. Louis within 34-28 with more than four minutes to go before eventually falling by that score.
“To watch them come back, sparks were flying,” Harbaugh said. “This was a quarterback that was making throws, an offense that was making plays. And then the last drive, they had a chance to win the game and I’m like, ‘Maybe they got the score wrong. Maybe the Rams really won this game,’ because he made a couple of throws in that drive there that were right on the money and gave his team the chance to win.
“That was a very interesting game to watch on tape … he’s got a knack of throwing the ball in traffic. He can have guys hanging on him, around him, and he’s able to get the ball out at the last second.”
He also did not throw an interception.
“[Davis was] playing with no conscience about throwing the ball down the field and deep, so we’re going to have to do a good job defending the deep ball,” Harbaugh said.
Davis was undrafted coming out of Southern Mississippi in 2012 and had not appeared in an NFL game until this season. Injuries to starter Sam Bradford and backup Shaun Hill opened the door for third-stringer Davis.
And no, Harbaugh was not intrigued by Davis heading into the 2012 draft.
“I wish I would’ve been more aware of him,” Harbaugh said. “He looks like a real nice prospect.”
Then was Harbaugh aware of Davis at all?
“Not that much, no,” Harbaugh said. “I am now, though.”
By Paul Gutierrez | ESPN.com
http://espn.go.com/blog/san-francis...rs-jim-harbaugh-a-fan-of-rams-qb-austin-davis
St. Louis Rams quarterback Austin Davis has an unlikely fan -- San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh.
Especially after Davis’ performance last week -- he threw for 375 yards and three TDs on 29-of-49 passing against the Philadelphia Eagles -- and despite the fact that Davis will be facing Harbaugh’s Niners on "Monday Night Football."
“He’d be coming into this game with a lot of confidence I’m sure,” said Harbaugh, himself a 14-year veteran NFL quarterback. “The ball game he played against the Eagles and the fact that he’s gotten better and better every single week, you can see it. It was one of the rare times where I’ve watched coaches’ tape and been excited about the game.”
Davis brought the Rams back from a 34-7 deficit and had St. Louis within 34-28 with more than four minutes to go before eventually falling by that score.
“To watch them come back, sparks were flying,” Harbaugh said. “This was a quarterback that was making throws, an offense that was making plays. And then the last drive, they had a chance to win the game and I’m like, ‘Maybe they got the score wrong. Maybe the Rams really won this game,’ because he made a couple of throws in that drive there that were right on the money and gave his team the chance to win.
“That was a very interesting game to watch on tape … he’s got a knack of throwing the ball in traffic. He can have guys hanging on him, around him, and he’s able to get the ball out at the last second.”
He also did not throw an interception.
“[Davis was] playing with no conscience about throwing the ball down the field and deep, so we’re going to have to do a good job defending the deep ball,” Harbaugh said.
Davis was undrafted coming out of Southern Mississippi in 2012 and had not appeared in an NFL game until this season. Injuries to starter Sam Bradford and backup Shaun Hill opened the door for third-stringer Davis.
And no, Harbaugh was not intrigued by Davis heading into the 2012 draft.
“I wish I would’ve been more aware of him,” Harbaugh said. “He looks like a real nice prospect.”
Then was Harbaugh aware of Davis at all?
“Not that much, no,” Harbaugh said. “I am now, though.”
