"That's a question mark. It will be a topic of conversation..."The question was whether the public comments were a motivational tool or Singletary had truly gone sour on Davis. Singletary has been known to use press conferences as motivation for players (see Davis, Vernon).
In related news, the 49ers released Davis and signed former Ohio State QB, Troy Smith.
Singletary has been less than thrilled with his backup QBs and when asked about his comfort level he said:
"When you say comfortable, I'll put it this way," he said. "I feel good about Alex Smith. I feel very good about where he's at. I think we have to do a great job of protecting our starting quarterback. When it comes to David Carr, I think David Carr is a guy that I could grow to feel comfortable with. I think he's a guy that has a good command of the offense. I think he understands, I just think that he's still thinking a lot and he's still having to get the rhythm and all the other things, but I think David Carr, I could grow to feel comfortable with him."That's not exactly praising words for Nate Davis or David Carr. After those comments it was no doubt that Singletary sent Trent Baalke shopping for a new QB.
The question was would it be Carr or Davis that would be cut. Personally, I would have thought they would cut Carr. He has a higher salary and you already know what you have with him.
That move speaks more to Singletary's lack of confidence in current starter, Alex Smith, then his frustration and lack of confidence in his backups.
The whole "why did we cut Nate Davis" sentiment could be all for not. It's possible he is nothing more than a gunslinger who will never make it in the NFL but why stop the "Nate Davis project" early. When he was drafted the 49ers brass stated he was a three-year project but then he was cut after the first year and a half.
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