SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Vernon Davis refers to himself as "just a piece of the puzzle" when it comes to the San Francisco 49ers offence. Reality suggests hes selling himself a bit short. With leading receiver Michael Crabtree sidelined at least until November due to a torn Achilles tendon, all signs point toward the eighth-year tight end becoming a primary target for quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Perhaps thats why Davis has spent some of training camp lining up at wide receiver. His speed and athleticism make him a matchup nightmare for opposing defensive co-ordinators, and it makes sense for the 49ers to get creative in finding ways to get him the ball. "Im willing to step up and do whatever they ask me to do," Davis said Sunday. "Theyve been having me line up at wide receiver, pretty much all over the place. Its a good thing that I get the opportunity to work with those guys because it not only helps me at the wide receiver position, it also helps me at the tight end position. My feet get quicker, my route-running is better." 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh did not address the prospect of Davis playing receiver, but he said he likes what hes seen from his tight end so far in camp. "I see a lot of improvement, in his ability as a football player, his route-running," Harbaugh said. "He looks really good, in the prime of his career." Davis 2012 regular season stats -- 41 catches, 548 yards, five touchdowns -- were disappointing compared to past seasons. But he busted out under the spotlight of the post-season. Davis had five catches for 106 yards and a touchdown in the NFC championship game win at Atlanta. He hauled in six catches for 104 yards in a losing effort against Baltimore in the Super Bowl. The difference, he said, was the chemistry he began developing with Kaepernick, who took the quarterback job from Alex Smith with six games left in the regular season. Davis, 29, talked openly last season about him and Kaepernick not being on the same page in games. What changed in the playoffs? "Experience," Davis explained simply. "You saw Colin developing into a great quarterback, and you saw the rest of the guys, including myself, following him and figuring him out. Getting the timing down, just figuring him out as a person and a quarterback." With Crabtree out, it stands to reason that opponents will key on stopping Davis. Thats why its important for new No. 1 receiver Anquan Boldin and whoever starts opposite him to develop as threats in the passing game. But perhaps Davis himself will split out wide on occasion. He said he played some receiver in high school and hoped to play there once he got to the University of Maryland, but his head coach said, "Youll be too big," Davis remembers. "I actually did get bigger. I got up to 248 pounds, and by the time I left Maryland, I was 255." Davis, who is 6-foot-3, says his weight has remained 245 for the past four years. Hes faster than most NFL tight ends, and he doesnt think playing receiver would be a huge adjustment. "I mean, its just like tight end," he said. "Youre just running routes." And if playing out of position on occasion is what it takes to get the 49ers over the hump to win a Super Bowl, Davis says hes all for it. He took inspiration from Atlanta Falcons star tight end Tony Gonzalezs decision to postpone retirement and come back for another season at age 37. "This is a guy who has nothing to prove," Davis said. "Hes already (deserving) of the Hall of Fame, hes broken all the records. This tells me how important it is to him to get a ring. "I dont play for the Pro Bowl, I dont play for statistics. Maybe in my younger days I played for statistics. Its all about that ring." Notes: Harbaugh said he sympathized with Tarell Brown after learning the cornerback lost out on $2 million, and that he believes "theres a solution there." Harbaugh said team officials -- not just Browns agent -- were not aware of the contract clause that obligated Brown to attend voluntary off-season workouts to receive all of his money. "Unfortunately, nobody caught it," Harbaugh said. "Thats a real torpedo that nobody really wanted to see happen. Now lets get the solution and solve the problem." The coach added that hed like to be involved in discussions to help remedy the situation, but did not get into specifics. ... WR Kyle Williams (right hamstring injury) did not suit up for Sundays practice. Another receiver, Ricardo Lockette, got shaken up midway through the workout but returned. ... LB Darius Fleming went down with an apparent leg injury while covering a kickoff and was attended to. He missed his entire rookie season of 2012 due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament. ... 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Wholesale Balenciaga Shoes . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from.Brisbane AFL great Jonathan Brown has described the Lions as dysfunctional and a club divided after Mondays decision to axe Justin Leppitsch as senior coach.Leppitsch was released from the final year of his contract after Brisbane slumped to a 17th-place finish with just three wins this season.Brown, a triple-premiership teammate and good friend of Leppitschs, gave a scathing assessment of his old club as it plunged further into crisis.There is obviously a fair bit of distrust (at board level) and a fair bit of distrust in the football department as well, Brown said on Fox Footys On The Couch on Monday night.So its a big operation (to fix) going forward.The football department has got problems there. Theyre not united, the playing group is not on board with some of the off-field stuff, so it needs to be completely tidied up. It is dysfunctional, unfortunately, at the moment and that hurts me to say as an ex-player.I love the footy club and have good relations with a lot of people at that football club. I love what Leigh Matthews has done for the footy club in the past but unfortunately it looks like there needs to be a fair bit of work done.Brown said he hadnt spoken to Leppitsch in thhe hours following his sacking but had sent him a text message and expects to catch up with him later this week.ddddddddddddLeppitsch didnt attend Mondays media conference at which chairman Bob Sharpless and chief executive Greg Swann announced the move.His management company released a statement saying he would take a few days to reflect on the decision before making any public comment.While disappointed at the state of the Lions, Brown admitted he wasnt surprised to see the axe fall on his mate after three dismal seasons at the helm.I think he was in a bit of trouble ... he presented to the board last week and it was a positive presentation but he was coming from a long back, Brown said.This has probably been in the works for the last few weeks. Leppitsch presented really well and I think he had the support of Leigh Matthews but ... the AFL recommendation was that they probably didnt want Leppa to continue in that job.Ultimately though it was the boards decision, which Leigh Matthews is a part of and unfortunately he got his marching orders one year early. ' ' '