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Domanick Davis: Bad luck or bad body?

Domanick Davis: Bad luck or bad body?

Domanick Davis has talent. Loads of it. Few running backs sport as much utility as Davis. He's a true every-down runner because he's just as lethal through the air as he is on the ground. In fact, the starters job and an unwavering committment to his development from the entire Texans organization has been all his, ever since Davis cracked the 100-yard barrier in week 7 of 2003. But there comes a time when even the most fervent supporters begin to lose faith and turn their attention to saving their own behind. For Domanick Davis, the day of reckoning has arrived. Davis needs to prove he can stay healthy and perform at a sustained high level of play for a large block of time or he will inevitably watch people abandon his ship.

This league is littered with oft-injured talent that but for their maladies would be solid, if not star players. They all eventually fade away into the abyss of lost potential that is an inescapable reality and known occupational hazard for anyone playing pro football. Think of how many players have impacted the NFL that were given opportunities to shine because of injuries to those higher on the depth chart. Kurt Warner (1999), Rudi Johnson, Willis McGahee, Mewelde Moore, Rheuben Droughns just to name a few off the top of my head. Ultimately, this game is about winning and if you can't be relied upon to be there when it counts to help the team win, sooner or later someone will come along and get the job done.

In some ways there are similarities to Carson Palmer's recent rite of passage. Jonathan Wells doesn't have the speed or talent of Davis' ilk, but what he does possess; are wins. The Texans are 0-3 in games Domanick Davis has finished this year, and the Texans are 3-0 in games where Jonathan Wells was called upon to start or finish a game that Davis couldn't. That's the only statistic that matters right now for Domanick Davis. Either he finds a way to turn that one around, or go back to being the kick-returner and 3rd-down specialist he was originally drafted to fulfill.

It's frustrating (the injuries), but that's just part of the game," Davis said. "If people aren't happy with it, it's their problem. The team hasn't lost any confidence in me." - Chicago Sun-Times

Maybe they haven't lost total confidence, but...

There's no question Jonathan (Wells) has improved his position," Capers said. "He started out training camp as the No. 3 back, and he has come on very strong. Any time we've called on him, he has come in and performed very well." - Chicago Sun-Times

I'd say they have one foot out the door.

During the preseason, the Houston Texans' Domanick Davis boasted about his goal to join the NFL's ultra-exclusive club of 2,000-yard rushers. And though the odds might be long, Davis hasn't abandoned hope of realizing his preseason goal. "They didn't think I'd get 1,000 last year," Davis said, "so you can never say never." - Chicago Sun-Times

Never.

Slim start hasn't dimmed Davis' confidence [SunTimes.com]
Photo: [texansfootball]

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