SANTA CLARA — Vernon Davis spoke at his locker this afternoon, and this is what he said.

Q: Coach Harbaugh said you guys had a talk and that it was a two-way conversation. He didn’t elaborate much. Can you shed some light on that?

VERNON DAVIS: We just talked about some things. I always talk to Coach Harbaugh. He pretty much took over for Coach Singletary. He’s the head guy so I’ve got to talk to him about things, especially when I need someone to talk to. It wasn’t really nothing out of the ordinary. We just talked about football.

Q: Did you tell him you want to be a bigger part of this offense?

VERNON DAVIS: I didn’t really say it to him like…No I didn’t. I had on my mind some things I thought we could have done better in the game, and I pointed them out to him as far as getting everybody involved. I mean everybody – all the playmakers we have, because that’s what we need to win games. That’s what I’m here for – to win games, help my teammates win games. And go to the playoffs and get a chance to appear in the Super Bowl. That’s all I think about – ways that I can help. Whether it’s blocking or catching passes.

Q: Was he receptive?

VERNON DAVIS: He was, he was. It was a good conversation. A great conversation.

Q: Everyone said Harbaugh’s offense is tight-end friendly. Are you surprised after two weeks it’s been so quiet for you?

VERNON DAVIS: It’s still early. That’s why I didn’t have to talk to him about that too much. Because it’s still early. Everybody’s still learning the offense. It’s a tough offense to take in at once. They throw a lot at us, and we have to go out and take care of our assignments, but it’s still early. I’m excited about the upcoming game, my role. I thought we had this last one. We almost pulled it off. We’ll get the next one.

Q: Is that deep route still part of this offense? It was effective in years past.

VERNON DAVIS: The teams, what they’re doing now is they’re doubling me, and they’re taking that middle away. Every chance that I had to run down the middle this past week they were either doubling me or just taking the middle away. They’ll have that backer drop and they’ll have the far safety cheating to the middle to try to take it away from me. So that was out of the question.

Q: Did they not do that last year?

VERNON DAVIS: Last year they just started to do it, but then they backed away from it and we were able to hit a couple of them. This year they’re really trying to keep their eyes on me, so that’s one conversation I had with Harbaugh. I asked him what can we do when teams double me and some of the guys – whether it’s Crabtree, myself, or Delanie. What can we do? And he said he’ll get back to me later on.

Q: Was it kind of a come to Jesus thing?

VERNON DAVIS: No, it wasn’t anything like that, because I looked at the film and I agree with everything Coach Harbaugh has to say. He’s the head coach. I have to agree with everything he says because he’s the guy. It wasn’t anything like that. I didn’t disagree with him with anything. I totally understood everything that he had to say to me, and everything that he had to say was correct.

Q: With Braylon out for a while does this offense have an option to get you out as a third wide receiver?

VERNON DAVIS: Whatever I have to do. I strongly believe that Coach Harbaugh and the rest of the staff will do everything that they can to put us in a great situation to make plays – everybody. Whether it’s blocking or catching passes or whatever. I put it in their hands. They’ve got it. They know what they’re doing. I trust and believe in that and just continue to play ball.

Q: How much does it play into it that you have familiarity with Manny Lawson and Nate Clements?

VERNON DAVIS: It’ll be a fun game. It’ll be a very interesting game, especially knowing those guys. I’ve been going against Manny since I was in college, so I know him very well. Nate Clements, going against him in practice, so I’m familiar with those guys. It makes my assignment a little easier because I know those guys. I don’t have to go in and really watch them like I have to watch the other guys because I know them. I’ve been here with them for a while.

Q: Even though they’re in a different scheme?

VERNON DAVIS: You have to watch the schemes to see what they’re doing, but as far as how Nate runs and how he gets his hips around, I feel like I know him pretty well.

Q: What does it mean to get your body clock on east coast time and stay in Youngstown ahead of the next game?

VERNON DAVIS: It’ll be good, it’ll be good. I think we’ll adjust. We just have to make sure we get rest and take care of our bodies.

Q: Was that touchdown pass to Delanie an example of what can happen you’re double teamed running up the field?

VERNON DAVIS: Oh yeah. That was an outstanding play. They were trying to focus on me and they were sleeping on Delanie. He’s just as fast as I am and he got open. Either one of us was going to get open on that play. It was either going to be me or it was going to be Delanie, and Delanie got open. I’ll take that.

Q: Frank said he would fake an injury if he had to. That’s a hot topic this week.

VERNON DAVIS: He said that?

Q: He did, he just did.

VERNON DAVIS: He is so funny.

Q: Have you ever done it?

VERNON DAVIS: No, no. I’ve never done that.

Q: He’s all for it.

VERNON DAVIS: Well God bless his soul.

Q: How about Mayweather’s knockout?

VERNON DAVIS: It was clean, it was clean. He didn’t have to apologize so much, Ortiz. Enough is enough. Kissed him, made up. After that, get your guards up, buddy.