Everyone knows about his huge game this past weekend, but everyone isn’t reacting by buying up his cards. His values saw a bit of a rise but nothing in comparison to Tim Tebow and Demaryius Thomas’s values after they won their Wild Card game. So what’s the deal?

Argument #1: The 49ers were expected to win

First of all, this isn’t true. They were 13-3 and had the bye but Vegas favored New Orleans and if the experts were any indication the 49ers were given essentially no shot to win this game. Obviously this explanation isn’t plausible.

Argument #2: He was a disappointment most of the season, statistically speaking at least, and one game won’t make up for it.

While factually true, this logic doesn’t hold true when compared to Demaryius Thomas who was a mega disappointment with the exception of a few TD’s until the Wild Card weekend.

 

Argument #3: He’s a Tight End

The Tight End he beat, Jimmy Graham, refutes that point all by his lonesome. His values have risen all season and then still saw a spike after the Wild Card victory.

 

Argument #4: He’s not as likable as Demaryius Thomas, etc.

While his career under Mike Singletary had a rough start he has been nothing but a model citizen the last year and a half around San Francisco. One needn’t look further than the tears he shed after scoring the game winning TD to see how passionate he is about this game. True fans of the game should love that.  I know I do.

 

Argument #5: Alex Smith is seeing most of the money.

This is probably the best argument as Smith’s 2005 Playoff Contenders jumped from $70 to $150-200 instantly following the last second victory. Frank Gore has also seen a bit of an increase.

Argument #6: The fan base isn’t good enough

Of all the asinine things I’ve heard concerning this topic this one takes the cake. Take a second to look at the 49ers fans and their loyalty and you’ll realize that very few teams have as fierce of fans as San Fran.

 

While it is true that VD’s value has experienced an uptick many of his RC’s and Auto’s can still be had for bargain prices. Very different scenario than the Demaryius Thomas frenzy of week’s past.