Originally posted by SofaKing:
True, but what has he had to develop? Kyle Williams, A.J. Jenkins, Marlon Moore, Ronald Johnson...???
Notice how none of those guys have done anything since leaving the 49ers either. They're scrubs. Can't develop trash.
Patton and Ellington seem legit though. If he can't develop those guys than I will hold him accountable.
Every NFC team other than Carolina saw some fairly significant contributions from a WR drafted in the 4th or later last year, and many saw UDFAs make an impact. In three full years, we haven't come close to developing a young WR. That's inexcusable, given how thin we've been at the position.
In terms of the guys who have left the team, Ronald Johnson was Morton's guy and he didn't even survive camp. Marlon Moore isn't great, but his worst year was this past one. One reception for four yards in six games with the Niners. There's no doubt AJ Jenkins has been better on KC than he was in SF, though the real test of that may come this next year. Williams has never played for another team as he got injured almost immediately with KC.