Originally posted by 49erfanatic:
I honestly don't understand what Singletary is thinking when it comes to choosing our punt and kickoff returners. We got three guys in the offseason to compete for the job, and then he doesn't use any of them in the pre-season game. Phil Barber had a good article on this yesterday. Punt returners and kick returners need game reps to get ready for the regular season. So why is Guillory (a guy who has almost no chance of making the team) taking all the punt and kickoff returns? His performance on punts reminded me of last year's nightmare, and this team can't afford to have that lack of production again. Ginn, Williams and Vann were signed to compete for return duties. Obviously Williams is hurt, but why cut Vann (the all time leading kick returner in college) before you even give him a chance in a pre-season game? And Ginn was quoted as saying that he needs reps to feel prepared. What really bothers me is Singletary's comments about Guillory's performance. He said he thought the kid did "pretty decent". That was pretty decent? You've got to be kidding me? I only hope that he stops playing this game of musical chairs with the returners, and gets more decisive about selecting someone who has the skills to do the job. You're asking for trouble to stick someone in there catching punts in the regular season if they haven't been doing it in pre-season games.
I can see what Singletary likes about the kid. He looked pretty good AFTER the catch on a couple of returns. He didn't dance around or look like he was just trying to avoid getting hit, he ran upfield and got some yards.
Singletary is giving him every chance to prove if he can do it or not. I just wish Vann had that kind of opportunity before they cut him.
[ Edited by SanFranAddic on Aug 27, 2010 at 11:21 AM ]