Who's going to be our #3

At least between Patton Simpson and Ellington they are all cheap and talented for a decent to solid #3. If the injury bug hits at wr we have good depth unlike years past

I think Darius Davis wears #3 as of now.

Patton or Ellington. But I'm leaning more towards speed. I see that as a premium in the new offense.

My guess would be Jerome Simpson.

Bruce. 3rd receiver is typically a slot guy.

Originally posted by BleedsRedNGold:
Bruce. 3rd receiver is typically a slot guy.

Boldin could be a slot in 3 WR sets but I get your point

Originally posted by jrg:

Thought this was interesting. Don't know much about the guy.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2479599-san-francisco-49ers-5-rookies-primed-for-biggest-impact-in-2015/page/6

Not bad, not bad at all

Originally posted by 49ers808:

I'm hoping for both Patton and Ellington getting time

This

Originally posted by Pillbusta:
Boldin could be a slot in 3 WR sets but I get your point

Bruce could be our TY Hilton. Depending on the down and distance I could see Patton and Smith on the outside with either Boldin or Bruce in the slot.

I see them all as #3 or #2 depending how the coaches want to attack the defense for that week. Each of them bring something a bit different to the position. Torrey Smith has the best speed at the position so I think he would be in on just about every play. We can have different combo with the rest of the other guys.

Would be nice to see young, hungry to make a play guys being on the field. Youth brings enthusiasm to the offense. You can see it last year we were aging on offense. Harbaugh failed to infused. The only bright spot was Hyde. But at the WR position it was getting old fast with no speed especially with VD injured at the TE position. Sure the young guys may make a few mistakes during the game, but I would rather give them a chance to make a few more good plays in return.

As a fan, I'm excited along with them to see they are getting a chance on the field.

IMO, Ellington looks stiff and slow on the field. He may have great straight line speed, but his change of direction is slow.

I rather look into Darius Davis, Dres Andersen, Jerome Simpson, and Patton of course for the 3rd and 4th spot.

Im rooting for whoever wins the job lol I just want us to finally have a deadly formidable passing attack, we've been one dimensional for far to long

This, IMO, is the first close WR competition we've had in a while.

Will be very interesting.

Knowing that this could possibly be Boldin's last season makes it more so,

Should take a page from the Pats. They were receiver starved going into 2014. They ended up beating the Seahawks in the SB, generating passing offense with LaFell, Amandola, and Edelman along with a very average running game. Not all your receivers have to be ideal 6'2 - 210.

It should be Simpson...he's got the size and speed to make an impact. He also wants to make the most of his latest chance to shine and stay out of trouble...so his motivation should be sky-high.