49ers about to cut Ellington?

thirthyeight · 2015-12-16T10:26:01-08:00

http://49aus.com/are-the-49ers-about-to-cut-bruce-ellington/ Is Bruce Ellington on the outer?It has been established for a while now that Bruce Ellington has been struggled on punt returns. His performance in kick-off returns has been acceptable this season, but strangely, he was substituted by Quinton Patton against the Browns last week for select returns. There was no word of injury to prompt this substitution, so the assumption at the time was Ellington was being rested for upcoming offensive plays. Ellington has had few targets at wide receiver, when he was targetted he dropped a vital reception against the Browns. Ellington has regressed badly on punt returns and for the first time is being subbed for the occasional kick return. Now the 49ers are trialling two more wide receivers when they already have seven healthy receivers on the roster. The timing fits With speculation running back and punt returner Jarryd Hayne, currently on the practice squad, may be re-activated for the final two game of the season (and hence keeping his practice squad eligibility), there are some pieces in the 49ers puzzle that may be finding their place. The timing fits. Cut Ellington after the Bengals, reactivate Hayne to cover punt returns and fill a running back void that current third choice running back Kendall Gaskins is failing to fill, and sign one of the two wide receivers on trial to the practice squad. Patton can cover kick-off returns, Hayne is an improvement at punt return, and you are more than covered at wide receiver.

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Aug 3, 2017 at 10:12 AM

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Originally posted by cortana49:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
I wonder who they'll be replacing his spot with

Probably some small white dude.

LMAO...true.

Aug 3, 2017 at 10:13 AM

#122

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Originally posted by cortana49:
Originally posted by NYniner85:
I wonder who they'll be replacing his spot with

Probably some small white dude.

We already got one of those lol...I don't think it will be another WR, they brought two in this week.

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