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49ers overreactions: Is Jennings the team’s best wide receiver? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The hysteria of a week ago has mostly dissipated.
The 49ers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 30-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Week 4, and now two NFC West opponents await.
But as the 49ers get set for potential season-shaping games against Arizona and Seattle in a span of five days, there still is plenty on the minds of 49ers fans.
Here’s our latest edition of 49ers overreactions with a big assist from our followers on Threads:
Jauan Jennings is the best pass receiver on the team. (rich.colbert)
Overreaction: No.
Whether this will stand the test of time over the entire season remains to be seen.
But there is no argument here that Jauan Jennings is the 49ers’ top playmaker in the passing game.
Jennings already has exceeded his numbers from last season. He has 21 catches (on 27 targets) for 364 yards and three touchdowns.
And he’s making catches at every level, including his spectacular grab of a 45-yard pass on Sunday against tight coverage.
Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk have been the starters. They are the team’s top two wideouts, but Jennings has earned his own high praise.
He has worked hard. He does all the dirty work. He also is good at beating man coverage and finding holes in zones.
And when he’s had opportunities to make plays, he has shined.
That means he should continue to get more and more opportunities to establish himself as at least an equal to Samuel and Aiyuk.
This team will only be as good as the offensive line and right now it’s a massive problem (toxicink2)
Overreaction: Yes.
If the team only is as good as the offensive line, then the offensive line has been very good — based on deep postseason runs each of the past four years.
The timing of this overreaction is not great, considering the offensive line was very good against the New England Patriots.
Brock Purdy had a lot of time to throw on Sunday but he had some problems…
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Publish date : 2024-10-01 16:10:01
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