When Will The 49ers Have Another 1,000 Yard Receiver?

by David Fucillo on Jun 13, 2011 12:02 PM PDT in San Francisco 49ers News

When I was looking over fantasy numbers for this post, I saw how Vernon Davis finished with 914 receiving yards in 2010 and 965 receiving yards in 2009. The last time the 49ers had a 1,000-yard receiver was Terrell Owens in 2003 when he finished with 1,102 yards. That's seven seasons without one.

As long as the team starts winning I suppose having a 1,000-yard receiver is a secondary concern, but I'm still curious when the 49ers might get their next 1,000-yard receiver and who it will be. It seems like Vernon Davis would be the safe bet, particularly given Harbaugh's use of tight ends. Of course, if he works in Delanie Walker more that could cut back Davis' numbers a bit. Michael Crabtree would have to be a close second option. Crabtree finished with 741 yards last season in spite of what was really a fairly down season after the way he exploded on the season in 2009.

The quarterback issues will directly impact this but it seems like the talent is there for one, if not two 1,000-yard receivers. Will we finally see it in 2011? It's worth noting the 49ers last had a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in 1998 when Jerry Rice had 1,157 yards and Terrell Owens had 1,097 yards.

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hopefully this year

it would be a shame for crabs and vd to fall short yet again

by texasniner06 on Jun 13, 2011 12:16 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

crabtree and vernon will have over 1,000 yard seasons.

especially if alex smith is the qb for the whole season; vernon gets much more passes from alex than any other qb.

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2011 12:24 PM PDT reply actions

I think Crabtree will get it

as soon as he takes practice more seriously and there is some consistency at quarterback. I think the 49ers can have consistency at QB if Alex Smith starts all 16 games this season.

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by theeraser on Jun 13, 2011 12:49 PM PDT reply actions

Hahahahahahahahaha

Alex consistency … Hahahahahahahahaha, Is that the joke of the week?? Hahahahahahahaha, Stop it your killing me… Hahahahahaha, consistency Hahahahahahaha.

by DaHawn-49er on Jun 13, 2011 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Who was more consistant on the 49ers last year?

by ericalancanty on Jun 13, 2011 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

The Harbaugh & Company addition is Good

and the Sullivan extraction is even better. We will now have receiver production – lots and lots of Receiver production.

by ninernutt on Jun 13, 2011 12:51 PM PDT reply actions

This year

Crabtree will get it.

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by manraj7 on Jun 13, 2011 1:17 PM PDT reply actions

Only VD

Harbaugh’s offense will pass much more than Jimmy Raye’s. But with so many receivers, (lets notforget Frank Gore), I think only Vernon Davis will surpass 1000 yards.

by scrappydog on Jun 13, 2011 1:21 PM PDT reply actions

jimmy raye did not have an offense.

it was just offensive to watch….

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs

We'll have a 1000 yard receiver the year after Alex Smith

leaves. VD may be able to get 1000 this year, but seeing as how the league realizes Alex loves to check down and go to VD and the RBs so often, I don’t see it happening this year.

by sak9r on Jun 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

you do not get a 16 yard per catch average with check downs.

vernon davis has 16 yard average per catch last year.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7755

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jun 13, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions

This is truth.

by smileyman on Jun 13, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions

The Alex Haters' minds are made up, don't confuse them with facts...

After all was said and done, a lot more got said than done.

by OldJock on Jun 13, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions

True

True to the face, The day i get off Alex Smith case about he being the 49ers qb, Is the day he signs with another team, Consistency Hahahahaha…

by DaHawn-49er on Jun 13, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Alex Smith didnt play the whole year

VD averaged 14.3 yards per catch with Alex Smith in and 17+ yards per game with troy smith in. So you Alex lovers do need to check the facts. Also, Alex only averages 6.9 YPA. which just means a lot of check downs and incompletes. Thats horrible. Alex Smith is the check down machine.

by temerelaforza on Jun 13, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions

NO, Leinart was the check down machine.

Besides, checking down is what Montana and Young did when they didn’t have a reciever open.

by ericalancanty on Jun 13, 2011 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions

BTW, Smith had a 6.93 YPA and P. Manning was 6.92...so that stat is pointless.

by ericalancanty on Jun 13, 2011 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I actually used to like that stat to compare how far someone threw on average but the more I think about it the worse it is.

It factors in YAC and completion %. So someone who checks down and their R runs for a couple of yards every time will have a skewed result for YPA.

by manraj7 on Jun 14, 2011 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions

O " boy " ...!!

I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!

by Edggy on Jun 13, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Get Purify

T.O. bumped Maurice Purify off the Bengals. He is a great player, a star at Nebraska. He is from up north in Eureka, California and the 49ers are his favorite team. Presently he is leading the Arena Football League in touchdowns. Carson Palmer prefers throwing to Purify instead of Jerome Simpson. http://cincinnati.com/blogs/ludwig/2009/11/08/palmer-backs-purify-as-henrys-replacement/
While we’re at it lets get Carson Palmer.

by Cherii on Jun 13, 2011 4:02 PM PDT reply actions

Love The Statistics

Yeagh, Love these STATS.Thats what l luv ’bout being a FAITHFUL Fan, our stats!!! l think this helps us compare the Coaches style across the seasons. We will see if V.D. , CRABS & DELANIE tally up more than T.O. & JERRY .Very Interesting.

by London_9er on Jun 14, 2011 2:11 AM PDT reply actions

Once defenses took away the straight line Smith first read seam route..

that created VD’s yards, the offense was done. The game against SD was a perfect example of how the pedestrian offense, combined with a inaccurate QB can take the smallest things away. Brian Griese had Rod Smith and Ed McCaffery at 1000 yards a piece for a season. Brian Greise. Mike Shanahan’s offense in DEN was pretty damn awesome. Yet it wasn’t about the QB, where Rod Smith and Eddie Mac made their bones along with whoever was @ RB. Smith is nowhere having the ability to throw over 3000 yards alone. Even though he threw more long than short in Jimmy Raye’s offense, where his numbers increased.

Remember how Mike Johnson as OC was considered a real talent? SD proved the hack he was. He was less creative then Jimmy Raye. Both of them were hamstrung by two things: the HC and the QB. We’ve broken this crap down to dead horse manure people. Smith is sub-par. Jake the Snake Plummer has less a career in years as a starter than Smith, yet has done more in a real offense that is predicated on reads and mechanics.

Jeebus.

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by drummer on Jun 14, 2011 2:32 AM PDT reply actions