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Junior...

catgrizfan said:
It looked like the Raiders covered kicks well. JB didn't have much room out there. It seems like if a guy isn't consistently popping kickoffs for 40+ he catches shit. He didn't make any egregious mistakes and held onto the football. He is going to make the team.
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Trust me, there is no one on this site that wants to see Junior make the Niners more than me. I'm probably gonna buy a Bergen Niners jersey even if he doesn't make the team. The only reason I haven't yet is because sometimes guys switch numbers after the preseason when cuts happen.

I also probably follow the Niners closer than maybe anyone else on here.

As HHB mentions, it was pretty clear watching him run routes that he's struggling as a WR out there, even against guys that might not make a roster this year (or ever).

His production on returns has to be better, because they can get this kind of production out of guys like Jacob Cowing, who also is a much better NFL receiver that they can put in the game being so short on receivers right now.

I'm a lot more worried today than I was after last week on his chances of making the 53-man roster.
 
catgrizfan said:
It looked like the Raiders covered kicks well. JB didn't have much room out there. It seems like if a guy isn't consistently popping kickoffs for 40+ he catches shit. He didn't make any egregious mistakes and held onto the football. He is going to make the team.
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Tom McMahon and Colt Anderson are Special Teams Coordinators for the Raiders. It’s awesome to see the Montana connections.
 
uofmman1122 said:
He sure is, but he's not the only person with these sentiments. I think Junior has his work cut out for him over the next 2 weeks.
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It’s really hard for a return specialist to make a roster these days. I’d imagine he’ll for sure make the practice squad, the 53 is a stretch.
 
uofmman1122 said:
He sure is, but he's not the only person with these sentiments. I think Junior has his work cut out for him over the next 2 weeks.
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He does.

But over the past half decade or so, the Niners special teams have been soooo bad. They may be willing to take a flyer on someone -- ANYone (because it doesn't appear it's going to be Moody) -- who can pull them up to the level of respectability.
 
EverettGriz said:
He does.

But over the past half decade or so, the Niners special teams have been soooo bad. They may be willing to take a flyer on someone -- ANYone (because it doesn't appear it's going to be Moody) -- who can pull them up to the level of respectability.
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And having Colt as a coach can't hurt...
 
mthoopsfan said:
Who else has those sentiments?
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At the very least, the two other Niners media guys in that post.

I've also seen a lot of Niner fan sentiment (not mine, obviously) along the lines of "this guy was supposed to be a dynamite return guy, and I don't see it. Why did we waste a draft pick on him?"

Kyle puts a ton of stock into practice and performing well in practice (not all that dissimilar to Bobby), so it's my hope that Bergen keeps wowing them there, but I honestly think he needs another big return to really lock his roster spot down.

It will be telling (and a bad sign) next week if we see Cowing taking the majority of returns (assuming he's healthy enough to do so).
 
5280Griz said:
The media covering the NFL is more critical than the media covering the Griz.
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It depends on the media person. Some are complete homers and some act like they are the opposition and many are somewhere in the middle.

NFL is a business and sensation and drama creates eyeballs and clicks.
 
GriznMN said:
It depends on the media person. Some are complete homers and some act like they are the opposition and many are somewhere in the middle.

NFL is a business and sensation and drama creates eyeballs and clicks.
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And unlike many, they understand that they are in the entertainment business. Their actual "competition" is Taylor Swift. Game of Thrones., Freakier Friday, etc.

Addendum: Should have included other sports ... pro and collegiate.
 
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IdaGriz01 said:
And unlike many, they understand that they are in the entertainment business. Their actual "competition" is Taylor Swift. Game of Thrones., Freakier Friday, etc.

Addendum: Should have included other sports ... pro and collegiate.
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And the amount of influence agents have in the entertainment/media sphere is impressive/scary.
 
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