The San Francisco 49ers offense has sputtered for a lot of the fall. Working backs have been out and in of the lineup, huge receiver Brandon Aiyuk is a shell of his rookie type, and the group’s quarterbacks — Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance — have not discovered their groove.
However Deebo Samuel is the lone, very notable exception.
Samuel, San Francisco’s 2019 second-round choose, entered Week 7 in opposition to the Chicago Bears No. 2 within the NFL in yards per recreation (108). And on Sunday at Soldier Discipline, he performed even higher than his new-normal celebrity degree.
Samuel and Jimmy G had some early-game mishaps. By the second half, nonetheless, Samuel snagged a clutch 50-yard deep ball, and likewise turned a brief move into an 83-yard achieve that was inches away from being a landing.
Samuel’s second and third quarters have been so exemplary that they alone have been sufficient for him to surpass Jerry Rice — sure, Jerry Rice — for the most effective begin to a season for a Niners receiver… ever.
That is what the Fox broadcasters introduced whereas the 49ers and Bears have been nonetheless dealing with off. It is true that we’re cherry-picking stats a bit; nobody goes to lift a banner for an arbitrary quantity seven video games into the season. However any time you surpass Jerry Rice’s tempo at something, it is notable all the identical. So in case you have been questioning whether or not Samuel’s first seven video games have merely been actually good or traditionally good, the reply is the latter. Traditionally good.
