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Royal went in the 2nd round while Morgan went in the 6th so the entire NFL thought Royal's skills, regardless of their respective collegiate success, would translate better to the NFL.Having said that, however, Morgan was sick to close out training camp and leading into week 1 plus he is in a far worse situation team and QB wise than Royal so I think it may be a bit early to throw dirt on his NFL grave after 1 week.
I am pretty sure he was NOT active.
He was activeETA--1st Quarter expand [+] collapse [-]
Yes he didWilsons pick was intened for Bruce
With a short roster of 20 in MOX 1 I dropped him for Dallas Clark who was dropped (TE treated like WR in MOX). I kept the likes of Keenan Burton (who I think will have an impact this week), Early Doucet, Kregg Lumpkin, and Steve Smith (NYG) over Josh Morgan.
Also, assuming it would have been on target, the play that O'Sullivan got stripped on would have been a TD to Bruce who was breaking open into the endzone.Morgan didn't have any catches, but had 3 targets.Johnson was definitely the most looked at receiver (which isn't saying much, only 5 looks).The Niners offensive actually looked decent and they were moving the ball.The turnovers are what killed them.Can't have 5 give aways and expect to win.Could see Morgan continuing to grow into a bigger role.Can't really see him taking over BJs spot (barring injury).Could see him eventually taking over for Bruce, if he ends up being over the hill.Not sure if he's being considered for that side of the offense though.Pretty sure that Battle is backing up Bruce.
Say what?Its too bad FBGs doesn't track targets, that could come in handy for a situation like this one.
But wasn't Morgan ahead in the race for the starting job because Bryant was hurt? As soon as Bryant was healthy he was the starter. I can see if Bruce struggles because of age than Morgan steps in but I'm not sure he has learned that position. I think Morgan's value lies more in next year and beyond than this year.Its too bad FBGs doesn't track targets, that could come in handy for a situation like this one.Morgan had 3 targets. One deep left, one deep right and another short throw. Morgan was ahead in the race for the starting job until he got sick in the preseason. He missed some time and fell behind B. Johnson. Nothing saying he can't pass Johnson anytime soon or learn to play Issac Bruce's position. I wouldn't keep him on a redraft team with short rosters as mentioned above, but dynasty? This kid has flashed some talent.
I agree with that for the most part. But if the 49ers are out of the post season by say...week 8 I think you will see him on the field a lot and he could help deep dynasty squads have a nice WR4 to make a push with upside to a WR3 IMO. I loved how the kid looked and he certainly looked the part big time. He is a strong hold.KingPrawn said:But wasn't Morgan ahead in the race for the starting job because Bryant was hurt? As soon as Bryant was healthy he was the starter. I can see if Bruce struggles because of age than Morgan steps in but I'm not sure he has learned that position. I think Morgan's value lies more in next year and beyond than this year.Kitrick Taylor said:Its too bad FBGs doesn't track targets, that could come in handy for a situation like this one.
Morgan had 3 targets. One deep left, one deep right and another short throw.
Morgan was ahead in the race for the starting job until he got sick in the preseason. He missed some time and fell behind B. Johnson. Nothing saying he can't pass Johnson anytime soon or learn to play Issac Bruce's position.
I wouldn't keep him on a redraft team with short rosters as mentioned above, but dynasty? This kid has flashed some talent.
As I stated earlier, I don't think he's a player I'd want on my redraft team. Even with 18 man rosters in a 12 man league. Borderline at best. I wouldn't rule him out from being fantasy relevant this year however. He's WR3 right now in that offense. The only guy who really made plays last week was Frank Gore. If Morgan starts making some plays with the opportunities he does get, they will get him in that lineup fast. Dynasty? Obviously the ideal is to get a Colston or Boldin, but short of that, I want my rookie WRs to flash some kind of talent on the field in year one. Its even fine if its as a returner (unless he's Roscoe Parrish small). I think its much better to hold on to a guy like Morgan right now than someone like Andre Caldwell for example. Caldwell was a much higher draft pick, but he got hurt in camp, and is buried on the depth chart. We may not see him all year. Tough to hold on that unless you are in the deepest of leagues.KingPrawn said:But wasn't Morgan ahead in the race for the starting job because Bryant was hurt? As soon as Bryant was healthy he was the starter. I can see if Bruce struggles because of age than Morgan steps in but I'm not sure he has learned that position. I think Morgan's value lies more in next year and beyond than this year.Kitrick Taylor said:Its too bad FBGs doesn't track targets, that could come in handy for a situation like this one.
Unfortunately Morgan is reminding me of all the rookie phenoms from last year, namely Mike Walker, Jacoby Jones, Laurent Robinson, Buster Davis, Steve Smith. There are lots of guys with big talent, but if they dont get used it doesnt matter. I think the staph infection was a very bad break but Martz isnt in any hurry to have him play. I will hold him because our league has room for rookies on our taxi squad. In a redraft, he is almost worthless.
A glimmer of hope, but again, 2 catches.gregjcross said:He's had 7 targets in 3 weeks.
Pulled the quote from rtsports:
