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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Deebo was hurt during the SB. First half, iirc. First, he reinjured his shoulder, then his hamstring.
Which is the problem with keeping Deebo over Aiyuk; he's had a recent history of injuries.
But from a football perspective, I think I'd rather keep Deebo; he's more versatile. Shanahan can line up Deebo in the slot, out wide, in the backfield, even at the H and T. He's not the pure WR that Aiyuk is, but from a coach's perspective you can find more uses for him. Also, when you look at SF's statistical efficiency over the last few seasons, Deebo makes more of a difference than Aiyuk, iirc.
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Bullshit excuse if this is your argument against my point. Healthy or not, he's not getting open on that play against McDuffie in the endzone 9 times out of 10. McDuffie and Sneed had little trouble covering him.
Deebo has never been a route runner or separator. That's not who he is, and he will never be that guy.
He's a very valuable weapon, but he's essentially a WR/RB tweener, and that's not as valuable as a legitimate WR that can run a full route tree and separate consistently.
If all things were even, the 49ers would still 100% choose Aiyuk over Deebo.