It’s tough for rookies to come in at the wide receiver position and excel right away in the NFL. It’s just not an easy transition. In college, a lot of receivers are facing guys that will never sniff an NFL roster. Often times receivers are facing off coverage in college. There are plenty of occurrences where these guys aren’t in realistic situations that they see on Sundays.
The injury didn’t do rookie Dante Pettis any favors. When he returned, he was the San Francisco 49ers clear number one threat. One thing that I feel like the football watching crowd doesn’t do a good enough job of explaining is that just because a player wasn’t targeted, doesn’t mean it wasn’t a good play.