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Here is the transcript of special teams coach Thomas McGaughey Jr.’s Wednesday press conference, courtesy of the 49ers’ P.R. department.
WR Bruce Ellington sometimes has a habit of catching his punts over his head like that. Is that something you’re trying to discourage or is he good enough–?
“Discourage, absolutely. That’s not what we coach. That’s not what we teach him to do. We’ve had that discussion and it’s going to get corrected.”
He’s had a couple times in the last two weeks where he’s put the ball on the ground.