A wide receiver that’s barely hanging on with the San Francisco 49ers could get the start in the team’s opening preseason matchup against the Denver Broncos at Candlestick Park.
Mike Florio of NBC Sports points us to a report back in late July that showcased how bad A.J. Jenkins is at training camp with “dropping passes” and “running bad routes.” As usual, head coach Jim Harbaugh tries to diffuse the situation by not giving an answer and gives a question back to the media.
"This year, despite indications that he’s still struggling to adjust to the NFL level, Jenkins could start in the 49ers preseason opener.“I still haven’t totally decided,” coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday, via quotes distributed by the team. “Again, if you start two receivers if you start three, if you start only one because of the personnel group, what do you consider the starter?”"
In Florio’s report, he mentions 49ers beat writer, Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area, giving Jenkins a bad scouting report and saying he would have been “cut last year” if not for being drafted in the first round.