"When the 49ers signed Kendrick Bourne back in Week 2, it wasn't some grand personnel coup from John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan. No, it was an act of pure, unadulterated desperation. They needed bodies. Any bodies. Warm bodies. Preferably bodies that knew how to catch a football. Bourne, a former Niner fresh off getting dumped by the New England Patriots at the end of training camp, was hanging around, and he seemed as good an option as any."
"To the delight of equally desperate fantasy football players, Bourne has racked up 142 receiving yards in both of the Niners' last two games, establishing himself as the offensive engine for a team that somehow pulled off a shocker in Los Angeles in Week 5. Even his earlier performances were solid enough for a guy asked to jump onto what Mike Tomlin calls the moving train. And then there's the flip side of the box-score success."
"The pre-snap penalties. The Wait, what play are we running? moments. The drops. And the blocking my goodness, the blocking. Let's just say it's not optimal. At the final horn of every 49ers game, I partake in the Faustian bargain that is a Studs and Scrubs column. I've considered creating a new category: Studs, Scrubs, and Kendrick Bourne. He's the whole spectrum in one."
Kendrick Bourne was signed by the 49ers in Week 2 out of desperation after being released by the New England Patriots. He has since produced 142 receiving yards in each of the last two games, becoming a primary offensive weapon and helping the team upset the Rams in Week 5. Earlier performances were adequate for a late addition. Bourne also shows major flaws: pre-snap penalties, confusion on plays, drops, and notably poor blocking. Teammates praise his big personality and energy. The combination of production and mistakes makes him simultaneously indispensable and exasperating.
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