49ers legend Young calls out Aiyuk for slow start to 2024 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Steve Young didn’t mince his words when dissecting Brandon Aiyuk’s slow start to the 2024 NFL season.
The 49ers’ All-Pro wide receiver has not produced the level he and the team expect from him through three games this season and many are pointing to Aiyuk’s training camp and lack of reps with quarterback Brock Purdy and the first team. violation as the main reason.
And it appears Steve Young, the San Francisco Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, agrees.
Young joined KNBR 680’s “Tolbert & Copes” on Wednesday and discussed what he wants to see from Aiyuk in the future.
“Brandon [Aiyuk] must own it. For example, I came back. I missed camp, and now it’s canceled. So I have to take that upon myself. There is no guilt other than yourself. Own it. It’s me. I will fix this.”
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“Brandon needs to answer…Brandon needs to look it in the face,” Young said. “I’m sure there are things…maybe the plays haven’t been called much, maybe there’s some odd things on certain downs where he wasn’t the primary when they thought he would be. But at the end of the day, the complete measure of what happened, Brandon has to acknowledge it, such as “I came back, I missed camp and now it’s not happening, so I have to take that on myself.” There is no fault but yourself, admit it. ‘It’s me, I’ll fix this.'”
As the 49ers deal with injuries to stars like tight end George Kittle, wide receiver Deebo Samuel, running back Christian McCaffrey and others, San Francisco will lean on Aiyuk (and fellow wideout Jauan Jennings) on offense until the unit gets back on track. full strength can come. force.
And if Aiyuk wants to return to WR1 form, Young believes he needs to be honest about his situation.
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