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WR Ashley Lelie, San Francisco 49ers
HT: 6-3, WT: 200, Born: 2-16-1980, College: Hawaii, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 19
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2008 Projections
| RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | REC | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Dodds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Chris Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bob Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 1 | 24 | |
| Jason Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Maurile Tremblay | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 5 |
Best Case
If Ashley Lelie gets an opportunity in a Mike Martz offense he could be deadly. Lelie is slated to back up Isaac Bruce and its not inconceivable that Bruce feels his soon to be age of 36. Unlike most of the other receivers on the 49er roster, Lelie has proven to be remarkably durable and given the frailty of some of the others, he could get opportunities by default.
Worst Case
Lelie is going to struggle to make the final 49er roster. Isaac Bruce and Bryant Johnson were signed in the offseason, Jason Hill is viewed as the future and Arnaz Battle is a coach favorite. Lelie is a one dimensional receiver, outside routes and little else. The 49ers attempted to break that mold in 2007 and it met with little success (10 catches in 15 games). Martz has challenged Lelie with a less than subtle warning to raise his game.
Outlook
Lelie is looking like the odd man out in the 49ers wide receiver scramble for a role in Mike Martz's offense. The fact they haven't cut him yet, means that they still see something there. Lelie has a 1000 yard season under his belt while in Denver and has above average speed. If Lelie can survive the purge, there are far too many questions with the other receivers in San Francisco to dismiss him out of hand, but it would surprise if he were to see significant playing time.
2008 Schedule
| Week | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2 | at Seattle Seahawks |
| 3 | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | at New Orleans Saints |
| 5 | New England Patriots |
| 6 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | at New York Giants |
| 8 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Bye week | |
| 10 | at Arizona Cardinals |
| 11 | St. Louis Rams |
| 12 | at Dallas Cowboys |
| 13 | at Buffalo Bills |
| 14 | New York Jets |
| 15 | at Miami Dolphins |
| 16 | at St. Louis Rams |
| 17 | Washington Redskins |
2007 Game Summaries
Week 3 - Lelie was targeted once in the first half. Smith threw what looked to be a perfect strike. However, Lelie cut lazily out of his break and made a half-hearted one handed attempt to catch the pass.
Week 7 - Lelie was targeted deep most of the day as he brought in two of his six targets for a total of 52 yards. He is nothing more than a deep threat however Lelie did find good separation on his routes, however was unable to bring in more than two of his targets.
Week 8 - Lelie appeared to lose favor with his QB as the game progressed. He and Smith were not in synch at all.
Week 10 - Lelie hauled in both of his fourth quarter targets.
Week 12 - Although Lelie was not a factor in the game, he was targeted once on a third and one on the Cardinals one yard line.
Week 13 - Ashley Lelie caught one pass for eight yards. He didn't see action until the fourth quarter. He caught the first pass thrown to him at the San Francisco 44 yard line. Two plays later, Dilfer tried to hit him again but the pass was underthrown and it was intercepted at the 12 yard line.
