Quote:BTW, that rugby player, Jarryd Hayne, who was taking names this Preseason with the 49ers is available.

Didn't he come back down to Earth in the regular season though? It's also worth mentioning that Hayne is 27 years old, only one year younger than Toby, and may not have all that much physical maturation or development left to do after his rugby career.

 

Still, though, Gerhart adds nothing on the ground that Pierce couldn't do, and Hayne is a competent return man. Considering how godawful we are at picking up yards in the return game right now, bringing in a guy who flashed in that area, even at Toby's expense, is a worthwhile thought. If he develops as a running back--and Jim Tomsula gave no indication that he wasn't doing so, saying simply that they wanted a bigger back with Hyde out--that's just icing on the cake.

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