WR Ted Ginn, Jr. (Official Thread)

[GeorgiaBuck2]

[censored] off Kerbie.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

A lot of players in the NFL have speed, but Ted Ginn has SPEED. He really turned his speed up a notch by spending some time in Miami, Florida.

LOL.

 

[Buckskin86]

Originally Published: September 16, 2011
Ted Ginn Jr. slashes coverage units
Shrugging off pay cut, Niner makes his case that speed rules on kickoff returns
By Ashley Fox
ESPN.com

He had 1.2 million reasons to be bitter. No one would have blamed him. But Ted Ginn Jr. insisted he was neither bitter nor angry at the San Francisco 49ers for essentially forcing him to take a more than 50 percent pay cut last week, right before the season started.

It is hard to believe that a man could get his salary slashed from $2.2 million to $1 million and he isn't even the slightest bit miffed. But then again, look at the performance.

When the Niners needed him most Sunday, Ginn came up huge. He had two returns for touchdowns in the span of a minute late in the fourth quarter that put Seattle away and gave Jim Harbaugh the first win of his NFL coaching career.

Ginn did not even learn he would return kicks until right before the game. It didn't matter.

"It's great when you can give back to your team and be a special player," Ginn said. "That's all you ask for, somebody to rise to the occasion. Me and my other 10 guys on special teams, we rose."

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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6977007/ted-ginn-jr-slashes-coverage-units

 

[Buckskin86]

Cowboys kicker David Buehler on Ted Ginn Jr. : 'As long as you hit him in the mouth earlier, I think he might give up'
By Rainer Sabin / Reporter
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Fri., Sep. 16, 2011

IRVING -- Last week, Ted Ginn Jr. solidified his reputation as one of the most fearsome return specialists in the NFL when he ran back a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in a span of 60 seconds. Ginn Jr.'s exploits were so extraordinary that they had never been accomplished before during the opening weekend of the season.

Yet the Cowboys' plan of attack for Ginn isn't to avoid him altogether.

"If the wind is at my back, hopefully I'll get the green light and be able to kick a touchback and keep it out of Ted Ginn's hands because he is a dangerous returner," Cowboys kicker David Buehler said. "As long as you hit him in the mouth earlier, I think he might give up."

Last week, Buehler produced one touchback in five opportunities and while he was retained by the Cowboys because of his ability to boot the ball into the end zone the Dallas coaching staff may ask him take a different tack on kickoffs this weekend by giving Ginn an opportunity to field the ball.

"You want to be aggressive," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "You want to be attacking. But you also want to be smart. We think we can be both."

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/09/cowboys-kicker-david-buehler-o.html

 

[Bestbuck36]

He didnt get to return one single kickoff this week but his presence was still felt. He got a couple of punt returns, decent yardage, but it allowed Kendall Hunter a big return in the game. He had a few catches on offense today, seemed like he was more of a player in the scheme but the defense fell apart on em.

 

[Buckskin86]

Donte Whitner, [WR] Ted Ginn were able to get home and spend time with their relatives. I found out

Two Cleveland guys, Alex Boone who you mentioned, and Ted Ginn Jr. who you alluded to earlier?

? Donte Whitner.?

Yeah. The first two, can you give me your thoughts, I know Ted had the great first game with those returns, Alex has seen a little bit of time, just some thoughts on those two players?

?They?re both really good players. Both true pros and Donte Whitner is a pro?s pro in that regard. They work extremely hard, very bright guys. Football guys through and through. Ted Ginn, coach?s son. Donte Whitner, like Alex Boone, they both come from great programs and have been trained the right way. They?re examples for everybody on our team, and making their mark on the field and contributing to our football team in a big way.?

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/2011/09/28/youngstown-diary-day-3-day-1-of-practice/

 

[Buckskin86]

Ginn gets shifty - NFL Network

 

[Buckskin86]

Ginn and Morgan had been the 49ers starters at wideout throughout training camp and the exhibition season. Ginn will now take Morgan's spot in the lineup.

Like Morgan, Ginn is looking for a long-term deal while also auditioning for the other 31 teams.

"No matter who's in the lineup, we're all getting our fair share of looks," said Ginn, who has four catches for 38 yards on the season. "It's a great opportunity to do a little bit better, a little bit more."

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/13/3977772/49ers-will-make-re-signing-injured.html#ixzz1afJfG6Nn

Ted Ginn replaced Morgan as a starter on this week's initial depth chart. Michael Crabtree is the other starting wide receiver. Kyle Williams likely will serve as the No. 3 receiver, although the 49ers will probably deploy two and three tight ends to boost their receiving options and enhance Smith's protection against a fierce Lions defense.

Although Ginn has been electric on punt and kickoff returns, he has failed to catch a pass in four of five games. He had four receptions for 38 yards in a Sept. 18 overtime loss to Dallas.

Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/10/12/3503798/a-rebirth-for-49ers-quarterback.html#ixzz1afJw6czy

 

[Buckskin86]

He's just that good - NFL Network

 

[Bestbuck36]

A smart coach finds more touches for him. He averaged over 12 yards per touch on offense today and over 21 yards per touch on special teams. Thats game-changing ability and they aren't using him enough.

 

[Buckskin86]

Ginn gets first start, makes key plays
October 16, 2011
Matt Maiocco and Mindi Bach

DETROIT -- Due to Joshua Morgan's season-ending injury, Ted Ginn was called upon to make his first start with the 49ers on Sunday.

Ginn responded with huge plays -- on offense and special teams -- late in both halves of the 49ers' 25-19 victory Sunday over the Detroit Lions.

"We came in here. We brought 53 men. All we had was 53 men and our coaches," said Ginn after his 19th game with the 49ers after coming from Miami in a trade last year. "We stuck together as one -- as a 49er -- and we came out with a victory."

Ginn's 40-yard punt return with 5:29 remaining in the game gave the 49ers the ball at the Detroit 35-yard line. Eight plays later, quarterback Alex Smith found Delanie Walker for the go-ahead touchdown.

"I went out with my guys, Larry (Grant) and (Blake) Costanzo, and kept saying them, 'Set it up, set it up," and I just went out there and had a feel for it and I just went at it," Ginn said. "I knew we had to get in good field position to make a run. And Alex and Delanie tucked it in for us."

Ginn caught just two passes for 24 yards in the game, but both receptions came at the end of the first half when the 49ers got into position for David Akers' 55-yard field goal as time expired. Akers' kick gave the 49ers a 12-10 halftime lead.

"I try to just go out and have fun and play the game," Ginn said. "When they call on you, you answer. I had an opportunity to make something happen in the last minute of the second quarter, and I just tried to go out and make a play for our team and we got three out of it."

http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/nine...rt-makes-key-plays?blockID=578414&feedID=8349

 

[Buckskin86]

San Francisco 49ers' Ted Ginn Jr. followed his father's path
By Cam Inman
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Updated: 10/28/2011

Ted Ginn Jr., right, and his father, Ted Ginn Sr., make their way through the... (Roadell Hickman)


Ted Ginn Sr. would rent a van every June and load up the precious cargo: young, promising but overlooked high school athletes.

They would depart from the Cleveland area and travel to colleges all across the country, determined to make an impression on others -- not to mention themselves.

Two of those players now start for the 49ers: wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. and strong safety Donte Whitner.

"I felt everybody wanted to go to Texas and Florida to get athletes, and I wanted to change that," Ginn Sr. said by phone Thursday. "I had to turn the heads of the universities to make people see that there is greatness in Cleveland, there is greatness in Ohio, there is greatness at Glenville High School.

"Those guys were the pioneers."

Since those trailblazing days, Ginn, the head coach at Glenville, has helped more than 100 players earn college scholarships and launched a school for at-risk boys. He and his wife will make the trip west to watch the 49ers face the hometown Browns on Sunday -- only this time by airplane rather than rental van.

"It was all his vision. I know for a fact me and Teddy are in the National Football League because of him," Whitner said. " ... We didn't really believe that we could make it to this level."

The younger Ginn and Whitner were teammates at Glenville and Ohio State before starting their NFL careers with lowly franchises in Miami and Buffalo, respectively. Now 26, both are flourishing in their first year together in San Francisco.

Their path was laid by the elder Ginn, whose had an immeasurable impact in the Cleveland community. Among the slew of athletes he has helped earn scholarships is Troy Smith, who won the Heisman Trophy at Ohio State in 2006 and played quarterback for the 49ers last season.

"He means a lot to the community, to the people, to the kids," Ted Jr. said of his dad, noting the good examples he has to show others. "It makes his job a little easier. He can say, 'Hey look, it can happen for you if you do this, do that.' "

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http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_19212204

 

[Buckskin86]

Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011
Cleveland native Ted Ginn Jr. thriving in return role with 49ers
By JASON LLOYD - Akron Beacon Journal

One week before the start of this NFL season, Ted Ginn Jr. lost a million dollars. He has spent the last two months trying to get it all back.

When the Browns travel to Candlestick Park on Sunday to face the San Francisco 49ers, they'll see a familiar face in Ginn, who has needed every bit of his blinding speed this season to outrace the "bust" tag that has chased him for the past five years.

Ginn is flourishing with the 49ers, averaging 31.8 yards per kickoff return to rank second in the league. His 13.7-yard average on punt returns is fifth. The 49ers have reduced his offensive responsibilities while letting him flourish as a return specialist. That always seemed to be the role best suited for him even during his days at Ohio State, but the Miami Dolphins fell in love with that speed and selected Ginn ninth overall in the 2007 draft.

Fans despised the pick, booing Ginn from the day he was drafted until last year when he was traded to the 49ers for a fifth-round pick in the 2010 draft.

"It was much needed," Ginn said of the trade. "It's how you get embraced. I was in a situation (in Miami) where we needed to win and win now. It wasn't a good time to teach and learn."

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Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2011/10/29/3540478/cleveland-native-ted-ginn-jr-thriving.html#ixzz1cH1Eq3ZB

 

[Buckskin86]

49ers notebook: Penalty nullifies big play
By Cam Inman
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Posted: 11/24/2011

BALTIMORE -- The 49ers appeared to snap a 3-3 tie Thursday night when Alex Smith unleashed the longest completion of his career.

Instead, that 75-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn in the second quarter was nullified by a penalty, and the 49ers fell 16-6 to the Baltimore Ravens.

Officials wiped out the touchdown strike by calling a chop-block penalty on running back Frank Gore. Gore picked up blitzing safety Bernard Pollard, and his low block would have been legal if replacement guard Chilo Rachal had not entered the fray and made contact with Pollard.

"I know I got him down, but they made the call, and we've got to live with it," Gore said. "We lost, and we've got to live with it."

Smith's pass traveled 45 yards in the air before Ginn pulled up to catch it, then raced to the end zone. It would have been the 49ers' longest play of the season. Instead, Smith got sacked two snaps later on third down, and the 49ers punted.

Coach Jim Harbaugh did not dispute the chop-block call: "It was a bang-bang play for Chilo. He really just got his hands on (Pollard). I wish he could have seen that and not put his hands on him. It certainly was a chop block and it was a good call."

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19408647

 

[Buckskin86]

WR Ted Ginn Jr. (26)

Ted Ginn Jr.?s main job is to return kick-offs and punts but he has also seen extended playing time due to Braylon Edward?s and Josh Morgan?s injuries. Ginn Jr. averages 28.6 yards per kick return, which ranks him 3rd among kick returners, 11.4 yards per punt return (7th) and caught 12 passes for 136 yards. Ted Ginn Jr. is one of the best returners in the league and part of a young and talented receiver corps. Both sides should agree to a contract extension.

http://49ers.sportsblog.com/post/73/free_agency_decisions_the_49ers.html