How much will Josh Morgan play?

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat's Matt Maiocco -- one of the best beat writers in the business, if not the -- ran through the entire 49ers' 81-man roster on Tuesday. He provided short nuggets on each player, all the way down to the longshot undrafted free agents.
Next to Josh Morgan, who by all accounts is having another awesome spring, Maiocco writes:
Even with Crabtree playing his spot, he should work into a position to get ample playing time.
Why is playing time an issue? Morgan plays the same "X" receiver spot as No. 10 overall pick Michael Crabtree.
When blurbing on Rotoworld about Maiocco's comment, I added admittedly speculative analysis:
The 49ers could get creative in three-receiver sets, using Morgan at split end with Crabtree in the slot -- where he often played at Texas Tech -- and Brandon Jones or Isaac Bruce at flanker.
Unless Morgan beats out Crabtee for the starting job, this is the only way I can imagine Morgan getting the playing time necessary to flirt with fantasy value. The catch is that Mike Singletary favorite Jason Hill is a slot receiver. I'm not sure new coordinator Jimmy Raye would move Hill out of that role, because Samurai Mike loves him there.
Crabtree is due back from foot surgery at the start of training camp. Say he picks up the offense quickly and his performance/high draft status is too much for the Niners to begin the season with on the bench. In that scenario it's Crabtree split left, Hill in the slot, and Bruce/Jones on the flank. Could Josh Morgan still be a rosterable WR4/5 in a presumably run-first offense? How would you project him?





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