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Pearsall and Deebo Samuel are completely different skill-set-wise, and that's not a 1-for-1 swap. It's hard to imagine Deebo filling the same role as Ricky. Samuel was never the type to beat press coverage consistently or stretch the field vertically.
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Samuel lacks Pearsall's press-beating and vertical-stretch skills; not a 1-for-1 replacement.

Shanahan noted that Deebo Samuel and Ricky Pearsall have completely different skill sets and are not a 1-for-1 swap. Samuel was never the type to beat press coverage consistently or stretch the field vertically, the core competencies Pearsall brought to the 49ers offense. This skill-set mismatch means Samuel cannot easily fill Pearsall's vacated role in the offense.

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