resolution to Jimmy Garoppolo
situation? I thought it was astounding last night that Ian
Rapoport of NFL media reported. That Garoppolo is expected to
be fully cleared by the middle
of August.
Middle of August is start of the preseason. Middle of
August, is to three weeks into training camp.
Time is of the essence for Jimmy Garoppolo. He needs to
land with a new team, he needs to get to practice. He needs to
get himself ready.
He needs to do what he has to do to win the starting job
wherever he lands. Or this is a Lost season for Jimmy G unless
he ends up being
backup, who gets promoted into the starting job because
the starter stank's. And we know that happens every year and any
team. Struggles is going to be thinking who else could play
quarterback, other than the guy who's out there,
but
this delayed clearance. I think people fought especially since
we saw that he's been throwing people thought he would get
clearance
before them and
we've talked about this in other contexts, but it's
the team doctors who decide when a guy can pass a physical
and whether or not a guy passes, a physical is a fairly
subjective determination
to the 49ers want to try to shop him.
Wow, withholding clearance.
So he can't start jostling
to be released.
or traded and really
even if the 49ers wouldn't give him full clearance now,
somebody else may
I just think there are a lot more layers and levels to this
and the problem is
The Browns, got a fifth round. Pick for Baker, Mayfield. They
can become a fourth. Rounder and Mayfield got five million
from his new team. Yes, 10 million
from his old team, and
the ability to make 3.5 million back and incentives. The
incentives came out yesterday. We got to win the Superbowl
impart among other things for him to get all of the money.
But
this,
this only works out well, for Garoppolo in the 49ers
if we have another Teddy Bridgewater situation, where
garoppolo's healthy He's ready to go
and a team has a fluke freak accident to a quarterback, who
is the starter
and he's gone and then the team slips into. Oh crap. What do we
do now mode? Like the Vikings were in late, August, and
early, September of 2016?
That's when the Eagles,
Who Sold everyone. On the idea that Sam Bradford was
the quarterback that year, not Carson Wentz and his rookie
season, that's when the Eagles, got a one and a four for Sam,
Bradford from the Vikings.
I just think that's a lot to hope for,
and I know it's possible,
but think about how training camp and preseason goes now,
especially with only three preseason games. How much do we
see if starting quarterbacks in the preseason not as much as we
used to
and in training camp in any practice,
it's red jersey time
now accidents can happen
freak. Things can happen. I remember a year,
maybe nine, ten years ago.
Maybe eight joint practices between the Buccaneers in
the Patriots think it was Adrian. Claiborne came around the edge
and hit Tom Brady low
and there was a couple of hours where we're thinking
oh that ACL that had been repaired 56 years earlier is
busted. Again there was real concern about that but it
doesn't happen very often
not saying it won't.
I just think it's a lot to bank on. If you're the 49ers and
Jimmy Garoppolo, you need to have a better plan than we're
just going to sit here and wait and see if there's an injury
but But if there is that injury
49ers, end up getting second round pick, maybe more
and Garoppolo maybe ends up getting his full 24, 25 million
dollars.
So
bottom line is, it's a big ugly mess. I think the 49ers are
determined or stubborn.
They're focused on trying to get something for Jimmy
Garoppolo and this is going to continue
into August. I thought it might come to a head before Camp
starts, and maybe Garoppolo
will decide to break character. And not be the nice guy, and
come out and say
I've done everything expected of me.
You've decided to move on to Trey Lance.
I'd like to move on. Please Release Me. Maybe he'll do that.
It doesn't seem to be in his nature, but maybe he'll do that
because the clock is ticking on him.
To land somewhere else and have that opportunity to become
a starting quarterback in 2022 or at least
compete for the job. Because if it doesn't happen, if this ends
up being a lost year you know what occurs? He becomes a free
agent in March. He signs with a team that needs a quarterback
and then he has to wait six or seven weeks to see whether or
not
that team drafts a guy. It's the Mitch true Biscay
phenomenon. Hey I'm the starter
until I have to worry about being supplanted by a rookie
and even if I'm the wire-to-wire starter in that
guy's rookie year. It's T21 all over again, for Jimmy,
Garoppolo
with the youngster, behind him with the guy, getting all
the hype an awkward situation, a situation has Garoppolo told
Adam shine earlier this year, he wouldn't wish
on anyone.
So look, hey shed, no tears for Garoppolo, he's been around,
this is year
9 for him. He's made a good bit of money from the 49ers,
but this is just a bad situation for everyone and
the sooner he gets out the sooner he moves on with his career and
has a chance
to earn playing time
somewhere.