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Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice grabbed some attention this week by going on 95.7 The Game and declaring that, in his mind, Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco 49ers is a better quarterback than Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys.
"I think [Prescott] would have success (in Kyle Shanahan's system),"
Rice said during the radio interview. "But I don't think he would be like Jimmy G. Overall, I think Jimmy G is the better quarterback than Dak. I'm sorry. I'm just going to call it. That's just my opinion. That's my opinion, and I could be wrong, but I think, right now, with Jimmy G, he's the better quarterback than Dak Prescott."
So that prompted a debate Wednesday morning on
Good Morning Football. Which quarterback is better? Garoppolo or Prescott.
While Nate Burleson strongly disagreed with Rice, Peter Schrager and Kyle Brandt weren't so quick to dismiss the Hall of Famer's take.
"Garoppolo took his team to the Super Bowl last year," said Schrager. "And Garoppolo, when he was the quarterback for the Patriots, won games there, and was right on the heels of Brady. [He] was so good that when they traded Garoppolo, it almost felt like maybe that was a questionable decision, now that we're at this point in both their careers.
"I think Garoppolo could make an argument. You know what? In fact, I'll say it. I think Jimmy Garoppolo is the quarterback I'd rather have right now than Dak Prescott. I've seen him go through it. ... You go into New Orleans last year, Week 14; Saints are everyone's favorite to win the Super Bowl. Jimmy Garoppolo takes the 49ers, who everyone thought was just a flash in the pan, and a couple of big wins early, are going to fall apart late, and beat [the Saints] in New Orleans.
"Then you go into Seattle, Week 17, everything on the line, Garoppolo leads his team downfield and wins in Seattle, in front of the 12 — something the 49ers could never do. And they go on and play in the Super Bowl after dominating in two playoff games. So, I don't understand why this is such a hot take."
As Burleson shook his head in a bit of disbelief, Brandt backed up Schrager. He did, however, feel Rice could have been more confident in his take rather than saying, "That's my opinion, and I could be wrong."
"Dak Prescott was bupkis last year in the games that mattered, the really big games," said Brandt. "Jimmy Garoppolo? I understand he missed the one notable throw to Emmanuel Sanders, but he also was good in the other big games. He did his job, so it's not a wild take.
"If you were to ask a GM right now, or head coach, 'You have one big game to win. Do you want Garoppolo, or do you want Dak Prescott?' I think they'd say, 'Jimmy.' He's done it more recently."
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
Analyst Dane Brugler recently revealed his seven-round mock draft for The Athletic, forecasting all 257 selections in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to kick off next week.
"Piecing together a mock like this is time consuming, but I enjoy the exercise, because it allows me to focus on each team's needs, organizational trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on '30' visits, league buzz and overall interest," Brugler wrote.
Most expect the 49ers to address the trenches early in the draft, and Brugler has the team doing that. It's just not on the offensive side of the football. In fact, Brugler doesn't have San Francisco
