No matter who the San Francisco 49ers select at No. 3 overall later this month, the speculation surrounding the future of Jimmy Garoppolo will heat up. Right now, the plan is to hold onto the veteran quarterback, allowing the rookie to sit and learn in his first year.
Still, there will be those who believe the 49ers should trade Garoppolo and that his trade value will plummet as soon as his eventual replacement is drafted.
Field Yates joined ESPN's Get Up! and explained why it might be in the Niners' best interest to hold onto Garoppolo for the upcoming season, which head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have stated as the plan.
Yates states that if the 49ers wanted to take advantage of Garoppolo's maximum value this offseason, they would have traded him before free agency and before quarterback-needy teams started filling in their vacancies.
"Think about the suitors they would have had available at that time," Yates said. "Chicago, Washington, New England, all those teams that, at the time, not only did not have a new quarterback plan in place but had more roster flexibility in terms of cap space."
Instead, the 49ers held onto Garoppolo and waited until after the free-agency frenzy was over, and coincidentally, after Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson's legal issues surfaced, to move up from the No. 12 overall pick to No. 3.
"I'm not sure that Jimmy Garoppolo is anywhere other than a Forty-Niner at the start of this season," Yates added, "because you're right, in the sense that the minute they draft a Mac Jones, maybe Jimmy G's value depreciates. But it could go right back up if he plays how they expect him to play.
"If they expect him to play pretty well this year, well enough that they could make a playoff run again, a year from now, they could have value in a Jimmy Garoppolo trade and an obvious transition plan to whoever they take at pick three."
Kyle Juszczyk to 49ers before heading onto a rain-soaked field vs. Bears: "Let's be physical as s--t"
By David Bonilla
Sep 11
There could be a lot of slipping and sliding at Soldier Field today. The San Francisco 49ers are nearly set to kick off against the Chicago Bears on a rain-soaked field. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk has the right mindset, though. He pumped up his teammates to have a little fun before he and wide receiver Deebo Samuel led them onto the field.
"Think about when you're a little kid, outside playing in the rain," Juszczyk told his teammates. "... Let's enjoy it. Let's be physical as s--t. Come on, let's go."
Kyle Juszczyk getting the Niners ready for a rain-soaked game in Chicago:"Think about when you're a little kid, outside
49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo reveals his advice to Trey Lance, discusses why he hopes this season will be similar to 2017
By Kirk Larrabee
Sep 22
Just like he did on so many occasions from 2017 to 2021, Jimmy Garoppolo took to the podium on Thursday to talk with reporters as the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback.
Only this time the feeling was a little different, based on the unusual circumstances surrounding the current 49ers' quarterback situation. After an offseason and preseason full of speculation over where the 49ers would send him in a trade, Garoppolo now finds himself preparing for the 49ers' Week 3 game against the Denver Broncos after the player who was expected to replace him, Trey Lance, suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the team's 27-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2. The last several weeks have been a roller coaster ride for Garoppolo, who went from being trade bait earlier in the
Baldy praises 49ers' Talanoa Hufanga, makes comparison to Hall of Fame safety
By David Bonilla
Sep 13
Safety Talanoa Hufanga was Pro Football Focus' highest-graded player in Sunday's matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears. NFL analyst Brian Baldinger doesn't pay attention to grades from analytics sites. Instead, he relies on his eyes and knowledge of the game to evaluate players. However, it sounds like Baldinger agrees with Pro Football Focus' assessment.
It wasn't a perfect game for Hufanga, though. The safety was involved in the scoring touchdown from Bears quarterback Justin Fields to wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown. Baldinger doesn't feel the play was entirely his fault, though.
"Hufanga was really frozen on the touchdown to
Schefter: Rams, Jimmy Garoppolo had 'makings of a deal' if 49ers released QB
By David Bonilla
Sep 11
File this under "It doesn't matter now ... or does it?"
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Los Angeles Rams and Jimmy Garoppolo had the "makings of a deal" had the San Francisco 49ers released the quarterback.
"Garoppolo and the Rams had the makings of a deal if he was released by the Niners, who were unaware that the defending Super Bowl champions were looking into signing him, according to sources," wrote Schefter.
Garoppolo and San Francisco agreed to a restructured one-year deal on
