Originally posted by ShotTime:
Originally posted by SD49er:
Jimmy got hit right in the chin during the super bowl in an obvious penalty that wasn't called (along with a bunch of non calls against Bosa). Jimmy was not the same after that hit because he was concussed. This is not conjecture or speculation. Just watch the play - he was knocked out. Now, Jimmy wasn't playing great before the hit, but, he was playing well enough to win.
People here disregard Jimmy's amazing play over the course of his very short 49ers career for some reason. His talent is far greater than Mullens and Kaep (let's be real, Kap could not read defenses, go through progressions, or make all the throws. He had a fast ball and he could run strait.) Can Jimmy improve? Of course. Does he need to get better? Yes. But is he one of the best young QBs in football? absolutely. He is a better passer than Watson, Jackson, and Murray.
All he does is win and people want to send him packing. This entire conversation is absurd to me.
People don't want to send him "packing". People misinterpret that people feel we need to upgrade the position as, "packing". We don't let jimmy go until we find a replacement that much is clear, however all the jimmy homers or people on the fence act as if qbs just grow on trees. We could have jimmy for the next decade at qb and the reasoning for that could be from us busting on every qb draft pick, or the qb we draft simply just not being as good as jimmy.
A lot of jimmys "haters" concede he's average and some days very good, above average, but see the limitations of never becoming a blue chip qb. Then u have the homers who argue this and say he is well above average and with time easily can become a blue chip elite and to think otherwise is trolling and absurd.
The dude needs to play better, and if he doesn't our staff needs to have the capacity to understand how to find his replacement without killing his already hurt confidence in the process, since the process could take years to find someone better.
If he's never gonna be a mahomes, Brady, Big Ben, Aaron Rodgers russel Wilson, etc, then I don't know why anyone is opposed to us drafting qbs at random throughout the years to hopefully hit on a gem that can replace him and hopefully be one of these guys I just mentioned. These are the pinnacle type of qbs you look for in the nfl and it seems at all times there's always the 5-10 elite qbs, then the "above average" qbs (jimmy falls in this category) then u have the fillers/stop gaps, then the rookies or 2nd year rookies.
If you don't have one of those Elite qbs, u keep looking, but in a different way, if that makes sense
I'm not a Jimmy "homer," I've just watched every play of his 49er career and believe he is a franchise quarterback. I am only interested in the 49ers winning, not sticking to a player and wanting to be right. I just disagree with your position that Jimmy can't be elite. I would not trade him for any of the top young Qbs except for Mahomes. He certainly was elite in many of the most important categories last year including, including wins, third down conversation, first down passing, and the list goes on. He is also only getting better. I respect your opinion that the team should always be looking to upgrade. I agree actually. I just don't think it will be easy to upgrade when Jimmy is pretty damn good, especially with the risk associated with bringing in someone new.
