Originally posted by 49erBigMac:
I don't get where this narrative comes from, Jimmy has never been meh, he's either won or been injured.
However if we decide he isn't the guy and have Lance, we put him in and cut or trade Jimmy.
If we went for Pitts then we'd need to add to a QB next year, Dak is likely to be available, Matt Ryan may be as a bridge and who knows who else.
We'd also have our 1st round pick which we definitely wouldn't if we trade up this year.
IMO he was okay in 2019, he had a margin error the size of the grand canyon. Bottom of the league in AYTS, IAY, and ALEX score and yet one of the highest INT %. So basically he was throwing it shorter than a good portion of the league and still one of the highest in turning the ball over. No one calls Case Keenum a great QB, yet they had identical stats the yr he almost got Minn to the SB. I think Jimmy is an avg starting QB in the NFL, which is fine if the rest of the roster is stacked top to bottom.
I do understand he ran the offense that Kyle has in place for him. I also don't think that was the optimal offense the wants to run. And yes injuries play a part for sure, he hasn't been able to stay healthy his whole career thus far. He's a good bridge QB.
Anyway I don't want to make this another Jimmy vs the world thing. I just think they need to have a legit plan at QB beyond 2021.
Just restructure Jimmy this yr and throw Lance behind him. IF Jimmy get's hurt or isn't playing to the level you want, see what the rookie can do. If Jimmy balls out trade him, if not cut him in 2022 and eat some DM. I mean Jimmy very well might welcome a restructure to remove a yr of mid range pay in 2022 (with no GTD cash) in hope to either be a FA or get a much bigger extension sooner.
I want no part of a then 36 yr old Matt Ryan who isn't gonna play for chump change either....SF will probably have to give up more draft picks to get a top shelf rookie QB in 2022 because we're all assuming they play better than this last season.
Also why do they have to trade a future 1st to move up a couple spots? I mean who cares anyway...they're gonna have to use future first next yr and 2023 to move up (probably more) if they go that route. I doubt they're drafting top 12 AND if so it's because we didn't take care of the QB position anyway