Originally posted by father49er:
Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:
Can't be serious with comments like these. I've watched multiple times each of his playoff performances, including the SB loss as tough as it was to re-watch and re-watch again. He wasn't "great" in those games but he had some very good moments and for sure didn't "suck." And yes, all four of the playoff wins with him he did have something to do with. Don't just look at the stats, just go re-watch each game from start to finish - it's right there, and again, not saying he was great in any of the four but he did contribute in each where this team was able to play complementary football to get the Ws.
This is coming from someone whose standards for the Niners' QB position are as high as anyone after watching every game played by Montana and Young.
Not ruling anything out this year, and I'll take Garoppolo, this O & this D along with an improved ST unit and put them up against any team, home or away, and I'll very much like this team's chances going into each of those games. We'll find out soon enough with games vs. the Rams, Chiefs, Chargers, and other tough games ahead.
I dont believe you. If your standards for the QB position is as high as anyones, you would not be ok with the playoff performances from Jimmy. Period. Was Jimmy horrible in all the playoff games? No. Was he bad in all the playoff games? No. But he literally has not played a single good game from start to finish in 6 games. That is indisputable, and unacceptable.
Hopefully Jimmy plays balls to the wall and has a great season this year. Playoffs included. But he needs to prove it.
Don't believe me, doesn't matter to me. Been following this team here in the Bay Area since '77 - that's at least as far back as I can remember watching football when I was young. I've watched every Niners game since then as football has always been far and away my favorite sport and the same for this team. I played the sport for awhile, too.
If you know football, you know it's not just the QB in any big game, especially the playoffs. It has to be good complementary football from a team in executing well. I said he didn't suck as 99 said in those playoff Ws. He didn't. Would I have liked to see him play better in each playoff game, especially down the stretch in the SB? Of course I would. But I have confidence he can do better in the playoffs, and the fact he has big-game & playoff experience, where he's performed very well in some very big games for this team that were key in them getting into those playoffs, is a big reason why I'm hopeful for this season as well. Especially with this D and ST unit. All three phases, complementary football...with Garoppolo as QB1, this team is extremely tough to beat.
In the post season, everyone bring their best, and it's where big time talent makes the key plays. It's the difference between having a trophy and not. We root for our team regardless who the QB is.
Funny how Mahomes and Stafford both had enough time to throw and our pass rush wasn't getting to them quick enough to affect their rhythm in the 4th quarter of the same games where Jimmy was getting manhandled by Chris Jones, who threw Mike Person to the side like a paper standee.
Then Von Miller and Aaron Donald were constantly getting by an injured Trent and patchwork interior line to the sides of Alex Mack. They couldn't hold their blocks long enough to give Jimmy enough time to throw. Our pass rush disappeared in the 4th quarter, so Stafford was completing the ball at will to Kupp and Beckham. And our run defense turned to crap as well. We were getting gashed up the middle because I think DJ Jones was injured earlier on in the game. There were lots of breakdowns happening all around Jimmy. I honestly think if Jimmy had been given enough time to throw, he would've closed out each game for a win. He already has one of the quickest releases in the league, so the fact that he was getting hit before or just as he was ready to throw means that our pass protection wasn't doing their job well enough. Or at least as well as the other team's line.
When he threw the late INT's in both games, he was just trying not to get sacked with the ball in his hand on 4th down. How is that so hard to understand? Again, if pass protection had actually kept him clean, he would've been able to throw the ball properly to where he had intended to go. The hope is that Burford and Banks get enough experience early on this season to become solid come playoff time.
