Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by joeknows:
Big difference between Jimmy and Deebo is that Deebo has clearly demonstrated he belongs amongst top skill players over his career thus far, especially if you consider combined yardage. Jimmy never really proved he was a top level QB. I'd place him a whole category (at least) down from Deebo as a proven talent.
Edit: Another point to make is that the 49ers didn't exactly rate Deebo sky-high. They were backed up by him and his team during contract talks and just had to make a decision about whether to keep him or not. Likely most of the league would like Deebo at some price though.
Absolutely. But the point wasn't that they are comparable it's that the team overvalues them.
Perhaps there is still a team that will look at their roster and make an offer with a future 1st round pick banking on him being a major piece for this year. We shall see.
Overvalued is a bit hard to pin down in both player's cases. Garoppolo got a 3-year $70M contract after leaving the 49ers, so I wouldn't say they 'overvalued' him compared to the rest of the league.
Deebo is a unique player, and further, uniquely valuable in this particular system, so even if the 49ers went beyond what other teams would have done to secure him, that doesn't automatically equate to overvaluing.
Despite some of the doom and gloom on here, the 49ers have been incredibly successful under the current regime (in comparison to most of the other teams in the NFL). You have to ask - would that success be happening without [player x]?
Jimmy - Niners said 'yes' - and they were right.
Deebo - Niners said 'no' - I believe they were right about that too.