Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by Waterbear:
Phoenix said "Any team trading for Garoppolo is likely to see him as a short-term stop-gap until they can develop a younger passer."
That's why I asked the question about extending his contract. It seemed like those two statements simultaneously contradict each other.
Why wouldn't a team sign a FA over Jimmy G if they're looking for a stop gap since they wouldn't have to trade picks and their plan would be to move on in year 2 or 3 anyway?
Im not arguing no one will want Jimmy g for multiple years like how you're framing it.
Because they may not be drafting a QB this year or next year. Eventually they are going to find a young passer that they like but until that happens, a team can do far worse than Garoppolo. The worst thing you can do is draft a QB, any QB, just because you need one. If you have a steady veteran in there who has shown that he can win some big games, there's less pressure to reach for a QB in the draft.
I guess we're arguing semantics then cause I assume a stop gap means 1-1.5 years of starting tops.
A stop gap to me means that you would draft a rookie the same offseason.
Like I would say that Hoyer was a stop gap but Wentz wasn't. 3-4 years is long term imo.
I could be way off here but that's how I've always viewed the term.
