Originally posted by Lott42:
I understand the 7.5 million aspect.
I have seen people mention starting him.
I don't think it is best for the offensive progression to have him on the team for the 2022 season. And I don't understand the mindset of people who do.
That's all I'm saying.
Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
I haven't seen anyone seriously suggest we bring back and start JG. I think the divide I'm seeing some people want to cut JG like yesterday. Other people want see if JG getting back to 100% health results in a trade market. At the very least getting back to 100% means we avoid paying 7.5 million to a cut player.
If Jimmy's at the helm with this roster, we'd get to the playoffs and Trey gets more development time. It wouldn't be BAD, but it's just not IDEAL. The problem with Jimmy staying is that, I think Trey can have similar/better production for $20M less of a cap hit. We already spent some money on Sudfield for him to be our backup and we'd like to allocate money elsewhere.
The shoulder surgery was catastrophic for trade plans, and hurt both the 49ers AND Jimmy. In order to save $7.5M, we have to wait until Jimmy is healthy before we can cut him. While we wait, we can't be as aggressive about going after higher tier free agents. By the time Jimmy is healthy, all the priority free agents will be gone.
At this point, if someone wants to trade for Jimmy, we just need to take what we can get. Otherwise, we're going to have to cut him once he's healthy, and Jimmy's probably going to end up at a really crappy situation for him.