49ers fan here - Jimmy carried the 49ers in his crazy good stretch in 2017, but ever since the ACL he's lost some confidence or something. He was *definitely* carried by the team for big chunks of 2019, but that doesn't make him anywhere near CJ Beathard. Nick Mullens, Brian Hoyer, etc. He's a solid mid-level game manager QB who IMO still has some upside.Ice wrote: ↑Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:57 amReality CheckStripesOfKC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 4:36 pmJimmy G's team carries him to wins yesIce wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:51 pm Jimmy G wins games. When he is not on the field the 49's lose games. They may draft and develop a QB but the reality is he is a very good QB when on the field. This team is really good so they should be reluctant to trade him this season.
No question health has been an issue but none of these injuries are career threatening.
Looks like the better time to move him is after this season IMO.
With a good QB on the 49ers we are ringless last year
49's record with and without Jimmy G
24-9 with
7-26 without
Easy to say the team carried him right up until you see the same team's record without him.
Not saying they shouldn't upgrade at all but today he is by far the best they have so ejecting early would not be that smart. Given their players under contract and future cap position they will probably draft a QB round 1 this season and develop him.
The tldr; is that the niners KNOW they can make it to the super bowl with Jimmy and their team is built to win now, so why on earth would they trade Jimmy for some rookie picks that will definitely not turn into a win now QB for at least a year. The only real scenarios for the niners were probably:
1. trade for stafford (the rams gave way more than the niners would have) and cut/trade jimmy
2. trade for deshaun (always seemed unlikely, and now with all the court cases, doesn't seem like its even on the table for now) and cut/trade jimmy
3. draft a rookie QB if one falls or if they are able to trade up and have them sit behind Jimmy for at least a year. This seems the most likely.
4. sign some high end backup and ride Jimmy until Kirk becomes available (because Shanahan is obsessed with Kirk)
I don't think there was ever a chance they went with trade Jimmy and draft a rookie to start given current team.
Regarding the OP question - I'd bet 4 in the first 10 picks, 1 in the mid 1st for 5 total but don't think I'm saying anything new on that.