The 49ers might have finished 6-10 on the season, but thanks to quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and his 5-0 record as the team’s starting quarterback in December, San Francisco is likely to be a trendy pick to make the playoffs next year.
But before any of that can happen, the 49ers need to sign the 26-year-old quarterback to a 2018 contract.
Garoppolo is a free agent, and while the 49ers have made it clear that they will not let him test the open market — they’re more than happy to slap a franchise tag on him for next year — there are questions about how valuable the quarterback really is.
If the 49ers were to franchise tag Garoppolo, they’d pay him more than $23 million in 2018. Two years of franchise tags would add up to roughly $52 million — all guaranteed.
Is a guy who has only started seven NFL games really worth that much?
Personally, I think he’s worth even more than tha
The Patriots would trade much more than an early second-round pick back to the 49ers to acquire Garoppolo before Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. Tom Brady’s hand injury is unlikely to keep him off the field against the Jaguars, but it’s hard to believe that it won’t be a factor in the game — particularly against a team with a ferocious pass rush like Jacksonville.
