Everybody outside the organization is talking about it, creating some of the biggest buzz going around the NFL these days as the football world stands by and watches in bemused horror while a season of highest expectations painfully melts away from a young championship team supposedly built to last.
Privately, inside the building, you just know the 49ers are talking about it too, to the point it can’t be helped if subtle hints and cryptic messages sometimes come dripping out in their public comments.
The 49ers could be at the end with Jimmy Garoppolo.
Then again, maybe not.
Understandably, in respect for the quarter back that has guided the 49ers to a 24-9 record and trip to the Super Bowl in the four seasons since he arrived in San Francisco, team leadership has made sure to voice steadfast support amid the growing clamor that the 49ers might be better off without him next season.
“I think the elephant in the room — everyone wants to know about Jimmy,” 49ers general manager John Lynch said on Nov. 13. “Here’s what I know about Jimmy Garoppolo, and I think I’ve been consistent: We’re a better team when he’s out there. We win a lot of games when he’s out there. We struggle to win without him. We have a lot of belief in Jimmy.”
But that belief may only be able to go so far. So make sure and stay tuned, because rampant speculation pervades regarding Garoppolo’s NFL future and status with the 49ers beyond this season. The word going around the league is San Francisco will strongly consider other alternatives at quarterback in 2021.
This story is from the December 2020 edition of Niner Report.
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