Bridging the gap in the NFC West
By Marc Rafferty
By Marc Rafferty
There will be smiles as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge in
San Francisco today as Niners have possibly pulled off the trade of the season.
First year GM John Lynch has traded a second round pick
from next year’s Draft to secure the services of QB jimmy Garoppolo for the New
England Patriots. It was only a few months ago that the Garoppolos trade value
was going to be at least a first round pick with the Niners, Browns and Jets
all interested in looking to do a deal with the Pats for the 2 time Super Bowl
winning back up QB. It seems that Jimmy G just wanted to play football, and
after 3 and half years of being back-up to the Peter Pan of football, Tom Brady,
it was time for Jimmy to be front and centre of a franchise.
After being in New England since 2014 it was clear that
NE wanted Garoppolo to be heir to the Brady throne...but at 40 it seems that
number 12 is showing no signs of giving up his crown just yet. On current
playing ability Brady could go on for another 2 or 3 years. (You can hear the
groans from all round the world).
Lynch has played his hand well. With the Niners looking
at possibly drafting in the top 3, Lynch will be looking to trade down to all
though QB hungry teams hoping to draft the next big thing. Next year’s draft is
supposed to be the greatest QB draft...well since the last great one.
If history has taught us anything it's that nothing is a
certainty when it comes to drafting QBs, and this is where Lynch has won
already, he's got a QB with NFL experience for a second round pick with the
rest of the pack having the uncertainty of their picks. I would think that the
Niners would be looking at upgrading the O Line to help give the best possibly
chance of succeeding and making this team competitive. It could be the turning
point for a once great franchise who for the last few seasons have really
struggled.
On a side note you have to wonder: where does this leave
Kirk Cousins? All the talk was that after he turned down Washington’s latest
offer, that he was off to the West Coast to join QB whisperer and Niners head
coach Kyle Shanahan. I would maybe put money on him now staying in Washington, as
let's be honest, no one wants to go to Cleveland!
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