His sample size from 2017 would indicate so
It’s been a year and a half since the San Francisco 49ers traded for QB Jimmy Garoppolo. After finishing the 2017 season on a ridiculous 5-0 run, the sky was the limit for Jimmy G and 49ers. Garoppolo took the league by storm and was set for a big 2018.
Unfortunately, for all football fans, Garoppolo’s 2018 was cut short after tearing his ACL in Week 3. Around the NFL, the confidence hasn’t wavered in the Niners signal-caller. According to one AFC executive speaking on Garoppolo, “He’s got the best chance to be the next Mahomes,”
From the Bleacher Report article:
There are teams that secretly have a massive crush on him (or maybe it’s not so secret). That desire to hand him a rose is emerging again. It seems odd because Garoppolo, who met with the media this week, is still recovering from a torn ACL. Yet teams believe such an injury is not a huge factor, and they also think the 49ers have more talent than many people know.
That last part is interesting. That tells you that there’s talk about the league that the moves the 49ers have made have people talking. If the team can land the perfect fit at receiver, a three-headed monster of him, George Kittle, and Dante Pettis should go a long way. Not to mention the stable of running backs the team has.
The true sign of a franchise QB is him raising the play of his teammates. Mahomes took good players to another level. In 2019, that’ll be something to keep an eye on with Garoppolo.
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