We begin with the bad news. The two witty and knowledgeable writers who have been writing these posts — Grant Cohn and Phil Barber — are not available. So I am going to step in on the 49ers opinion beat.
Granted, Cohn and Barber had an advantage. They knew what they were talking about. I have experience — 36 years at the Chronicle, 20 in sports — but that may only mean that I am more committed to my bad ideas and impressions than ever.
Clearly I will need help. That can come in the form of emails or in the comments section. I would like to hear what you want to discuss.
Now, in any 49ers discussion there are a certain number of topics that are bound to come up. So I thought we could lay out, right off the bat, where we stand on some of those issues. For instance:
Jimmy Garoppolo is, and should be, the 49ers quarterback. Nits can be picked — lack of mobility, touch on the deep ball — but he’s won and he’s played well. It keeps coming back to the stat from last year that he was the only NFL quarterback in the top five in completion percentage, yards per attempt and passing touchdowns. Also, he has shown an affinity for hanging in the pocket and making the throw just seconds before he is flattened. With few exceptions, the local fans
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