If the 49ers were to draft a quarterback with the 13th pick in the upcoming draft, would your head explode?
The 49ers have given no indication what they plan to do with the 13th pick. Draft experts have argued the 49ers could take a wide receiver or a cornerback or an offensive tackle or a defensive tackle.
Is it possible the 49ers’ target is a quarterback? Could they make such a controversial move?
Let’s read the tea leaves.
Jimmy Garoppolo’s record as an NFL starting quarterback is 21-5. He has been terrific for the 49ers, who desperately needed a good quarterback before he arrived in a trade. He even went to the Super Bowl during his first full season as a starter.
But Garoppolo lost the Super Bowl, and was one of the main reasons the 49ers lost. He did so much harm to his own team during the fourth quarter — in just 15 minutes he overshadowed most of the good he had accomplished in his entire brief career.
What’s more, Kyle Shanahan doesn’t seem sold on Garoppolo. These tea leaves are pretty easy to read. After Garoppolo threw one interception during the 49ers’ divisional playoff win over the Vikings, Shanahan let Garoppolo throw just 12 passes over the next six quarters. So Garoppolo didn’t really take the 49ers to the Super Bowl. The 49ers took Garoppolo.
In the Super Bowl, Shanahan didn’t let Garoppolo run a two-minute drill at the end of the first
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