It’s strange to include a Divisional Round starter on this list, but here’s what Kyle Shanahan said in November when asked if Garoppolo would be on the team in 2022:
“There’s a chance for anything, but I think we’ve made it pretty clear that Trey is our guy of the future, whenever that happens.”
Jimmy G’s trade value is already being positioned as rising, presumably from the team. Garoppolo’s $24.2 million base salary in 2022, the last year of his deal, is reasonable by today’s standards. The impossible question: Is there a level of play by Jimmy G (or a trophy he could help win) that would keep him ahead of Lance for one more season?
