San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said that as the NFL training camps begin for 32 NFL teams. He stated that they are ready to transition from Jimmy Garoppolo to Trey Lance.
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan had a meeting with Jimmy Garoppolo this morning. The three men talked, and after, Shanahan told reporters, “We have moved on to Trey.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 26, 2022
Garoppolo has played seven seasons in the NFL — three seasons in New England for the Patriots and four seasons in San Francisco for the 49ers. He will join the 49ers and Shanahan to allow Trey Lance to show his talents.
The 49ers have been called by five teams about Garoppolo. Three of those five teams have called the 49ers about Garoppolo.
They fiveTeams include the Atlanta Falcons (Texans), Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks. Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions are also included.
Three teams could potentially trade Garoppolo: the Seahawks Falcons and Lions.
Seattle Seahawks tradedRussell Wilson is the Denver Broncos star quarterback. Garoppolo may be an intriguing piece for the Seahawks as they continue to develop wide receiver D.K. Metcalf’s game while keeping wide receiver Tyler Lockett in Seattle. Metcalf will not perform well if Metcalf is with Lock. Garoppolo won’t replace Russell Wilson’s high-level performances, but his accuracy in passing and good decision-making skills will benefit all Seahawks receivers. However, if the Seahawks want to trade for Garoppolo, they will need to trade at least one of their quarterbacks — Drew Lock or Geno Smith.
Brock Huard, host of The Mike Salk Show at Seattle Sports 710 AM said:
“I don’t think it’s going to change … San Francisco’s view on it, and I don’t see Seattle trading for Jimmy Garoppolo and taking on that contract,” Huard said. “I don’t know if those national guys are taking those two things into account or just looking at it and saying from a pure talent and experience standpoint, and (because) obviously Jimmy’s going to become available and this seems to be the landing spot save for Cleveland … But aside from Seattle, there just are not many other good fits.”
Huard did mention the Cleveland Browns but it appears that the team is happy with Jacoby Brissett as their backup quarterback.
Deshaun Watson is the Browns’ starting quarterback, as previously reported by me. He could also be subject to a prolonged suspension.
In the Garoppolo sweepstakes, another team worth watching is Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons did sign Marcus Mariota and draft quarterback Desmond Ridder in the offseason. If neither one of them impresses the coaches during training camp, it could result in Garoppolo being traded by the Falcons. It is a long shot that they trade for him, as they already have their eyes set on next year’s draft, eyeing Bryce Young or C.J. Stroud.
Finally, the Detroit Lions make the best sense. Jason McIntyre said on the podcast, “Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre:
“That’s as weak a quarterback room in the league as you will find,” McIntyre said. “Lions stood pat, did not take a quarterback. Look at the roster, they’ve got 20 wide receivers and they got Jared Goff leading the way.”
“Does Jimmy Garoppolo take us from 3-13-1 to eight or nine wins and oh by the way, the Philadelphia Eagles got in the playoffs with nine wins (in 2021),”
“If I’m the Lions, do I want to experiment with that? While the coach is more secure, the GM does not have as much safety. Each are signed to five-year contracts. If you are looking at an NFC team where Garoppolo could land, that makes a lot of sense.”
Garopplo was a quarterback for 3 810 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He also completed 68.3% of his passes.
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