[Mick]

Comparing Garrapolo to Montana is like comparing Plunkett to Hogan. One is an all time great, the other a nice game manager. Although in my analogy Hogan is much better than Garrapolo.

JG won when the stars lined up.  When the defense was dominant and they could run the ball.  Look at his playoffs numbers. Pedestrian is an overstatement.  In 2019 he threw 27 passes in the two playoffs games. 6-8 in NFC Championship.  And we all know what happened in 4th Q of SB. 

This year, he played mediocre at best  in all three games. Niners got to championship game in spite of him.  Not because of him. Almost blew Cowboy game with an awful pick.  Did nothing against GB - a game they won cause they blocked a FG and a punt and the defense shined. He should have thrown 2 pick six’s. But they were dropped 

Rams game he was mediocre.  Until 4th Q. Than he was just bad.   Everyone remembers the Tartt drop.  But Ramsey had  a pick 6 that he dropped. Then he “engineered “ two of the worst last minute “drives” I’ve seen. 

Add that he’s hurt half the time and his value sinks further.

Great teammate.  Handled a rough situation well. But he’s very limited. Not accurate downfield.  Average at best arm strength.  Not particularly strong pocket presence. Can’t run.  And he can’t throw on the run at all.  He is not worth close to a first round pick. Kawakami has him going to Pitt for a 4th rounder that can be a conditional second depending on certain markers.  Sounds more like it to me.

Per pro football reference, Montana started 66.8% of the games he was on the 49ers roster.  Garoppolo started 65.2% of the games he was on the 49ers roster.  And of course, he had a thumb injury and a shoulder injury, both on his throwing arm, one of which will require off-season surgery.  He will be in much better condition for the 2022 regular season than he was for the 2021 playoffs  So I don't know that the injury factor segments Garoppolo that much.

I think Kawakami had him going to Pitt for a 4th rounder and a pick in the second year that could be anywhere from a 2nd to a 4th rounder.  So two picks.  Ian Rappoport said the same thing, probably a second round pick.  There's up to eight teams that will be seeking a quarterback, and Garropolo is a good Top Ten quarterback (# in passer rating among starters), though not a Top Five quarterback.  The other QB options aren't as attractive.

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[Mick]

Comparing Garrapolo to Montana is like comparing Plunkett to Hogan. One is an all time great, the other a nice game manager. Although in my analogy Hogan is much better than Garrapolo.

JG won when the stars lined up.  When the defense was dominant and they could run the ball.  Look at his playoffs numbers. Pedestrian is an overstatement.  In 2019 he threw 27 passes in the two playoffs games. 6-8 in NFC Championship.  And we all know what happened in 4th Q of SB. 

This year, he played mediocre at best  in all three games. Niners got to championship game in spite of him.  Not because of him. Almost blew Cowboy game with an awful pick.  Did nothing against GB - a game they won cause they blocked a FG and a punt and the defense shined. He should have thrown 2 pick six’s. But they were dropped 

Rams game he was mediocre.  Until 4th Q. Than he was just bad.   Everyone remembers the Tartt drop.  But Ramsey had  a pick 6 that he dropped. Then he “engineered “ two of the worst last minute “drives” I’ve seen. 

Add that he’s hurt half the time and his value sinks further.

Great teammate.  Handled a rough situation well. But he’s very limited. Not accurate downfield.  Average at best arm strength.  Not particularly strong pocket presence. Can’t run.  And he can’t throw on the run at all.  He is not worth close to a first round pick. Kawakami has him going to Pitt for a 4th rounder that can be a conditional second depending on certain markers.  Sounds more like it to me.

Per pro football reference, Montana started 66.8% of the games he was on the 49ers roster.  Garoppolo started 65.2% of the games he was on the 49ers roster.  And of course, he had a thumb injury and a shoulder injury, both on his throwing arm, one of which will require off-season surgery.  He will be in much better condition for the 2022 regular season than he was for the 2021 playoffs  So I don't know that the injury factor segments Garoppolo that much.

I think Kawakami had him going to Pitt for a 4th rounder and a pick in the second year that could be anywhere from a 2nd to a 4th rounder.  So two picks.  Ian Rappoport said the same thing, probably a second round pick.  There's up to eight teams that will be seeking a quarterback, and Garropolo is a good Top Ten quarterback (# in passer rating among starters), though not a Top Five quarterback.  The other QB options aren't as attractive.

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