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We will see, won’t we?  Go back to when QBs were being discussed.  Jones was thought to be by far the weakest of the first rounders. Concern in part for what I call the Leinert Question”. And that is- was the supporting cast so good that it makes the QB look so much better than he is? Plus lack of mobility.  



They could have waited and probably got Jones.  Probably.  Fields would have involved making some move up.  Probably not costing near as much as moving to #3.





One thing is certain - Lynch and Shanahan determined Garrapolo is not the answer.  And the complete lack of interest shown by the rest of the league confirms that.  Obviously the injury hurt a bit.  As did Brady coming back and Wilson getting traded.  But there still are teams looking for QB’s. There always are. Fact is, he is not particularly highly regarded. 



I still think he will be released.  I just can’t see them having another year with both JG and Lance on the roster.

Proponents of the Leinart Question have had a doozy of a few years. At least so far in the NFL, Joe Burrow, Deshaun Watson, Derek Carr (having Devante Adams at a Group of Five school qualifies I think), Kyler Murray, Mac Jones, Jalen Hurts, and Tua Tagovailoa have not been overrated based on their supporting casts (that is, they don't look bad for their draft slots). We'll see if Justin Fields continues to make the Leinart Question look silly. The building body of evidence is that, because QB is by far the most important and difficult position, when a QB dominates college competition they deserve a lot of the credit. Full stop. Mac Jones and Jalen Hurts deserve a lot more of the credit than people want to give them.

I suspect that the revealed preferences of the league will continue to corroborate a move away from the Leinart Question. I suspect teams aren't going to shy away from Bryce Young and CJ Stroud because of a worry that they're overrated based on their supporting casts.

A theory on why the Leinart Question is a dumber question to ask in 2022 than it was in 2006: there has been such a convergence of top skill position talent at a very few programs (Oklahoma, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State) that the smart take is that those schools have the best QBs AND the best WRs. That wasn't the case in 2006. But when Bryce Young is the top recruit in the country and then gets to play with an unending stream of NFL super studs and dominates, you don't need to overthink who deserves the credit. Both QB and WRs are sublime.

I think the lack of interest in Jimmy G has a fair amount to do with the current injury as well as the fact that one of the worst QB situations in the league is the Niners' rival and obviously that trade isn't happening. But I do think that his very poor track record staying healthy plays a big part here too. He can't be relied on.

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We will see, won’t we?  Go back to when QBs were being discussed.  Jones was thought to be by far the weakest of the first rounders. Concern in part for what I call the Leinert Question”. And that is- was the supporting cast so good that it makes the QB look so much better than he is? Plus lack of mobility.  



They could have waited and probably got Jones.  Probably.  Fields would have involved making some move up.  Probably not costing near as much as moving to #3.





One thing is certain - Lynch and Shanahan determined Garrapolo is not the answer.  And the complete lack of interest shown by the rest of the league confirms that.  Obviously the injury hurt a bit.  As did Brady coming back and Wilson getting traded.  But there still are teams looking for QB’s. There always are. Fact is, he is not particularly highly regarded. 



I still think he will be released.  I just can’t see them having another year with both JG and Lance on the roster.

Proponents of the Leinart Question have had a doozy of a few years. At least so far in the NFL, Joe Burrow, Deshaun Watson, Derek Carr (having Devante Adams at a Group of Five school qualifies I think), Kyler Murray, Mac Jones, Jalen Hurts, and Tua Tagovailoa have not been overrated based on their supporting casts (that is, they don't look bad for their draft slots). We'll see if Justin Fields continues to make the Leinart Question look silly. The building body of evidence is that, because QB is by far the most important and difficult position, when a QB dominates college competition they deserve a lot of the credit. Full stop. Mac Jones and Jalen Hurts deserve a lot more of the credit than people want to give them.

I suspect that the revealed preferences of the league will continue to corroborate a move away from the Leinart Question. I suspect teams aren't going to shy away from Bryce Young and CJ Stroud because of a worry that they're overrated based on their supporting casts.

A theory on why the Leinart Question is a dumber question to ask in 2022 than it was in 2006: there has been such a convergence of top skill position talent at a very few programs (Oklahoma, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State) that the smart take is that those schools have the best QBs AND the best WRs. That wasn't the case in 2006. But when Bryce Young is the top recruit in the country and then gets to play with an unending stream of NFL super studs and dominates, you don't need to overthink who deserves the credit. Both QB and WRs are sublime.

I think the lack of interest in Jimmy G has a fair amount to do with the current injury as well as the fact that one of the worst QB situations in the league is the Niners' rival and obviously that trade isn't happening. But I do think that his very poor track record staying healthy plays a big part here too. He can't be relied on.