Jimmy Garoppolo Adds His Much More Than Two Cents
I didn’t touch on good ol’ Jimmy G. outside the immediate trade news, but watching him will his way to wins on the hapless 49ers in the second half of the season was legitimately impressive. Jimmy seems like he might be the real deal. Good for him.
7 starts does not deserve the highest paid contract in NFL history. Give me a break.
I know the market dictates a lot of that, and I know Jimmy isn’t a young rookie or anything, but becoming the highest paid player in NFL history because of 7 starts? Even on potential that’s absurd. This is the kind of contract that got the rookie wage scale put in place, because people like Sam Bradford (who hadn’t yet proven anything) were getting more money than anyone else despite never playing a down. I have my issues with the rookie wage scale but I agreed with that part of it. Jimmy might have the potential but he hasn’t earned this contract yet.
Anyway now that it’s proven that Alex Smith on the Moon comics take place in the same universe, DRAW PLAY EXTENDED UNIVERSE CONFIRMED!
It’s extended because Sexy Rexy makes everything extended.
“It’s extended because Sexy Rexy makes everything extended.”
Heh.
Anyway, I guess this comic’s getting a sequel if the rumors prove to be true and the ‘Skins drop a ton of money on Alex Smith to play for them?
“Hey guys, the Walrus dumped me, left me stranded on the moon, said I outlived my usefulness. All hope was lost. But then… this shady dude called me and built me a moon base here. He looked like a scumbag, but I was out of options. How could I say no? Welcome to Moon Base Alex – Advance outpost for the Mission to LomMarsdi(eventually).”
If this turns into a QBs in space arc do you think it culminates in either Tom Brady or Baker Mayfield getting jettisonned into the Sun? I would be down with that.
“he hasn’t earned the contract yet”
YET. That’s the key word. The fact that Garoppolo was able to lead a team with Marquise Goodwin as the #1 receiver is quite impressive already. Sure, he might not have done enough to earn that contract, but that 7-game run was magical for 49ers fans like me. His potential is off the charts and I can’t wait for the next season.
Besides, I get that the contract, even on potential, is “absurd”, but that was really just an effect of the QB market. Even if he didn’t get $137.5 million dollars, he likely would’ve gotten Derek Carr money anyways, which still probably would’ve been criticized by many non-49ers fans. Also note that Jimmy have all the leverage in negotiations, as the 49ers were a QB-desperate team before Garoppolo and still would’ve been if John Lynch didn’t trade for him.
Also, Cousins is definitely going to get more money, with the Jets wanting to give him $60 million guaranteed lol
goddamn I suck at writing during midnight
Also, what other options would there be?
Who else could we have get in the FA/draft that could potentially be as good as Garoppolo? I sure as hell wouldn’t want Garoppolo to walk away in free agency to draft an unknown in Rosen or Darnold or sign a safe player like Cousins after seeing what he could do in the future.
There’s also the argument of franchise tagging Garoppolo. If he were to play well the franchise tag next year, he would’ve wanted even more money than before or evevn cause a Kirk Cousins situation.
No, it’s better to sign your franchise quarterback NOW than to play it safe or to be too risky. Besides, if Garoppolo shits the bed (which I’m pretty sure he won’t), we can cut him after 2 years for only $11.2 million.
I don’t care how much potential you think Jimmy G has. You do not pay a QB with 7 career starts the most money in NFL history and say it was the best decision. If Jimmy G sucks next year (unlikely but enitrely possible given how well paying QBs ridiculous amounts of money on potential has gone)
Franchise him and let him earn it, He gets a cool 22+ million or whatever the franchise tag is and you get to evaluate him and see if he’s worth it, if he is pay him whatever he asks for and yes there’s the “He might want more money next year” so? It’s not like the 49ers are going to run out of money to pay him with next year.
Yes you pay Jimmy G whatever it takes. Why? Cause everything with sport is a gamble. You could have TB12, and he breaks his hip during practice. But if your going to gamble big, you do it on the QB.
And someone was going to pay him in the off season.
The numbers are big, but it’s a really well-structured contact. The Niners still have $75 million in cap space this year, and with Garoppolo locked up they’re now one of the most popular, if not THE most popular, destination for free agents. If Jimmy G doesn’t work out, the contract is structured so that they can move on at any time without eating a lot of dead money. If they had franchised him and he did even better this year, best case scenario is that they now have to pay him north of $30 mil, worst case is they end up in a Kirk Cousins situation. Speaking of Kirk Cousins, if he had gotten his mega contract first, Garoppolo’s agent would have been using that as a baseline.
Before Garoppolo, the Niners were 1-10. He went 5-0 with Marquise Goodwin as his top receiver.
Hoyer and Beathard got sacked 35 times in ten games. Jimmy only went down eight times in six. By the end of the year, SF had a top ten passing offense despite losing their best receiver, Garcon, halfway through the season. With him leading the offense, they converted 50% of their third downs, which, if projected to a whole season, would have led the league.
So I think this was a good decision by Lynch and Co., and we’ll see how it works out
Are the four deliberately drawn dicks Flacco, Stafford, Cam, and Andy “Red Rocket” Dalton?
I was gonna say Cam had to be one myself, but sadly no. 1 in the first panel, 3 in the last.
Welcome back, Dave. Looking forward to seeing more DPEU in the coming months.
One day we’ll have a comic about the Owners laughing about how these QB’s think they have lots of money.
He he, tiny Russell Wilson is one of my favorite gags on here.
Second that!
This doesn’t count because there are no squirrels fucking
The three rocket boosters and the map?
It’s only stupid if it doesn’t work.
FlacBro is the reason why you shouldn’t invest mega money into a quarterback based off a small sample size. Yes, I know he had already proven he was more than competent as a starter. But he got paid because of a big run at the ideal time. The same potential situation for Keenum, or even Foles. And how many people are ready to throw Brinks trucks at them?
Easy solution was to franchise him. If the guy produces a decent season win total wise but has a bad stat line, what does that say about this deal? He hasn’t earned the big pay day. That being said, he seems like he has great potential. And the first QB I think of when it comes to great potential signing a big deal was Bradford’s rookie deal. Potential doesn’t mean anything in this league if you don’t fulfill it.
My gut feeling is that this deal will work out fine. Janeane Garofalo will do well under Shanahan. He’s a more dynamic QB than Matt Ryan. And I really hope they succeed. So Little Shanny can tell Elway to suck it.
The contract was unavoidable. There was no way Garoppolo was going to accept a smaller contract after passing so well for the 49ers.
*playing, not passing
I was just waiting for the bad pun
I was not disappointed
Gar-apollo
I like it
Garofalo has a contract that pays more per year than Dan Marino got in the whole of his 1992 contract. He’s started SEVEN FUCKING GAMES.
Beyond insane.
Are you adjusting for inflation?
Spoilers, Alex Smith dies as he gets sucked out into space where his body would meet Ackbar’s corpse and a frozen statue that was Kars.
The offensive side has stepped up the $ game, now where’s the defender’s search sequel.
Tom Brady’s hand “hurt” he should of just sucked it up and caaght the ball.
“It’s extended because Sexy Rexy makes everything extended”
*sniff* That legitimately brought a tear to my eye. Today’s been so shitty that thinking about The Sex Cannon extending the distance on that next INT is the first smile I’ve had today.
Dave, draw on! Sexy Rexy shall guide and protect your spirit.
Part of Garoppolo’s negotiating power was the absurd amount of room the niners have in the cap. It just isn’t plausible for the niners to say to him “we want to keep you, but this number is too big for us to afford.”
“How much is a quarterback worth” is the wrong question, because it presumes all bidders are on an equal footing. It’s actually “how much can Garoppolo get from the niners” and the answer was always going to be huge because he holds all the negotiating power.
Hello, I’m from the future, 2023 to be exact. This comic totally aged well. Garoppolo has done nothing but win for the 49ers (when he isn’t injured), will lead this team to a Superbowl, a Conference Championship game, and another Playoff run…this one isn’t over yet.