In recent days and weeks, there’s been a stir when it comes to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, his health and his future.
It’s essentially a foregone conclusion that Garoppolo gets trades, and one frequently discussed destination happens to be the New York Giants. That fodder began with a column from former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum.
The Giants strike me as another team that could, or should, pursue Garoppolo. The team did not pick up current starter Daniel Jones’ fifth-year option, and he is set to hit the open market next March. Bringing in Garoppolo would make sense in a way because they do not seem to have a contingency plan. And as such the mid-round conditional pick cost for Garoppolo might be worthwhile.
The Giants have a variety of receiving weapons and one of the most talented running backs in the league. They also recently added Kayvon Thibodeaux to a young and budding defense. Garoppolo may fit their competitive timeline more comfortably as the Giants wade through a weak NFC East. If the Giants feel that bringing in a veteran bridge quarterback such as Garoppolo to shepherd a future draft pick into his starting role is worthwhile, they may try to pounce at the opportunity to acquire Garoppolo a year early.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell previously evaluated a potential Giants-49ers trade for Garoppolo, while retired Giants quarterback David Carr also got in on the action.
“I initially thought Brian [Daboll] would make a move for Mitchell Trubisky when he was available because you don’t necessarily know what you have in Daniel Jones,” Carr said. “Now with Jimmy, I think the issue is his shoulder. No one really knows. I think what teams are going to do is wait until the first or second preseason game — if Jimmy gets in for San Francisco — and just kind of see. Like, does he look healthy? And then I think that’s when you might see the Giants make a move.
“Jimmy G can win some games for somebody. He absolutely still can play at a high level — he won a lot of games in San Francisco. I think the only issue is just his health. If he’s healthy, then very possibly the Giants can make a move.”
Colin Cowherd also seemed to imply that the Giants were “the leader in the clubhouse” for Jimmy G, but the reality is that he was just tossing things up against the wall as part of a recent trend.
Ultimately, there are more reasons for the Giants to avoid a Garoppolo trade than there are logical reasons to acquire him. And here’s a look at the five biggest.