Chatter about the 49ers’ quarterback situation hasn’t stopped since the 49ers fell to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.
The odds San Francisco moves on from a quarterback who went 13-3 in his first full season as a starter, and was one or two throws away from winning Super Bowl MVP, are something near zero.
Tom Brady’s name was the one that immediately surfaced, but he’s hardly the only free agent quarterback on the market. There are also questions about whether he would actually offer an upgrade for a 49ers team that’s championship window is still open.
If San Francisco did decide to blow up a Super Bowl contender, they’d surely only do so for a quarterback that provided a substantial upgrade at a price tag close to or below Garoppolo’s. We went through some of the free agent quarterbacks to see whether there actually is an available player who’d legitimately be a better option under center next season.
Tom Brady | Philip Rivers | Dak Prescott | Teddy Bridgewater | Jameis Winston | Ryan Tannehill | Marcus Mariota