Jimmy Garoppolo

There’s no shame in Garoppolo finishing fourth on this list. He’s led his team to the NFC title and the Niners are the favorite in that game. Garoppolo has shown flashes this season and he’s seen big playoff games from the sideline. Maybe that can transition over to the field this Sunday.

It didn’t feel like that experience helped much last week. Kyle Shanahan essentially took the football out of Jimmy G’s hands after the first few drives against the Vikings. Garoppolo wasn’t allowed to make a mistake — and he’s good for about one or two extremely bad throws a game. If Shanahan can’t trust Garoppolo, how can we?

Of course, Garoppolo is in a similar situation to Tannehill. He doesn’t have to win games. That’s fine. He may have to do so this Sunday.