Last year, The San Francisco 49ers acquired a franchise quarterback in Jimmy Garoppolo from the New England Patriots for a second-round pick. Throughout the season, Garoppolo lived up to the hype and the team rewarded him on Thursday by signing him to a 5-year deal worth $137.5 million dollars making him the highest paid player in NFL history on how much is averaging per year. With Garoppolo locked up, the question now is does he deserve the contract?
In six games, Garoppolo threw for 7 touchdowns, 1,560 yards, 5 interceptions and a passer rating of 96.3. Before Garoppolo stepped on the field, the 49ers had Brian Hoyer and CJ Bethard splitting time as the starting quarterback and besides the one game against the New York Giants, they both …show more content…
With his ability to throw the ball downfield, accurate on his throws, calm in the pocket, and the ability to run with the ball when pressure comes or no wide receivers are open, no wonder why San Francisco paid him so much.
In the last year of his 4 year rookie deal, Garoppolo who was still in New England at the time was asking for a big payday and a starting job. With Tom Brady planning to play for a few more years, after looking at how much he is getting paid, the Patriots did the right thing by trading him for a second round pick rather than let him walk in free agency and get nothing back for him.
In the last few years in the NFL, young unproven starting quarterbacks who are about to hit free agency have been getting massively overpaid take Brock Osweiler as an example. In his first stint in Denver, Osweiler played amazing filling in for Peyton Manning it came in perfect timing as well since he was in the last year of his rookie contract. In the off-season, the Houston Texans signed Osweiler to a four-year $74 million dollar contract which turned out to be a big mistake with the team trading him after the first year of his contract to the Cleveland
In six games, Garoppolo threw for 7 touchdowns, 1,560 yards, 5 interceptions and a passer rating of 96.3. Before Garoppolo stepped on the field, the 49ers had Brian Hoyer and CJ Bethard splitting time as the starting quarterback and besides the one game against the New York Giants, they both …show more content…
With his ability to throw the ball downfield, accurate on his throws, calm in the pocket, and the ability to run with the ball when pressure comes or no wide receivers are open, no wonder why San Francisco paid him so much.
In the last year of his 4 year rookie deal, Garoppolo who was still in New England at the time was asking for a big payday and a starting job. With Tom Brady planning to play for a few more years, after looking at how much he is getting paid, the Patriots did the right thing by trading him for a second round pick rather than let him walk in free agency and get nothing back for him.
In the last few years in the NFL, young unproven starting quarterbacks who are about to hit free agency have been getting massively overpaid take Brock Osweiler as an example. In his first stint in Denver, Osweiler played amazing filling in for Peyton Manning it came in perfect timing as well since he was in the last year of his rookie contract. In the off-season, the Houston Texans signed Osweiler to a four-year $74 million dollar contract which turned out to be a big mistake with the team trading him after the first year of his contract to the Cleveland