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So let's start off the season with my yearly player by player analysis with our QB group.
Quarterbacks:
Jimmy Garrapollo -
Spending the first few years of your career under Tom Brady's and Bill Belichicks tutelage can do wonders. Widely considered the heir apparent. The front office trade him to us for one of our 2nd round picks in a surprise move but it probably made sense since it seems that Tom Brady is winning the fight with father time and likely has another 4 or 5 years left in the league barring major injuries. Jimmy played the last leg of this past season and it was impressive how quickly he learned a complex playbook and how much rapport he had with the receiving corps turning Marquise Goodwin from a borderline underacheiver into a legitimate receiving threat. What is also impressive is his command of the field, his pocket presence and his release which is lightning quick. He also processes information quickly and and makes decisive throws. Plus he is decent athlete if not spectacularly fast. If there is a knock it's that his arm strength is about average but you don't need a cannon to operate in Kyle Shanahans offense. Plus teans are going to have film on him, so we'll see how he performs. With thay said of that his presence off the field seems very positive and that speaks to intangibles which he has up the wazoo. I expect big things from him this season.
Grade: B+
C.J. Beathard:
Picked in the late 3rd round of last years draft. He was put into the starting position after Brian Hoyer proved incapable of running the offense competently. While he had some good moments and some bad moments he played hard and never gave up. He also had a pretty good grasp of the offense all things considered. Now I don't think he'll be a starter in the NFL mostly because he physically does not have the arm or athleticism but being a career backup is nothing to sneeze at and is a multi-million dollar career and I'm ok with him as our #2.
Grade: C+
Nick Mullens -
Undrafted free agent from last years draft spent a year on the practice squad. He signed a reserve contract this January which leads me to believe the team thinks he could be an emergency QB in the future or at least merits development.
Grade: D+
Jack Henegan -
I believe his dad was a staff member of the team years back. A rookie from Dartmouth. I checked out some of his highlights. He's a solid athlete and has a nice arm but he's going to be a practice arm and I think some other team will take him in because we're set at QB.
Grade: F
Unit Analysis: Compared to the dumpster fire of last year. We have a much more competent group of guys. Jimmy could be elite but at worst he'll be pretty good. He has all the looks of a franchise QB and I'm fine with Beathard as a backup with some starting experience. Mullens and Henegan are interesting prospects and under Shanahan's coaching and guidance we can at least be players in the Lombardi race.
Unit Grade: B+
Quarterbacks:
Jimmy Garrapollo -
Spending the first few years of your career under Tom Brady's and Bill Belichicks tutelage can do wonders. Widely considered the heir apparent. The front office trade him to us for one of our 2nd round picks in a surprise move but it probably made sense since it seems that Tom Brady is winning the fight with father time and likely has another 4 or 5 years left in the league barring major injuries. Jimmy played the last leg of this past season and it was impressive how quickly he learned a complex playbook and how much rapport he had with the receiving corps turning Marquise Goodwin from a borderline underacheiver into a legitimate receiving threat. What is also impressive is his command of the field, his pocket presence and his release which is lightning quick. He also processes information quickly and and makes decisive throws. Plus he is decent athlete if not spectacularly fast. If there is a knock it's that his arm strength is about average but you don't need a cannon to operate in Kyle Shanahans offense. Plus teans are going to have film on him, so we'll see how he performs. With thay said of that his presence off the field seems very positive and that speaks to intangibles which he has up the wazoo. I expect big things from him this season.
Grade: B+
C.J. Beathard:
Picked in the late 3rd round of last years draft. He was put into the starting position after Brian Hoyer proved incapable of running the offense competently. While he had some good moments and some bad moments he played hard and never gave up. He also had a pretty good grasp of the offense all things considered. Now I don't think he'll be a starter in the NFL mostly because he physically does not have the arm or athleticism but being a career backup is nothing to sneeze at and is a multi-million dollar career and I'm ok with him as our #2.
Grade: C+
Nick Mullens -
Undrafted free agent from last years draft spent a year on the practice squad. He signed a reserve contract this January which leads me to believe the team thinks he could be an emergency QB in the future or at least merits development.
Grade: D+
Jack Henegan -
I believe his dad was a staff member of the team years back. A rookie from Dartmouth. I checked out some of his highlights. He's a solid athlete and has a nice arm but he's going to be a practice arm and I think some other team will take him in because we're set at QB.
Grade: F
Unit Analysis: Compared to the dumpster fire of last year. We have a much more competent group of guys. Jimmy could be elite but at worst he'll be pretty good. He has all the looks of a franchise QB and I'm fine with Beathard as a backup with some starting experience. Mullens and Henegan are interesting prospects and under Shanahan's coaching and guidance we can at least be players in the Lombardi race.
Unit Grade: B+
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