Greg Bedard has been working on the custom for the Dolphins, Packers and Patriots for over a decade in various publications, including Sports Illustrated and the Boston Globe. Bedard is currently covering the Patriots on a website he founded called the Boston Sports Journal.
Earlier this week, Bedard said the optimal situation for the Patriots in the 2021 season is that Jimmy Garoppolo is their starter. Here is the full four minute video:
Bedard said Patriots fans need to root for the 49ers to make a change at quarterback as Garoppolo cannot play for New England if he is still not in San Francisco. Bedard also weighs in who wears the pants in the 49ers front, Teddy Bridgewater as a Niner, what kind of quarterback Kyle Shanahan prefers, and more in the video above.
Why the 49ers re-signed Ross Dwelley – Cohn
And Dwelley performed exceptionally well as Kittle’s understudy. Look at these numbers: Dwelley averaged 12.9 yards per catch in 2020 and Kittle averaged 13.2. Dwelley averaged 5.6 yards to catch per reception, and Kittle averaged 6.2. And Dwelley catches 79.2 percent of his targets, while Kittle catches 76.2 percent.
Dwelley made an admirable Kittle impression and improved tremendously in the process. And Dwelley still has room to grow. He just turned 26 in January and could become much more involved in the passing game next season if Kyle Juszczyk and / or Kendrick Bourne sign elsewhere in a free agency.
Will Jimmy Garoppolo return to the Patriots? – Florio
Either way, the 49ers are definitely looking for an upgrade. Why would they not? Of all positions except kicker and player, quarterbacks enjoy rules that maximize their ability to stay healthy. Garoppolo did not get it right.
Nor has he done so in New England, which makes the Patriots’ interest in giving him the keys to the offense a little confusing. Garoppolo had a four-game audition in 2016 during Brady’s #Deflatate suspension, and Garoppolo was injured in the second game.
It is also impossible to forget the fact that Garoppolo’s performance in a divisional victory against the Vikings in January 2020 severely bullied coach Kyle Shanahan to take the ball out of Garoppolo’s hands and run hard for the rest of the win over Minnesota. and Garoppolo. looks like Bob Griese in the NFC Championship, with only eight passes thrown in the 37-20 victory over the Packers.
Arrange the 49ers season needs – SI
1) Cornerback
This one is a great idea. The 49ers currently have no cornerbacks who have started a game for them under contract for 2021. To make matters worse, with the exception of Emmanuel Moseley, all of the starters from 2020 are unlimited free agents, meaning the 49ers will have to outdo others. teams for their services.
Look for the 49ers to add at least one diagonal through free agency and another through the early part of the concept.
49ers NFL Draft: 4 teams that could trade for the overall number 12
49ers Trading Partner No.4: Chicago Bears
The Bears are moving this season from quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. And after another sluggish offensive season in Chicago, head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace will be under scrutiny until 2021. If ever there was a time to be aggressive, it would probably be a move to one of the big names in a terribly top-heavy quarterback class, it is now.
Chicago has each of its picks from Rounds 1 to 3, then fifth, sixth and seventh rounds. It will be at least a first and second round to get San Francisco interested. And maybe in 2022 Lynch could make another mid-term pick to expand the range while taking advantage of Nagy and Pace’s desperation.
Why Louis Riddick prefers Justin Fields over Mac Jones as 49ers offense
“Look, I love Justin Fields, I just think Justin Fields would be perfect in the same kind of scenario as Trey Lance, so for San Francisco, I think it would make more sense,” Riddick said Friday on “Stand Up.”
Given the 49ers’ success with Garoppolo in the one healthy season he has given the franchise, fans should be confident that whoever performs in the first division next week will be in good hands with Shanahan and the new attacking coordinator Mike McDaniel.