Can We Keep It Real.

Whatever the 49ers end up doing, moving on from Garoppolo has to be talked about. The front office wisely gave itself an out when putting together his contract; it was   front-loaded two-year deal with a team option. Most of the guaranteed money was paid out early (his salary cap number was $37 million in year one but is closer to $27 for the remaining three years). San Francisco will owe only $4.2 million in dead cap if it moves on now, and it has time to make that decision: $15.7 million of Garoppolo’s 2020 salary becomes guaranteed on April 1, well after free agency has begun. The hope is that Garoppolo improves and eventually develops into a quarterback who no longer needs training wheels. you have to hold his hand. The only resource they really have to make that upgrade is Jimmy G himself. There is just enough shine left on him — even after an underwhelming performance in the Super Bowl — to dupe some poor team into trading for a 28-year-old vet who still can’t get to his second read or throw consistentl