John Lynch: 49ers hope to get Jimmy Garoppolo deal done
If there was any doubt that the San Francisco 49ers view Jimmy Garoppolo as their long-term solution at quarterback, general manager John Lynch quashed them on Wednesday.
Lynch said that the 49ers are “working hard” to get Garoppolo signed long-term, and thinks it makes a lot of sense for both parties to make that happen.
49ers GM John Lynch on a long-term deal for Jimmy Garoppolo: 'I think it makes too much sense not to happen.' (via @Alex_Flanagan on @nflnetwork) pic.twitter.com/UAwdDwkd7E
— Marc Sessler (@MarcSesslerNFL) January 24, 2018
Garoppolo didn’t get his chance to shine until late in the season, but once he did, he won all five of his starts for a 49ers team that looked destined for a truly awful season. He’s won high praise from Lynch before, and it’s easy to understand why they want to lock him down for the foreseeable future.