We’re only two weeks into the 2022 NFL season, but the 49ers’ John Lynch has already clinched GM of the Year. As soon as Trey Lance was declared San Francisco’s starting quarterback, everyone cried out for the team to trade Jimmy Garoppolo. Instead, Lynch restructured Garoppolo’s contract and kept him on the roster as an insurance policy in case Lance was either inefficient or injured.
Sure enough, Lance suffered a season-ending ankle injury early in Sunday’s 27-7 win over the Seahawks. Time to cash in that insurance policy. Welcome back, Jimmy G.
The 49ers were not just a playoff team last season with Garoppolo under center. They were a dropped interception away from playing in their second Super Bowl in three years. Rarely is a team in such good hands when their starting QB is lost for the season.
