We're getting to the Jimmy Garoppolo/Baker Mayfield portion of the crazy quarterback carousel of 2022 and at this point the 49ers have been left holding the bag.
Garoppolo has a bum right shoulder and is coming off surgery. Mayfield has a bum left shoulder and is coming off surgery, not to mention wounded pride from being replaced in Cleveland by Deshaun Watson. Neither will be healthy enough to fully participate in the offseason, potential destinations are dwindling and they won't be a factor in defining next season's NFL.
Both will eventually find homes, as Marcus Mariota (Atlanta) and Jameis Winston (New Orleans) did Monday. That won't change the likelihood that there are a dozen teams with a quarterback who can deliver a win in Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Ariz., and just as important, have the supporting cast to help make it happen.
