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49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo absurdly ranked behind Jared Goff in QB survey

If you're continually mystified as to how superior quarterbacks often get drafted behind ones who turn out to be obviously worse, look no further than The Athletic's recent QB tier survey.

Mitch Trubisky was taken ahead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson in 2017. Four quarterbacks were selected ahead of Lamar Jackson the following year. Russell Wilson was the sixth QB taken in the 2012 NFL Draft, well behind flameouts like Brandon Weeden and Brock Osweiler.

Yes, quarterback evaluation is by no means an exact science, but just based on that list, it's quite obvious evaluators have not adequately adjusted to the modern game.