There were daily arguments about which quarterback the 49ers should start heading into the season during the offseason. Of course, you had the incumbent starter, Jimmy Garoppolo, and his shiny win/loss record at the time.
Garoppolo’s 2020 season comes with an asterisk as he suffered a high ankle sprain early in the season that lingered, which affected his ability to perform throughout the season.
A healthy Jimmy in 2021 was supposed to be what puts San Francisco over the hump and on a path to the Super Bowl ala 2019. Instead, fast forward nine weeks into the season, and the 49ers are 3-5, having lost four of its last five games.