© Kelley L Cox | 2018 Dec 16
So the rumors that the 49ers were considering swapping Tom Brady with Jimmy Garoppolo weren’t completely untrue. How true they were exactly has to do with how you define “considering.”
Niners general manager John Lynch said for the first time that the 49ers had internal discussions about the prospect of acquiring Brady, especially after they heard that San Francisco was the Bay Area native’s preferred destination.
Ultimately, however, they decided they like Garoppolo as their QB of the present and future.
“When you’re talking about one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time with Tom Brady, of course you’re going to have some internal discussion,” Lynch told Rich Eisen. “And then you hear rumors that hey, he’d like to come home, that kind of thing.
“So, of course Kyle and I have discussions. We’re always into getting better, so you always look at everything, especially a situation like that. But within a day or two, Kyle and I looked at each other and said ‘You know what, we really like what we have in Jimmy.’ We love everything that he brings and we really believe it’s a long-term answer. I would tell you we’re more convinced than ever about who our quarterback is in Jimmy Garoppolo.”
Well there you have it. The 49ers heard Tom Brady was interested, they discussed it, and ultimately decided Jimmy G is their guy.