Montrovant
Fuzzy bears!
The 49ers signed him to a 5 year, $137.5 million contract. At $27.5 million per year, he's just over Matthew Stafford's $27 mil per year.
When the 49ers first made the trade, I was thinking they should franchise tag him and see how he did for a season. After seeing him play, after he went undefeated on a previously 1-win team, after the 49ers went from 17 PPG to 28.8 PPG, after the 49ers only had 1 three-and-out drive that led to a punt, after everything having Jimmy G start did to elevate the organization, I am on board with this deal.
There's $74 million in guaranteed money. I don't know about the difficulty in the team getting out of the contract if it becomes necessary, or if the pay is front-loaded, but I'm optimistic about things working out.
Cousins will likely end up getting more, Brees might, and if the contract talks work out in Green Bay, Rodgers will. Despite the small sample size, though, Garoppolo has so far looked like a franchise QB. Considering how poorly the 49ers did before his arrival, and how much cap space they have, getting this guy signed to a long-term deal was the right move, IMO.
When the 49ers first made the trade, I was thinking they should franchise tag him and see how he did for a season. After seeing him play, after he went undefeated on a previously 1-win team, after the 49ers went from 17 PPG to 28.8 PPG, after the 49ers only had 1 three-and-out drive that led to a punt, after everything having Jimmy G start did to elevate the organization, I am on board with this deal.
There's $74 million in guaranteed money. I don't know about the difficulty in the team getting out of the contract if it becomes necessary, or if the pay is front-loaded, but I'm optimistic about things working out.
Cousins will likely end up getting more, Brees might, and if the contract talks work out in Green Bay, Rodgers will. Despite the small sample size, though, Garoppolo has so far looked like a franchise QB. Considering how poorly the 49ers did before his arrival, and how much cap space they have, getting this guy signed to a long-term deal was the right move, IMO.