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Very good and reasonable take. The only thing else that 'could' have factored into trading to SF over CLE are a 'rumor' about difficult negotiations with the former CLE front office on the Jamie Collins deal where BB got frustrated with the former Browns front office but nothing has been confirmed.Boston said:
It has been a long time but BB's tenure in Cleveland did not end on a high note...I'm sure he was in no rush to give them Jimmy G besides the fact they are in the AFC...
The team that Belichick coached became the Ravens... Not sure what, if any, tie to the "new" Browns BB would have.
He cannot sign with the patriots because the 49ers have control over him.
But while we’re here, let’s explore this part a little bit, because it’s possible:
wutLet me get this straight - you’d rather have rather have a “chance” at 1 SB win with Brady, than have 2 guaranteed SB wins with Garapolo?
no offense, but that’s crazypants.
Lets say Brady gets that 1 sack too many that so many older QBs get (Montana, Garcia with back injuries, Young with concussions) - you’re gonna have so much more fun as a fan watching Huard captain your team to a 6-10 season as compared to watching TWO GUARANTEED SUPERBOWL WINS from JimmyG?
if yes, you’re not a football fan, and you’re not a patriots fan. You’re a Tom Brady fan. You need to get a life-sized Fathead of Brady for your wall & whisper sweet nothings to it. Maybe get one of those oversized teddy bears & slap a Brady jersy on it to cuddle with.
Because that just makes none sense to me. We, as fans of a team, want to watch the best product we can watch. We want our teams to win superbowls.
Perhaps it’s a byproduct of being a pats fan - you’re so spoiled by winning superbowls that you expect to win them and don’t realize how rare it is for other teams.
Who knows. But the “I’d rather lose with Brady than win with JimmyG” (guaranteed, no less) is not a concept I can fathom.
To each their own though.
Wut wut?
I think they'l sign him outright this off-season and skip the franchise tag. Jimmy will be locked up as a 49er for a long time before training camp starts next year. Mark it down.
He was not well-liked there...his decision to dump Bernie for Vinny did not endear him to the Cleveland faithful...my guess is the fact that the Browns are in the AFC did not help their chances and the BB/time in Cleveland wasn't too much of an issue but who knows...here is is a tweet from Daniel Jeremiah hinting at that:
Sounds like wishful thinking. I've seen teams struggle for decades trying to find the right guy.
One thing to add: The Pats got to control where they sent Jimmy G - Get him out of the division/conference so he doesn't come back to haunt them down the line. That's the one part of this deal that has been undersold -- New England knew exactly what they had in Garoppolo and would rather have him play for a team that they won't compete with for the next several years.
Well, BB did. He didn’t want to trade him, reportedly.
How funny would that have been? We all have that former company or boss we hope to get even with one day.
Again, this isn't really relevant because I was saying even with the future knowledge that that Montana/Manning/Favre all had at least 1 elite season left in them, they STILL don't regret making that decision.
This was a big part of why he was shown the door in Cleveland, even though like most things Bill does, it proved to be the correct move.
Belichick was not shown the door in Cleveland.
Always fun to kick somebody when they're down, but the fact is, the current Cleveland team never had any relationship whatsoever with BB. I suppose you could fabricate something where he holds a grudge against some remaining media members...
Well in fairness the Cleveland team the Bill actually worked for is now the Ravens - and the Pats and Browns have pulled off a few recent significant trades.
