The dog days of the off-season are upon us. Not much to do but pass the time watching America’s Game marathons, reading Adrian Colbert tweets, and coming up with random column topics. Welcome to the latter!
I don’t have to tell you what a franchise-changer the Jimmy Garoppolo trade was for the San Francisco 49ers franchise. The difference in outlook, competitiveness, and attractiveness(!) cannot be overstated. Optimism abounds. And while there’s no way to know if our wildest dreams will be realized — I personally have dreams that would make Freud blush — it got me thinking about what other moves the 49ers have made during the Super Bowl era to drastically improve, and where the Jimmy G trade might eventually rank among them.