We’ve already seen the movie called 49ers: A Year Without a Quarterback, so we pretty much know how it ends.
A losing season.
A high draft pick.
Swarms of disappointed fans.
Needless to say, it’s not something any 49er fan wants to relive any time soon.
So the question of how vital quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is to the 49ers’ success in 2019 — and beyond — almost feels too obvious to venture further into. It doesn’t feel like an overstatement, then, to say it this way:
Garoppolo being healthy is the difference between the Niners having a chance at busting into the playoff conversation or ending up picking in the top 10 of the 2020 NFL Draft.