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the moment, Trent Taylor is the lone healthy receiver on the active roster. Richie James is questionable with an ankle injury. Dante Pettis, whom the 49ers waived on Tuesday, was claimed by the New York Giants on Wednesday.
Kevin White, River Cracraft and Chris Finke are the three healthy wideouts on the 49ers’ practice squad, as rookie Jauan Jennings remains on IR. Cracraft and Finke are eligible to be flexed up to the active roster for the game. If the 49ers want White to play, they’ll have to permanently promote him from the practice squad since he’s already been flexed the maximum two times.
49ERS RUNNING VS GB:
The 49ers racked up 285 yards on the ground over 42 carries, an average of 6.8 yards per rush. Raheem Mostert spearheaded the effort. His 220 rushing yards were a 49ers playoff record and the second-most ever in an NFL playoff game. Mostert’s four touchdowns were an NFC title game record.
Five players — Mostert, Samuel, Coleman, Garoppolo and Matt Breida — gained rushing yards for the 49ers against the Packers in that game. Remarkably, none of those five will be available for the 49ers on Thursday. The first four are hurt and Breida is now with Miami.
JaMycal Hasty and Jerick McKinnon are the top two available 49ers’ running backs. Shanahan said the team may flex second-year back Austin Walter up from the practice squad.
“What helped us with Austin was we had him in training camp last year,” Shanahan said. “So, we got to spend about five weeks with him last year throughout the offseason and everything. So, he had more familiarity with our offense than someone would who had just been here a couple of weeks.
“… Most likely we’ll have to get him up for this week. I know he’ll be read
Ranking the options to replace Garoppolo in San Francisco
The difficult part of giving up on Garoppolo is that the 49ers would need to have a better solution. Again, going back to those three quarterback characteristics, their replacement for him might not actually be a more talented passer. Landing on a similarly talented quarterback who doesn't earn as much or an adequate passer who is more reliable could make sense for San Francisco. In relative order of likelihood, here's who that quarterback could be:
Nick Mullens
The new starter in San Francisco with Jimmy G out, Mullens will be replacing an injured Garoppolo for the third time in the past three seasons. Mullens moved ahead of C.J. Beathard after impressing in his debut victory over the Raiders in 2018 and was solid over the second half of the season. The former undrafted free agent was the first guy off the bench in 2020, and his results were mixed. He was a mess in the second half of the Jets game, looked great in a blowout victory over the Giants and then cost his team a win over the Eagles with three giveaways.
CJ:
Shanahan used a third-round pick to draft Beathard in 2017, so it's clear that he and/or Lynch saw some potential in the Iowa product. Beathard started five games in 2017 and five more in 2018, but while he improved between his rookie and sophomore campaigns, his QBR only jumped from 35.4 to 41.5. He stepped in against the Eagles and led a touchdown drive, but when he went 9-of-18 passing for 84 yards filling in for Garoppolo against the Dolphins in Week 5, Shanahan made Beathard an inactive in favor of Mullens for each of the subsequent three games.
Beathard is in the final year of his rookie deal, so the 49ers would need to re-sign him after the season if he were to get the starting job and succeed. Over 430 pass attempts so far, though, he has been an ordinary quarterback. It would be a surprise if he emerged as a viable starter.
COUSINS:
Before the 49ers traded for Garoppolo, there were plenty of rumors suggesting that Shanahan would reunite with Cousins when the Michigan State product was finally able to extricate himself from Washington. Cousins eventually left for the Vikings in free agency, and after beating the Saints in the playoffs last season, the 32-year-old signed a two-year, $66 million extension, all of which is practically guaranteed. (Minnesota could cut Cousins before the 2021 league year starts, but it would pay $41 million in dead money to do so, a nonstarter on a $175 million cap.)
Mike Zimmer's team has had a frustrating season, and while Sunday's win over the Packers might turn around the Vikings' campaign, a disappointing year could lead the organization to think that it's better off without Cousins. If the Vikings traded him next spring, they would eat $20 million in dead money, but they would simultaneously free up $11 million of cap space in 2021 and a whopping $45 million in 2022. The team acquiring him would basically pick up his two-year, $66 million extension.
RYAN:
Niners fans might be more excited about the idea of adding the quarterback who won his MVP award under Shanahan. Ryan is owed just under $75 million over the final three seasons of his deal, so the money would be something close to a straight swap for what is owed to Garoppolo over the next two seasons.
For the Falcons, though, a Ryan trade is a nonstarter. We don't even know who will be running the Atlanta front office next offseason, so unless owner Arthur Blank suddenly starts feuding with his franchise quarterback, there's no evidence that the Falcons actually want to trade him. (That would be the first feud conducted solely through classy full-page ads in local newspapers.) Atlanta's backup is Matt Schaub, so there's no quarterback of the future ready to replace Ryan on the roster. The Falcons would probably need a premium pick to even consider dealing their starter.
Financially, a Ryan trade makes no sense for Atlanta. His cap hit in 2021 is a staggering $40.9 million, the second largest of any player in football and a key reason the Falcons are $25.6 million over the projected cap next season. They can restructure his deal if he remains on their roster, but if they trade him before June 1, it would result in $44.4 million in dead money accelerating onto their 2021 cap. They would save money in 2022 and beyond, but trading him would compromise their 2021 team in the process. They could theoretically wait to deal Ryan until after June 1, but I don't think the 49ers are going to wait until after June 1 to acquire a quarterback.
DARNOLD:
the 49ers wanted to assume some risk and take a shot on a cheaper option at quarterback, Darnold could be one way to go. The Jets' former third overall pick is owed $4.8 million for the final year of his rookie deal in 2021, so the 49ers would have no trouble affording him. The problem is that the Niners would have to decide whether they want to guarantee his fifth-year option for 2022 next March, which would lock in a far more significant sum for 2022. Lynch might be able to negotiate some kind of extension that pays Darnold more in 2021 while giving the 49ers an out if he disappoints.
Darnold's availability could depend on whether the Jets end up with the first overall pick and whether top-ranked quarterback Trevor Lawrence enters the draft. If the Jets decide to move on from Darnold, it would probably cost something close to the second-round pick the 49ers sent to the Patriots for Garoppolo. The problem is that the Niners are already down their third-round pick after trading for Trent Williams.
If San Francisco wants to move on from Garoppolo and Shanahan thinks he can unlock something out of a guy he said in September was going to have a very good career, Darnold could make sense.
MENTION OF RODGERS — BUT THATS A PIPE DREAM...
WHICH FAS DO U WANT NOW?
MY LIST:
1- TRENT WILLIAMS
2- JUICE
3- VERRETT
4- K’WAUN
5- DJ JONES
CAN LIVE WITHOUT: SHERMAN, S. THOMAS, TARTT, GOULD, COLEMAN, BOURNE, MCKINNON. BLAIR, BETHARD, HYDER JR.
F- TOO BAD FOR THE INJURIES — 4 FROM NFC WEST WOULD HAVE BEEN REAL—
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The Competition Committee will present a resolution to NFL owners for an expanded postseason if regular-season games are lost to COVID-19.
Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports the league could have a 16-team playoff tournament. Eight teams from each conference would make the postseason, with four division champions and four wild-card teams in each conference.
No team would receive a bye in the first round of the postseason. The first-round playoff pairings would pit 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5 in each conference.
The Competition Committee met on a video call Monday.
The league is concerned about losing games from the pandemic as regular-season bye weeks disappear. It’s possible some teams won’t play a full, 16-game schedule.
The extra postseason games also would offset lost revenue if the league loses regular-season games.
The NFL went to an expanded postseason in 1982 after a 57-day players’ strike. The league played only nine regular-season games but adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament.
In 1982, though, the league ignored division standings for seeding.
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