Kyle Shanahan wanted Jimmy Garoppolo. What does that say about Kirk Cousins?
Kyle Shanahan
“Jimmy is a player we have researched extensively since  Kyle  and I joined the 49ers ” General Manager John Lynch said.
“ Kyle  ” in this case  is  San Francisco Coach Kyle Shanahan  — you know  the former offensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins  the son of the head coach here who drafted Kirk Cousins.
Here are the people most directly affected by Monday’s trade: Garoppolo  incumbent 49ers quarterbacks Brian Hoyer (who was released) and C.J. Beathard  and  Shanahan   still pursuing  his  first victory as a head coach as the season heads to the second half. Next on that list: I’d argue it’s Cousins.
In the popular parlor game of “Where Will Kirk End Up?” San Francisco has toggled with the Los Angeles Rams (whom we’ll get to) as the leading destination because of the ties those franchises now have to Cousins’s career. We know the links: When  Shanahan  was the Washington offensive coordinator under  his  father  Mike  the team traded up to select Robert Griffin III in the 2012 draft — but then shrewdly spent a fourth-round pick on Cousins that same draft.
“Jimmy is a player we have researched extensively since  Kyle  and I joined the 49ers ” General Manager John Lynch said.
“ Kyle  ” in this case  is  [TGT]— you know  the former offensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins  the son of the head coach here who drafted Kirk Cousins.
Here are the people most directly affected by Monday’s trade: Garoppolo  incumbent 49ers quarterbacks Brian Hoyer (who was released) and C.J. Beathard  and  [TGT]still pursuing  [TGT]  first victory as a head coach as the season heads to the second half. Next on that list: I’d argue it’s Cousins.
In the popular parlor game of “Where Will Kirk End Up?” San Francisco has toggled with the Los Angeles Rams (whom we’ll get to) as the leading destination because of the ties those franchises now have to Cousins’s career. We know the links: When  [TGT]was the Washington offensive coordinator under  [TGT]  father  Mike  the team traded up to select Robert Griffin III in the 2012 draft — but then shrewdly spent a fourth-round pick on Cousins that same draft.