49ers quarterback rumors: SF trading up for Justin Fields? Deshaun Watson still wants out? FacebookTwitterEmail Justin Fields of the Ohio State Buckeyes following the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Jan. 11, 2021.Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Gotta give credit where credit is due: San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch continues to signal his unwavering support for current Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. “I’ve watched people go through this in their careers where they struggled early," Lynch recently said on "The Eye Test for Two" podcast. "It happened to me early, and then I went eight years without missing a practice. So I believe things can happen, and I believe they will for him. I really believe that Jimmy is our guy.”