Jimmy Garoppolo arrived as the 49ers' franchise quarterback in a blockbuster trade from the Patriots only three years ago. But with theSuper Bowl 54 starter dealing with his second major injury in three seasons, does this also mean his profitable Chris Taylor Jersey time in San Francisco is finished?Garoppolo, who mi sed 13 games in 2018 with a torn ACL, is out again up to six weeks, on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain. He already had mi sed two games in 2020 and may end up only playing half the season, at best.Although the 49ers went 13-3 and wonthe NFC when Garoppolo was fully healthy last season, there has been a sense that he hasn't maximized the potential of the team at the game's most important position. Garoppolo has excellent key metrics with his 8.3 yards per attempt and 98.1 efficiency ratingin his regular-season career stint in San Francisco. But the knock on his play has been about the throws he mi ses, the critical mistakes he makes and intended air yards that put him bottom-10 pa sing in the league.CoachKyle Shanahan operates an elite offense where the running game facilitates a versatile and explosive pa sing game. The bar in the system has been set very high, given Matt Ryan was the unquestioned NFLMVP when he played in Shanahan's schemeand led the Falcons to the Super Bowl four years ago.Garoppolo needs to be appreciated more for his high floor, but after there was a clear difference between him and Chiefs Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes in the 49ers' biggest game under Shanahan, there's a natural feeling to want to bump upto a QB who can reach a Ryan-like ceiling.Keeping in mind those i sues with durability and production, here's abreakdown how the 49erscould break up with Garoppolo before the 2021 season:Will the 49ers shut down Jimmy Garoppolo?This is the first question to answer in the short term. Garoppolo's best chance at keeping his job is showing he can push his play to a higher level. He may not get that additional opportunity, however, The 49ers, rallying to get to5-6through Week 12, are stiil sitting on the brink of mi sing the NFC playoffs without Garoppoloand having mi sed several more key players including tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa.San Francisco has done well to survive a tough schedule, losing to the Packers and Saints, but rebounding against the Rams. They still face more difficult games down the stretch, starting with the Bills in Week 13, to po siblyfall hard out of wild-card consideration with Nick Mullens filling in for Garoppolo.The 49ers did bring back Garoppolo too early from Jackie Robinson Jersey a bad ankle the first time, and it cost them in critical games against the Eagles and the Seahawks as his footwork, mechanicsand mobility were all off. There's no reason to rush back Garoppolo if the 49ers are staring down a sub-.500 season soon.Instead of forcing him into non-contention action down the stretch, they should focus most on making sure he'sfully healthy for 2021, either to come back stronger and play well for them a la 2019 or be a strong a set to move in the offseason.How can the 49ers get out of Jimmy Garoppolo' David Freese Jersey s contract in 2021?Next year would mark the fourth year of the five-year, $137.5 million contract Garoppolo got in February 2018, about three months after the 49ers gave up a second-round draft pick to get him on Halloween 2017. Garoppolo is set to make a base salary of $24.1 million next season, counting as a $26.9 million cap hit.The 49ers, as of now, are projected to have some $20 million in cap space. When not including teams that are wellover the cap, that puts them near the bottom in effective spending power. Trading Garoppolo when the new league year begins in March would recoup $24.1 million against the cap, with the 49ers eating only the $2.8 million difference in dead money.Garoppolo, who just turned 29, isn't a candidate to be released. If Nick Foles, who was hardly a factor for the Jaguars in 2019, can be moved, there will be a QB-have not willing to make a move to acquire Garoppolo ahead of him turning only 30 next November.How could the 49ers trade Jimmy Garoppolo in 2021?The 49ers expended a second-round pick to get Garoppolo and might be looking for that kind of compensation in return. Keep in mind, at the time in the middle of 2017.the Patriots were motivated sellers on Garoppolo to get something for him before he hit free agency. in retrospect, given the starting QB value he has given the 49ers overall, a first-rounder would have been fair.That said, Garoppolo is worth a little more than the fourth-rounder the Bears gave to the Jaguars to get Foles. Another second-round pick makes a little more sense than a third, knowing some team will be aggre sive in trying to upgrade their QB situation withan established veteran who hasa history of winning succe s in two strong offensive systems.The Jets and Jaguars are in line for new QBs in 2021, but they will have high picks in the draft. Washington might be headed down the same path, as another rebuilding team not wanting to give up high draft capital, either. The Bengals, Dolphins and the Chargers are all out on quarterbacks after their 2020 first-round picks.The Colts will be a team to watch with Frank Reich and Chris Ballard, given Philip Rivers is signed for only one year. They have good cap space and as a playoff contender in 2020, will have too low of a draft pick to get a franchise QB in the first round. The Broncos are a po sibility, too, if John Elway sees enough to think Drew Logan Forsythe Jersey Lock isn't the answer and would like to go the high-end bridge QB route again.The most intriguing team, however, is Garoppolo's former team, the Patriots. Cam Newton isn't working. Jarrett Stidham isn't an answer. Brian Hoyer is a backup. The Patriots just might mi s out on their rookie first-rounder of choice in 2021. With New England, there's no question that Garoppolo knows the system and can excel for Josh McDaniels again.Would it be crazy that the 49ers and Patriots make two trades involving Garoppolo? In some ways, it is, but in more ways in makes a lot of sense given Bill Belichick and John Lynch have proved to be good Rich Hill Jersey trading partners.What would be the 49ers' QB alternatives to Garoppolo in 2021?The 49ers will get a longer lookat Mullens, who has played a lot filling in for Garoppolo since being signed as a undrafted free agent in 2017. C.J. Beathard, taken in the third round in 2017, has had his chances, too. But Mullens will need to be tendered as a restricted free agent in 2021, while Beathard is a pending unrestricted free agent now in the final season of his four-year rookie deal.Besides, if the 49ers are trying to upgrade from Garoppolo, they wouldn't be leaning on either Mullens or Beathard as a long-term starter, because their combined shaky upside is the reason they got aggre sive to acquire Garoppolo in the middle of the 2017 season.Kirk Cousins remained a popular target for Shanahan until the Vikings gave him