With the Thanksgiving game today. I thought it would be a good time to look back at how many QB injuries happened against the Seahawks, and how a handful of them altered the direction of the Franchise.

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2022 Week 2: Trey Lance -> Jimmy G (Season Ender)

Trey Lance’s debut as the full-time starter (w/full offseason of starter reps) was cut short due to a fractured ankle, ending his season. This pushed Brock Purdy from the third-string position to the backup role.

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2021: Week 4 Jimmy G -> Trey Lance (1 game missed)

This one wasn’t as big or significant. Jimmy suffered a calf injury and missed 1 game.

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2020 Week 8: Jimmy G -> Nick Mullens (Season Ender)

Jimmy Garoppolo’s ankle injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. This injury caused the season to derail, and ultimately gave the 49ers 12th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. 49ers infamously traded this pick and two additional first round picks for Trey Lance. Kyle Shanahan said in an interview that a reason they made this move was because “they didn’t anticipate having such a low draft position in the near future”.

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2017 Week 12: CJ Beathard -> Jimmy G

The 49ers had traded for Jimmy G at the trade deadline. He didn’t play right away due to needing to learn the playbook. CJ Beathard’s injury forced the 49ers to insert Jimmy into the lineup. The 49ers proceeded to go 5-0 and give Jimmy a 5 year $137.5 million deal.

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Alex Smith injury in 2007

Smith suffered a season ending shoulder injury vs the Seahawks in week 3. This injury really set him back, and I would argue his shoulder/arm was never the same. He had nice zip and velocity before his injury.

  • Skeksis25@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thursday game, plus our house of horrors. I’m willing to take the loss if we can get out of here relatively healthy.

    BTW, having to worry about a second Thursday game in a season really is amazing.

  • hairysonorth@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Iirc in 2022, jimmy was like 5/6 for 80 yards and a touchdown, got hurt, then stayed in the half and had like 30 yards and an int.

    Then I believe lance came in and played really well for a half and we only lost by like one score

    • ILoveYourWeed@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Looked it up: 5/5 for 65 yards and a touchdown, then 9/18 for 100 yards and an int. He got hurt sometime after the first drive but before the half

      That was week 4, 2021 (Edit: Looks like u/redthunder49 beat me to it). In 2022, Jimmy came in for an injured Trey Lance and threw for 154 yards, 1 passing TD, 1 rushing TD, and 0 INTs. Brock was our QB by the time we played them again that year.