Here’s your New Year’s resolution, Jimmy.
You have to decide whether you want to become a footballer. Because this is what I see:
I see a quarterback getting hurt too much, no matter what the excuses. You can no longer defend yourself on the field. And perhaps most importantly, if you throw a pickaxe or flip the ball, you just walk off the field and shrug like, “Gosh, that didn’t work.”
I know Nick Mullens cares. If he throws a pickaxe or fumbles, you can tell he wants to explode. I want to tell you, Jimmy, your facial expressions and your body language almost make it seem like you don’t care.
Do you care?
Financially you are ready for life. Do you want to pay the price of being in the NFL? Do you have the temper to be a quarterback? Do you want to become a footballer?
George Kittle wants to be a footballer. That’s why the 49ers can’t keep him off the field. He insisted on coming back and playing the last two games of a lost season because that’s what he does. He is playing soccer.
And the 49ers tried not to keep Kittle off the field. They are happy that he is playing. When a reporter recently asked Kyle Shanahan why he’s bringing Kittle back and at risk of serious injury, Shanahan said, “That’s what these guys do and if they’re healthy enough to do it, that’s what you do. in our team. “
Is that what you do, Jimmy?
I haven’t seen you fight to come back since you got a high ankle sprain on November 1. I’ve seen you sit in a suite and take notes during games, but I haven’t seen you play. Have you cut yourself off?
Do you want to retire like Andrew Luck did?
Your New Year’s resolution is to go deep into your soul and answer those questions.