Oft-criticized 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo unfazed by sudden status as toast of the town.
SANTA CLARA — To Jimmy Garoppolo, a patient man in an impatient environment, it was simply a matter of time.
It’s a far cry from throwing on a side field after shoulder surgery and being a non-participant until determining the best course of action was to return as the backup to Trey Lance. “That’s life as a quarterback,” Garoppolo said. “It’s always going to be a roller coaster. Every season is. No one is going to be perfect the whole season. The good teams find a way to be right down the middle during the ups and downs. A lot of things are said out there. A lot of people have their opinions, but the locker room is steady.”
Garoppolo’s ability to throw with proper touch in short range has enabled receivers such as Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and others to gain yards after the catch. As much as those deep into analytics concern themselves with “air yards,” the ability to feather a ball to a receiver who can catch it on the dead run in short range is an important skill.
Steve Young, who on his weekly show on KNBR-680 has expressed concern about Garoppolo and the amount of trust he and coach Kyle Shanahan have in each other, heard talk from fans in Mexico City who wondered why he was so critical of the 49ers’ starting quarterback. “If I could choose somewhere, I would choose here,” Young said. “Jimmy, if he could choose, I’ll choose for him . . . trust me on this, James Garoppolo. There’s no place you want to be other than right here.”“Don’t worry about it,” Young said. “What I know is you never have enough great quarterbacks. Never. I want him here for 10 years.”
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