Better? Worse? That’s for you to judge. What’s clear is that these 49ers quarterbacks couldn’t be more different.
Better? Worse? You can just be the judge of that.
That works for him and his skillset, and frankly, it’s hard to argue that it didn’t work for the 49ers’ offense. It makes life easier on the Niners’ offensive line and Garoppolo, as he was, statistically, the NFL’s least-pressured quarterbacks this season, per Pro Football Focus. Garoppolo’s catch and release game puts the ball in the hands of the Niners’ skill players as soon as possible, and that’s a good thing.
Given the differences in time, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Garoppolo and Lance throw the ball to different parts of the field.We all know that Garoppolo works over the middle, but he also works short. He averaged 7.4 intended air yards per attempt this season. Those air yards don’t take into account the width of the field.
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