But head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked this week about the current status of Jimmy Garoppolo, and he gave the most ill-prepared answer possible. What I told Jimmy right when we made the trade is, ‘I don’t know any rookie who can come and beat you out if you’re playing at his best self,'" Shanahan said. Shanahan saying he didn’t think Jimmy G was "necessarily there" at peak performance, even before the injuries, is a polite way to say he stunk. And Kyle Shanahan is trying to ease Garoppolo into the reality that the 49ers hope that their first round pick becomes their franchise QB eventually. But maybe it would’ve been more authentic to tell him he’s trying out for the starting job elsewhere?

Source: Fox News August 02, 2021 19:41 UTC