Jimmy Garoppolo is the living embodiment of the old joke about the two guys running from the bear. Garoppolo doesn't need to be faster than the bear, he just needs to be better than a replacement-level quarterback.
ATLANTA, GA OCTOBER 16: San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo throws a pass during the NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons on October 16th, 2022 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Jimmy Garoppolo is the living embodiment of the old joke about the two guys running from the bear. Garoppolo doesn’t need to be faster than the bear, he just needs to be better than a replacement-level quarterback.
Coming into Sunday’s road game against the Falcons, San Francisco was leading the NFC West at 3-2. In an era of extreme parity, a just-above-.500 record is more than good enough. Again: you don’t have to outrun the bear, just the guy next to you. Twice, Atlanta posted two-touchdown leads on San Francisco. But Garoppolo was only able to bring his team back once, and San Francisco ended up falling to Atlanta 28-14, dropping to 3-3 on the season.
Garoppolo threw for 296 yards on 29 of 41 attempts and two touchdowns ... but he also threw two interceptions, and simply couldn't rally San Francisco to anything more than routine between-the-20s drives. Aiyuk in particular was spectacular, catching both touchdowns, but he was the exception rather than the rule. The 49ers were 3-of-8 in third-down conversions, and lost the time-of-possession battle by nearly seven full minutes.
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