Golden Nuggets: Bring on the Rams

Sep 27, 2022 - 9:00 AM

Hutchinson: What to make of Garoppolo’s performance in loss to Broncos

“So, to those of you folks out there who were clamoring for Jimmy Garoppolo to start, you got your wish.

Was that fun? Did you enjoy that experience? Was the prospect of a developing dual-threat quarterback too uncertain to stomach?

Well, here you go. You wanted your Jimmy G gruel. And now you’ve got it.

The rest of the season likely won’t be as bad as whatever that was against the Broncos — and it certainly could have been rough with Lance at the helm — but with Garoppolo, the 49ers are back to walking the perpetual tightrope on offense.”

Joe Staley assesses Jimmy Garoppolo’s performance in loss to Broncos

“From my vantage point in the stands it just wasn’t clicking, and I’ve been there,” Staley concluded. “We’ve had really good teams where just one day it wasn’t there. Offensively hopefully this isn’t the Niners offense we’re going to see the rest of the season. Hopefully, this was just a blip.”

Kyle Shanahan provides injury updates, timelines on Trent Williams, others

“There is some positive news, though. Daniel Brunskill, who has been sidelined since training camp with a hamstring injury — which sustained a setback at some point in his recovery — is expected to return to practice this week, Shanahan said.”

Barrows: 49ers minutia minute: Jimmy Garoppolo missed three big plays to Deebo Samuel (paywall)

“Lenoir got the nod over Womack at nickel cornerback because he’s been so sharp in practice, Shanahan said. He was targeted seven times and allowed five catches for 32 yards. He also was flagged for an obvious, third-down holding penalty that gave the Broncos a first down. They missed a field-goal attempt on that drive.

“I was real happy with how he played,” Shanahan said. “I thought he was one of the better guys out there last night.”

Branch: 49ers giving off 2020 vibes: Trent Williams will be sidelined for at least a month (paywall)

“McKivitz will start Monday night when the 49ers host the Rams.”

Kawakami: Jimmy Garoppolo’s the most realistic person about this weird scenario with 49ers (paywall)

“Garoppolo needs everything working smoothly around him, and then he can add his key touches to it — a randomly brilliant throw, a key read, the right chemistry with the best playmakers. That did not happen in the first half Sunday, when Garoppolo was solid but underthrew Deebo Samuel when he was wide open down the sideline. The play gained 32 yards but easily could’ve been a touchdown if Garoppolo had led Samuel correctly.”

49ers could get a couple big pieces of secondary back after Week 4

“After this week [Ward and Verrett] can come back and start practicing and it’s looking like they’ll have a chance to come back and start practicing,” Shanahan said. “We don’t have to play them that week when they do and we got three weeks to make that decision, but hopefully they’ll be able to practice next week.”

Who were PFF’s highest- and lowest-graded 49ers players vs. Broncos? Plus snap counts

“Second-year guard Aaron Banks continues to earn solid grades from Pro Football Focus. He now owns a 77.0 overall grade, a 76.8 pass-blocking grade, and a 72.3 run-blocking grade through three games this season.”