I woke up today after a dream where Jimmy Garoppolo threw great passes and had that Jimmy G grin on each one. The crowd cheered, Jerick McKinnon danced into the endzone.
Then I woke up and realized that was all a dream. Now we get to watch C.J. Beathard—which is the smart choice. Get development for the other guys. But It made me think of a rather funny moment.
When Garoppolo came in under center, he ushered in an era of hope. The entire mood of the team changed. He quickly ran and threw a last second touchdown to show—the 49ers were coming back to relevance.
By comparison, when Beathard came in in the last seconds of the Kansas City game, he managed a touchdown pass of his own, but one that got nullified due to a ridiculous pass interference penalty. The Tides of Darkness have returned.
And yet, I’m a bit optimistic. Not playoff optimistic, but I don’t feel like the 49ers are going to win only two games this year without Jimmy G. I think Beathard has something to prove. At least we get prime time games.
Onto your links:
Source: 49ers work out seven QBs, including E.J. Manuel and Landry Jones (Maiocco)
Report: Matt Moore turns down workout opportunity with 49ers (Madson)
How did 49ers tryouts impact post-Garoppolo quarterback corps? (Inman)
Texans sign member of 49ers practice squad (Madson)
George Kittle was best TE in NFL for Week 3 per Pro Football Focus (Madson)
With Jimmy Garoppolo going down, Kyle Shanahan can show his coaching chops (Cohn)
49ers mailbag: How far does Garoppolo injury set back rebuild? Why watch now? (Biderman)
Jimmy Garoppolo injury sends 49ers to bottom of USA TODAY power rankings (Madson)