//MAQB: Kyle Shanahan’s Game Plan Helped Jimmy Garoppolo Bounce Back

MAQB: Kyle Shanahan’s Game Plan Helped Jimmy Garoppolo Bounce Back

Looking back at both sides of the ball after a big win for the 49ers.

Two more games tonight! Let’s go …

• I first saw this number from Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle, and it sure does say something about how the Niners are coached: 229 of Jimmy Garoppolo’s 268 passing yards on Sunday night were accumulated after the catch. To me, that’s a staff led by Kyle Shanahan understanding it has a banged-up quarterback in need of a shot of confidence, and setting up a plan to protect said player and gradually build him back up. We’ve seen what the Niners have behind Garoppolo now. Nick Mullens and C.J. Beathard are fine as backups, but that’s what they are: backups. The Niners’ best chance comes with Garoppolo bouncing back. And Shanahan sure looks like he’s trying to give the 28-year-old a shot to do just that.