Kyle Shanahan on keeping Jimmy Garoppolo: 49ers happy to have ‘a starting QB as a backup’

At one level within the offseason, just about everybody thought Jimmy Garoppolo could be with a workforce not named the 49ers, together with head coach Kyle Shanahan. The veteran quarterback remained with San Francisco, nonetheless, and is now the Niners backup. The scenario had many unknowns, however the two events agreed to a restructured one-year deal.

The deal consists of no-trade and no-tag clauses. He’ll be a free agent subsequent season, however for now, Jimmy G will again up Trey Lance, who’s getting into his first 12 months as a starter.

Shanahan described the scenario of getting Garoppolo as his backup, saying there is no such thing as a situation through which having him there’s a dangerous factor.

“We now have a beginning quarterback as a backup,” Shanahan mentioned. “The remainder of the league had an opportunity to get him, and I really feel so lucky that they did not. There is not any approach that is dangerous for our workforce.”

Shanahan gave some perception to the workforce’s thought course of into making Garoppolo the backup, saying it was a no brainer.

“This was (a case of), ‘Oh my God, Jimmy Garoppolo’s obtainable as a backup quarterback. And that is smart for him and is smart for us. What else is there to consider?'” Shanahan mentioned.

Lance is clearly the No. 1 man, but when issues begin falling off with 2021 No. 3 general choose, they’ve somebody with a number of expertise who can take over. There isn’t a quarterback competitors proper now, with Shanahan reiterating that it’s Lance’s offense.

Shanahan did emphasize his perception in each, saying, “There aren’t 32 beginning quarterbacks within the NFL and we consider now we have two of them.”

Shanahan was not too vocal about why they tried to commerce Garoppolo within the first place.

The sort of scenario with a veteran former starter and a newcomer can create competitors and infrequently rivalry inside the workforce, however Shanahan maintains that isn’t the case. The top coach mentioned the 2 quarterbacks have a advantageous relationship and Lance is completely happy to maintain Garoppolo on board.

“After I informed Trey that Jimmy’s coming again, he mentioned ‘Superior.’ There was no relationship to fix,” Shanahan mentioned.

Garoppolo is a two-time Super Bowl champion as a backup with the New England Patriots and helped lead the 49ers to the Tremendous Bowl in 2019. He has been with the Niners since 2017.