Throughout Jimmy Garoppolo’s time in San Francisco, Kyle Shanahan has defended him against critics, sometimes even bending over backward to do so. Yesterday when the quarterback was asked about criticism of his game, however, Garoppolo seemed to point the finger at his head coach.
Here’s the entire question and answer:
One criticism of your game is that you maybe don’t challenge defenses vertically or to the boundary as much as you possibly could. Do you think that’s a fair criticism?
“No. I mean, I just go with the plan that’s given.