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How is Garoppolo handling the ‘little things’ that went wrong?

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Complications arose one game into Jimmy Garoppolo’s strive for a perfect comeback.

Oh, his rebuilt knee is fine, aside from minor swelling he blamed more so on the 49ers flights than Sunday’s actual game in Tampa.

In that season debut, more passes than normal veered off target. He acknowledged so Wednesday and didn’t sound rattled by an imperfect return to NFL quarterbacking.

“Those are physical mistakes,” Garoppolo said. “There’s nothing mental about it. Little things.

#49ers QBs Jimmy Garoppolo and Nick Mullens warm up at practice, first of three straight days at @youngstownstate ahead of Sunday game at #Bengals pic.