There’s no other easy way to say it, but the San Francisco 49ers‘ prospects for a 2018 playoff push all but evaporated the moment quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was diagnosed with a season-ending ACL injury following the team’s 38-27 Week 3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Niners, now 1-2 on the young season, are forced to turn to second-year quarterback C.J. Beathard, who ranked next to last in qualifying passer rating his rookie season a year ago (69.2).
OK, so Beathard might wind up being better than what he displayed last season.