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

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.