Jimmy Garoppolo praised San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello whenever he was asked about his success during the team's five-game win streak at the end of last season.
"Rich doesn't get enough credit in my opinion," Garoppolo told reporters before the 49ers' final game of 2017. "There's a lot of moving pieces, but Rich has been with me since I first got here. Literally the first day I walked in here, we were going over stuff after I did all the interviews and whatnot."
Current starting quarterback Nick Mullens has also praised his position coach.
Scangarello is a respected assistant on the 49ers coaching staff, especially by those in the quarterbacks room. It would seem he is now garnering at least some interest around the league as a potential offensive coordinator candidate, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Amidst backup QB struggles elsewhere, worth noting #49ers third-stringer Nick Mullens has a 93.5 passer rating (higher than Mariota, Mayfield, Trubisky, Stafford, et al.). A credit to Kyle Shanahan as well as QB coach Rich Scangarello, whose name is circulating as an OC candidate
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 10, 2018
Scangarello is in his second season as the 49ers' quarterbacks coach. He spent 2016 as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Wagner College. Scangarello also spent a season as the offensive quality control coach with the Atlanta Falcons and, before that, as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Northern Arizona University.
You can read about his entire coaching history on his bio at 49ers.com.
