Originally posted by Team49ers:
Greg spoke about how he already liked him coming out of college. His quick release, his quick feet, ability to move in the pocket, great accuracy. Mentioned his great game against the cards last season, his scoring drive in the 4th that put the pats on top. He stated that if Jimmy continued with the Pats that we would have been successful, and how Jimmy G is a great fit for Shannys offense. I almost jizzed in mah pants listening to it.
Before the 2014 draft, Idaho, myself and a few others were all over Garoppolo as a low risk guy to take a shot on in the 2nd round, in spite of Kaepernick still playing well, having been to a SB and two conference championships. The guy jumped off the game film in terms of looking like everything you could possibly want in a West Coast Offense style quarterback. It gave me flashbacks to the style of quarterback that the 49ers used to be all about.
Ultra competitive and confident guy, lightning quick release, fairly good footwork and mechanics for a guy playing in an Air Raid-hybrid offense, decisive with the football and showed the ability to go through his progressions, lead his receivers and outstanding ball placement to maximize yards after catch. I really thought that he would move up to the late 1st, early 2nd before all was said and done because of how complete of a passer he was. The main knocks about him were the level of competition and transitioning from a gimmicky sort of offense and he has addressed both of those concerns during his time in the NFL thus far.
Having him and Shanahan paired up together, if they can protect him it has the potential to be a hell of relationship and lead to some high octane offense out on the football field.
Highest sparq scores among all rookie RBs this past draft and was a UDFA 