Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Completely agree with Steve Young.
"It goes back to the conversation we've had [about the trust in Jimmy Garoppolo]," Young said on the Tolbert & Copes show. "... because I can guarantee you that Kyle would love to throw for 500 yards a game. He's like his dad, I'm telling you. ... It's really just how they manage each other and how they create the space for each other. The management is full-speed ahead. They're managing each other, and that's how it is, and that's fruitful, and it's fine.
"The idea, philosophically, that Kyle wants to run the ball is not true, and people need to leave that behind," Young added.
This offense is the way it is because of Jimmy. Look at all the same or similar offenses run elsewhere and the difference is QB. Rodgers, Tua, etc.
Jimmy isn't a consistent downfield passer. We seldom see him dropping dimes regularly deep down the sideline. Shoot, I can't even remember the last time I've seen a fade pass in the red zone either. There's simply things that Kyle doesn't call because Jimmy doesn't excel at them. I think he had his chances earlier in his time here, and Kyle got tired of him screwing it up, so this is why you see what you see now (at least in my opinion).
What did Jimmy screw up?
He came in and killed it with a team that was heading towards the #1 overall pick for the 2nd consecutive year in 2017. That team had lost 24 of its last 26 games. He went 5-0. Averaged 8.8 yards per pass attempt. The team averaged 28.8 points per game in his 5 starts. In a stripped down version of Kyle's offense. That last part might be a hint.
Blows out his ACL week 3 of 2018.
Returns in 2019, team scores 479 points/30 points per game (2nd in the NFL), Jimmy finishes 3rd in yards per pass attempt, 8th in passer rating. Team would've won the SB if not for the refs blatantly rigging it for the "Face of the NFL."
Comes back in 2020, injures his ankle week 2, struggles with an injury he should not have been playing with...and now the team's trading 3 first round picks despite not even knowing what QB they're going to pick at #3.
And remember, the receivers Kyle chose were Pierre Garcon, Dante Pettis, Trent Taylor, Deebo Samuel, Jalen Hurd, and Brandon Aiyuk. Does that sound like a guy who wants to regularly throw "deep down the sideline" to you?
All of those guys were picked in 2019 in prior. At no point when he got any of those guys had he had Jimmy for more than 8 starts.