Kyle Shanahan has gone from defending the starting 49ers quarterback to now guessing if he’s the guy moving forward following Sunday’s loss.
Getty Jimmy Garoppolo throws the football into the rain during the 49ers’ Sunday, October 24, loss to the Colts. The faith Kyle Shanahan has for Jimmy Garoppolo is starting to look and sound vague. The San Francisco 49ers head coach watched his team fall in a sloppy 30-18 home loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, October 24, and witnessed his quarterback throw two late interceptions through the rainy Bay Area sky. The 12-point loss handed the 49ers their fourth straight defeat. The moment the question was fired off to Shanahan on if Jimmy G is the guy moving forward, Shanahan gave this response. “I would guess so,” Shanahan said, which can be heard at the 3:15 mark of the postgame presser below. The 41-year-old head coach then added that his evaluation will come in the film room and in looking at the available health of the roster. “I’m going to watch this tape and see if guys are healthy, first of all. I don’t even know where our guys are at,” Shanahan said. “It was good for Jimmy to be able to get healthy enough to play in this game today.
