Twitter reacts after 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo struggles with Titans: ‘No one can blame themselves for this loss’
Jimmy Garoppolo struggled a lot during his 20-17 loss to the Titans on Thursday night.
While he finished with 322 yards past and a touchdown, Garoppolo threw two costly interceptions, nearly threw two more picks and missed an open teammate to touch the ball. His first intercept came against San Francisco in the red area, when Garoppolo forced a pass to George Kittle who couldn’t get a shot from close range.
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“[It was] Me and George are not on the same page,” Garoppolo said after the game. Gotta get it right, get it done and it’s got to be an encounter. The angle plays it quite well. We should have had an encounter there. “
Garoppolo also took an easy chance to hit full-back Kyle Juszczyk on a touchdown, which could give the 49ers a bigger chance at halftime. He then made his second block on the first drive of the second half. That choice led to an encounter with the Titans.
The 30-year-old’s biggest difficulty is when he tries to hit midfield passes or deep down the midfield. Both of his intercepts occurred on passes that were more than 5 yards in the air, and he almost threw in two more interceptions on poor passes in the middle.
# 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo tonight:
20-22, 186 yards, TD for 5 yards or less
6-13, 136 yards, 2 Ints when thrown over 5 yards
– Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) December 24, 2021
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t seem too concerned about Garoppolo’s performance. His comments on Garoppolo’s performance can be seen below.
However, a lot of Twitter users don’t feel the same way. Many fans have been calling for rookie reserve midfielder Trey Lance to come on – and even take over from Garoppolo for the rest of the season.
I still can’t believe Jimmy Garoppolo missed a long throw to Kyle Juszczyk on a touchdown. A high school quarterback makes that throw.
– Grant Cohn (@grantcohn) December 24, 2021
Jimmy Garoppolo turns it over twice, Kyle Shanahan makes the fourth down decision questionable and # 49ers The camera angles struggle to cover a stellar receiver. Similar problems appeared again and again for this group.
– Chris Biderman (@ChrisBiderman) December 24, 2021
Jimmy Garoppolo has the peculiarity of being both overrated and underrated at the same time. No matter what side you believe in, there will come a time when you will be right
– Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) December 24, 2021
Jimmy Garoppolo no one can blame themselves for this loss. He single-handedly brought the Titans back to life after they had lost three of their past four matches.
– Grant Cohn (@grantcohn) December 24, 2021
With the loss to the Titans, the 49ers dropped to 8-7, but they were still the 6th seed in the NFC playoffs. They will face Texas in Week 17 and the Rams in Week 18 to close out their season.