After two games out with an ankle sprain, the starting passer returns to turn around a 2-2 record.
Peninsula 360 Press.
After the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Santa Clara Stadium, California, the alarm bells rang in the heart of the Forty-Niners coached by Kyle Shanahan. The injury losses and the little contribution of those who came off the bench to face the game, left in doubt the future of the franchise this season if it does not recover important elements.
Fortunately for the Bay Area team, starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be back to lead the offense after missing the last two games with a sprained ankle.
To make the decision, head coach Shanahan mentioned that he wanted to see him train for a full week, because, although he was starting to get into a rhythm in the past few days, he was still suffering from the injury. "Every day he was getting better and better. He never felt too much pain the next day and we needed to hear that today to make the decision to go ahead," he said Friday at a press conference.
Although it was an injury that already afflicted 'Jimmy G' and with which he had not planned to be out of the grids, this time the inflammation in the ankle made the medical staff made the decision that he did not have enough mobility to handle the plays of the gold and red team.
At the same press conference, Garoppolo said the two-week layoff helped him get back in shape for Sunday's win over the Miami Dolphins.
"I rested the last two weeks to be well. I congratulate the training staff for the great job they did with me. About Sunday's game, we've been looking forward to this all week, so I'm ready. I feel like I'm in a good place right now.
When the New England Patriots' linebacker plays as the starting passer, the Forty-Niners have a record of 20 wins and six losses, while in his absence they have only five wins in 26 games.
Meanwhile, predictions about the return of Deebo Samuel and Raheem Mostert remain in doubt and Shanahan is expected to make a decision on whether to add them to the game until the last minute.
