Watch: 49ers quarterbacks Garoppolo and Lance…
Watch: 49ers quarterbacks Garoppolo and Lance air it out in West Virginia
Jimmy Garoppolo says 49ers' offense 'is really coming along' as practices begin at The Greenbrier before visiting Philadelphia Eagles next
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 12: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers looks to pass during the second quarter of game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 12, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
PUBLISHED: September 15, 2021 at 1:40 p.m. | UPDATED: September 16, 2021 at 4:07 a.m.
WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — Jimmy Garoppolo is enjoying the "gorgeous" scenery at The Greenbrier Resort this week, and that likely includes what he's seeing on the 49ers' practice field.
Wednesday marked the first of three straight days of practice here, in what is the second straight season the 49ers are in town for a layover between back-to-back road games.
At one point, he and rookie backup Trey Lance took turns throwing deep passes with pinpoint accuracy to Deebo Samuel in warmups.
Watch: Trey Lance throwing deep to Deebo Samuel at today's #49ers practice at The Greenbrier pic.twitter.com/cdFpW6pGKW
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Garoppolo completed the longest pass of his eight-year career in the 49ers' 41-33 season-opening win at Detroit last Sunday. He also took a hit in the opener from two blitzing defenders up the middle after unleashing a pass that went 35 yards in the air, landing in Samuel's hands for an eventual 79-yard touchdown and 38-10 lead.
"It was nice that Jimmy hung in there and made the big play to kind of scare people out of (blitzing)," Shanahan said.
Garoppolo passed for 314 yards (17-of-25) with one touchdown, no interceptions and only one sack behind what he credited as a "very, very impressive" offensive line.
That offensive line makes him quite comfortable as he begins his fourth full season as the 49ers' quarterback.
What makes Garoppolo so comfortable as he begins his fourth full season as the 49ers' quarterback, barring an injury or a demotion?
"It's hard to pinpoint one specific (area), but I think just the overall seeing the big picture of the defense, the smooth operation between the huddle to the line, all that stuff I think just comes with experience and having run it through practice, through preseason, through the games," Garoppolo said.
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"It's all starting to add up now," Garoppolo added. "And it's just slowing down for me out there. So starting to see it a lot better than I was in the past. And just calling it as a whole, feeling the rhythm of Kyle, the offense, it's really — I mean we've still got a long way to go, don't get me wrong — but it's coming along."