There already appears to be friction between 49ers head coach Kyle Shahan and QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
On Thursday, Garoppolo told reporters that he felt the freedom to throw down the field like he did in 2017 and wanted to have more freedom in the offense going forward.
“I’d love that,” Garoppolo said “Yeah, there’s a lot of things that go with that obviously, but yeah, I love doing that stuff. In ’17, there was a freedom where me, the receivers, tight ends, we had a good chemistry going. And when you get that with offensive skills and a quarterback, it makes for a tough offense.”
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Shanahan was asked about Garoppolo’s comment and was visibly annoyed by the question.
“You’d have to ask him what he meant by that,” Shanahan told reporters. “There was no difference in that game than every game, so you can ask him on that.
It was probably just going in when the game plan is for someone else and just coming off and winging it and going with it. That’s what I would guess, but it sounds like that’s a question for him.”
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Shanahan was asked again about Jimmy’s comment and he once again appeared annoyed by the question.
“No, I really don’t know the quote that he said. I’m with Jimmy a lot, so nothing really surprises me.”
I get to talk to him every day. I hear your huge interpretations of that quote and you guys just said it. I can’t interpret it. I interpret it with my relationship with him every day, so just go ask him what he meant by it.”
It’s going to be an interesting season considering Garoppolo appears on his way out no matter what happens on the field.
