Can I Get a Witness?

The Jimmy G love-fest is in full bloom. Say what you will about the hype and all the expectations suddenly thrust upon him with his play down the stretch last year, but NFL folks notice shit like this.

And isn’t this the best scenario for him? Excellent pedigree learning his craft behind the 2nd best QB in history? His NFL upbringing in a first-class organization? The trade to a team with a sharp young offensive mind, and a no-nonsense GM who are building the team from the ground up? A spotless 7-0 record as a starter with NE (2-0) and SF (5-0)?

The latest to jump on the bandwagon is Peter King, recently of SI and now writing for MSNBC. He recently said in as phone interview that Jimmy G the ‘most compelling story’ of the 2018 NFL season. He says:

“We’re all totally fascinated with Garoppolo. You know what my take on Garoppolo is? I’m going to write this at some point soon. I think it’s hard to imagine a player, a quarterback prospect —this is going to sound ridiculous— a quarterback prospect in NFL history who has the bedrock of quality upbringing as an NFL quarterback as Jimmy Garoppolo does. Because think about it. You’re drafted by the Patriots. You’re in a quarterback room with Tom Brady. You’re being coached every day by Josh McDaniels. You go sit in the team meetings and listen to Bill Belichick. And you get basically inculcated into the winning way of the NFL through Belichick. OK? You do that for three-and-a-half years, and then you go to a guy [Kyle Shanahan] who is as imaginative.”

Yeah, the league is littered with backups who were groomed for greatness and failed spectacularly (Matt Cassel, Elvis Grbac, Guy Benjjamin, etc etc etc) but then you have Aaron Rogers behind Brett Favre, and our own Steve Young behind Joe Cool.

No, I have no idea how this plays out, but I’m pretty excited to see how this season goes. Here’s the full article:

https://www.ninersnation.com/2018/7/14/17571232/peter-king-jimmy-garoppolo-compelling-story-49ers

 

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75 Responses to Can I Get a Witness?

  1. Rob's avatar Rob says:

    No wonder everybody wants to be an NFL quarterback

    https://247sports.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/Article/Jimmy-Garoppolo-date-Kiara-Mia-adult-film-star-119933169/

    I’d say that’s money well spent !

  2. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    That’s fine and all ,but 41 years old? MILF Performer of the Year? She’s been in the biz around 15 years.

    Your mileage may vary, but that’s some SERIOUS mileage,

  3. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    That’s a lotta pork sausage she’s downing.

  4. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    Face it, deep down we’re all wishing we had his problems me thinks….?
    Rich, handsome and available.
    Booty calls ain’t no thing for Jimmy 😀

    Just win between the numbers and, what goes on between the sheets, won’t bother me whatsoever.

    • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

      His previous mentor landed a Supermodel. Comes with the territory huh?
      Beats the Reuben Foster options like a rented mule.

  5. Rob's avatar Rob says:

    i was just about to call a friend in california just now until i realised it was about 7 am there !

  6. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    49 days till Opening Day!

    Maybe if it stopped being a hundred and frelling five every day I might be able to get in the football spirit. 49 days means a mere 18 days till our exhibition opener. That means, of course, that the NFL Hall of Fame Game between the Ravens and the Bears is a mere 11 days away, a week from Thursday!

    All of this means, for those of us not counting, that camp starts Wednesday!!! Here’s a pretty good preview:
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/vincentfrank/2018/07/20/top-storylines-for-san-francisco-49ers-training-camp/#521ff07435e4

  7. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    Favorite group? I dunno if I can pick just one. Pink Floyd is certainly one of my elites. But here’s another, that if push came to shove, I might give the nod to:

  8. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    Before we do Ed Sullivan, here’s the network dealing with them:

  9. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    As far as Ed Sullivan, one of the band guys on a doc I saw:
    “Here’s Middle America home watching the Ed Sullivan Show in their living room with Little Susie. Suddenly, here’s this guy in tight leather pants screaming, ‘SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE!!!’…
    ‘No No No No No No!!!!’ as they shush Little Susie out of the room. Next day, you know Little Susie goes out and buys every Doors record she can get her hands on!”
    https://vk.com/video-25181099_171015665

  10. rtfirefly's avatar rtfirefly says:

    I can’t say goodnight to Jim Morrison without The Alabama Drinking Song. Morrison wanted something with a quite different beat, and oompah feel, from the traditional R&R song, so he modernized this old ditty. Hard to find something so un-R&Rish from a major band.

    RIP Lizard King

    • Winder's avatar Winder says:


      The Door’s were definitely a one of a kind band. They brought out things in people that no other band could do. Perfect for their time

    • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

      Amen to the Doors RT – I 2nd that sentiment.
      I’d always lean towards the Blues/Rock genre on a bet.
      Always room, and high praise, for Southern Rock, Stones and British Blues, Who, Cream, Mayall to name a few, as well as EC.
      Love me some Clapton…

  11. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    I also see McGlinchey inked his Rookie Deal today –
    Another thing to do is done at least 😀

  12. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    And….Tony Sparano left this life today too – Crazy

  13. Rob's avatar Rob says:

    RIP niner family Tony Sparano

  14. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Texas Radio and the Big Beat has to be one of my favorite Doors songs. Between Floyd the Doors, Hendrix, the Stones, and the Who, there are just too many great songs. Got to see the Stones the Who, and Pink Floyd, but both Hendrix and the Doors both were just before my time.

    You can add Janis to the list . . . This song was released three days before her death.

  15. Winder's avatar Winder says:


    Bands like the Stones and Floyd always played amazing shows. However, for a really good time I was always partial to the Dead, Airplane, Country Joe, Quicksilver, and so on. You could throw in Big Brother too. You could see at least one or two of em each week.I think the Doors played in LA pretty regular but only came up here a couple of times that I can remember.

  16. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Saw the Dead 30-35 times, something like that, various members of the Airplane, and Quicksilver, John Fogerty, Asleep at the Wheel, Jerry’s band, Ratdog, Bobby and the Midnights, the Tubes, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, shit, I’ve forgotten about too many bands that I haven’t thought of in a log time.

    The Stones sucked when I saw them. Three hour wait after Peter Tosh and Santana killed it. Clapton always put on great shows as well. The Who always crushed. One great show was Blackfoot and Rickey Medlocke opening for them. Best show was the Clash opening for the Who. Shit, Alvin Lee at the Keystone was one of the baddest shows ever. Just melted on the guitar. Michael Schenker Group was another shred-fest. UFO gaaaaaah!!!

    • NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

      Alvin Lee kicked some major A$$ – 10 Years After definitely ‘On the List’ 😀

    • Winder's avatar Winder says:

      I haven’t been to a concert since 1997(Dylan, Van Morrison, and Lucida williams).. But I loved seeing bands in the smaller venues too. I saw 10 years after at the fillmore west and loved it, But the Keystone was a great place to watch a show and i would have loved to see them there.

  17. NJ49ER's avatar NJ49er says:

    This is probably my all time favorite Doors song – Tough call among all they produced however…

  18. Rob's avatar Rob says:

    Doors !

  19. Rob's avatar Rob says:

    George Kittle averaged 2.57 YPRR in Garappolo’s five starts. #49ers
    Pro Football Focus

    O.J. Howard racked up the highest yards per route run average of any rookie tight end in 2017.
    1.87 yprr

  20. Rob's avatar Rob says:

    Training camp starts tomorrow !

  21. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    Winder, the Keystone PA was my fave as well. Saw MSG there. Neil Young and Jerry a bunch of times. Montrose, Joe Perry project . . . alaways up front on that little dance floor

  22. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck says:

    New thread is up . . .

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