Jimmy Garoppolo is officially Trey Lance’s backup for the San Francisco 49ers in the upcoming NFL season. How ready is he for it?

Munich – Every NFL coach dreams of being able to throw his backup quarterback into the game and hardly feel a drop in quality.

For the San Francisco 49ers, that is indeed the case on paper, with veteran playmaker Jimmy Garoppolo stepping in when starter Trey Lance is out.

But how ready is “Jimmy G”, who initially couldn’t practice for a long time in the offseason due to shoulder surgery and then didn’t work with the team because the 30-year-old was going to be traded?

Surprise roll backwards

Until the role reversed and the 49ers made Garoppolo the highest-paid backup quarterback because of a lack of prospects. A backup who didn’t have a playbook for a long time, as head coach Kyle Shanahan was told in a press conference on bread.

“We’re not worried about him not having a playbook,” Shanahan said. “I don’t have one either. When he trains, he does it every day. He’s thrown with players at times, with our rehab players, he’s done everything.”

Shanahan pointed out that there are plenty of quarterbacks who would have to step in from now on. And he pointed out that the 49ers basically have two starters on the roster. Not to mention that Garoppolo has been with the Niners since 2017, when he did lead them to the Super Bowl.

“We have a starting quarterback as a backup,” Shanahan said. “The rest of the league had a chance to get him, and I’m very happy they didn’t. “

There were quarterbacks he signed from the couch, Shanahan said. “Jimmy’s been here, he’s recovered, he’s in great shape. He’s ready to go. Obviously, it would be great if the backup quarterback got game practice in camp, but that wasn’t an option at all at this point. “