Jimmy Garoppolo once again failed to prove he is a quarterback for the big games in the NFC Championship Game loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The future with the San Francisco 49ers is said to belong to Trey Lance, but head coach Kyle Shanahan is getting behind Garoppolo.

Jimmy Garoppolo joined the San Francisco 49ers from the New England Patriots in 2017.© 2022 Getty Images
Los Angeles – The San Francisco 49ers lost the NFC Championship Game to the Los Angeles Rams 17-20. The 49ers squandered a ten-point lead and an interception by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo with 37 seconds left ended their Super Bowl dreams.

Since Garoppolo has been criticised throughout the season and Trey Lance is the potential successor, it would be absolutely logical for the franchise from California to part with the very well-paid Garoppolo.

Kyle Shanahan on Garoppolo: “I love Jimmy!”

Head coach Kyle Shanahan, however, backed the 30-year-old after the game. “I love Jimmy,” Shananan declared when speaking to reporters, “I’m not going to sit here and make a farewell statement. That’s the very last thing on my mind. I love coaching Jimmy. “

The words come as a bit of a surprise after Garoppolo once again failed to prove he could win big games as a signal caller. Discussions about the quarterback situation are likely to be intense in the Bay Area in the coming days and weeks.

That’s because for Lance, the 49ers ceded the 2022 and 2023 first-round picks and the 2022 third-round pick to the Miami Dolphins in the 2021 NFL Draft. The 21-year-old is expected to be the future in San Francisco. And the vast majority of fans should now be clamouring for Lance to replace Garoppolo as the starting quarterback.