TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Making a Statement 5 CHAPTER 2 Illinois Boy 9 CHAPTER 3 The Backup 15 CHAPTER 4 Jimmy the Great 21 Timeline 28 At-a-Glance 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
MAKING A STATEMENT Questions followed the San Francisco 49ers in 2019 They started the season red-hot but were they really that good And Jimmy Garoppolo was playing well but was he really a star quarterback The player and the team both had a chance to prove it The Niners faced the New Orleans Saints in Week 14 The teams had identical 10 2 records Whoever won would have the best chance at earning home-field advantage in the National Football Conference NFC playoffs Jimmy Garoppolo was in command against the Saints in 2019 5 1
