What It Means:

He did add that Garoppolo looked better now than he did this time last week, but at least as of right now it seems that Nick Mullens is trending towards a second consecutive start. Garoppolo was one of many 49ers starters that suffered injuries in the team's Week 2 victory over the New York Jets, but managed to escape even the short-term IR.

The 49ers set a season-high mark in offensive yardage even with Garoppolo sideline in Week 3, so the offense should be in capable enough hands whether or not he's able to start. Mullens completed 23 of 36 pass attempts for 343 passing yards and a touchdown in their Week 3 destruction of the New York Giants.