49ers not yet willing to commit to Jimmy Garoppolo
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch wouldn't commit to the team starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 12.
"You guys obviously know what we think of Jimmy in terms of why we brought him here. But we also think highly of C.J. [Beathard], enough to trade up to the third round to get him." There was some belief that Garoppolo would take over in Week 12 coming out of the 49ers' bye, but it sounds like Beathard may have earned himself another start. The third-round rookie has been steadily improving each week and it'll be interesting to see how long he can hold off Tom Brady's former backup for the job.
Garoppolo completed 63-of-94 passes (67.0 percent) for 690 yards with 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions during his career with the Patriots. Beathard is averaging 17.1 FanDuel points in six games (four starts) while completing 54.3 percent of his passes for 204.8 yards per game with 4 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. He's added 115 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground.
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