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49ers 2021 ‘Who is?’ series: A swan song for Jimmy Garoppolo

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports

In what’s likely his final year with the 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo can go one of either two different ways that’ll ultimately define his career.

Few players in recent San Francisco 49ers history have been as divisive as quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

On one hand, it can be easy to root for the guy. His looks, his smile, the bromance he enjoyed with tight end George Kittle. There’s the fact he helped engineer the Niners to their seventh Super Bowl appearance.