SANTA CLARA — Jimmy Garoppolo offered a humble response Wednesday for those 49ers fans pegging him as the second coming of Joe Montana.
“The Joe Montana comparisons, I think it’s a little early for those. It’s only been one game,” Garoppolo said in the wake of winning his starting debut Sunday 15-14 over the Chicago Bears.
“We are both Italian, so we have that in common,” Garoppolo added. “But it might be a little early. We’ve got a good thing going right now, we have to keep working hard, keep improving every week and keep this thing going in the right direction.