SANTA CLARA — While all eyes are Jimmy Garoppolo’s rebuilt left knee that is ensconsed in a titanium brace, Garoppolo is looking elsewhere, and not just at the defensive coverage or his wide receivers.
The 49ers quarterback occassionally will peer at his left wristband to read a message he inscribed in black pen: “Robot Mindset.”
“It’s just kind of a thing I keep in my head, just to stay locked in,” Garoppolo said Thursday. “You don’t want to be distracted by the fans or the music or anything like that.
“As a quarterback, that’s what you have to do — have a robot mindset.