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George Kittle never doubted Jimmy Garoppolo as 49ers quarterback

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle enjoyed yet another prolific season in 2019, culminating with yet more records and an All-Pro selection to go along with what has been a meteoric rise over his three-year career so far.

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had an excellent season, too, especially considering his 3,978 pass yards ranked fourth best among all Niners quarterbacks in a single year. Yet Garoppolo’s fourth-quarter collapse in Super Bowl LIV against the Kansas City Chiefs seemed to be all the indication skeptics needed to suggest Jimmy G isn’t the guy for head coach Kyle Shanahan and Co.