“After describing the pain in his thumb as feeling like the webbing was tearing and “fuck– it hurts” on Wednesday, Jimmy Garoppolo is in line to be the 49ers’ starting quarterback. The team declined to activate or promote practice squad quarterback Nate Sudfeld for Sunday’s game, with NBC Sports’ Matt Maiocco reporting that Garoppolo is the expected starter.”
“The best part about it is we’ve had all our meetings virtual,” Ryans said. “So all those guys have been in the meetings. They understand the game plan. So our guys, they’ve been locked in mentally. The guys who are on that list, they’ve played a lot of ball for us, so they understand our scheme, what we’re trying to do defensively.