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Jimmy Garoppolo in a class with iconic one-name QBs, NFL Network experts say

We’re just going to have to face facts here — the unanswerable riddle that is Jimmy Garoppolo is going to be with us nonstop over the next two weeks. Perhaps longer.

The riddle goes a little something like this.

Jimmy G: Star? Fraud? Lucky duck? One-name wonder? Accidental tourist? Product of Kyle Shanahan’s fertile imagination? Tastes great? Less filling?

The NFL Network’s talking heads kicked the Jimmy G phenomenon around Wednesday and their conclusion, if I’m hearing this right, was a 1 1/2 thumbs up.

“Here’s a one-name guy,” Kyle Brandt said. “If you look at this — Aaron (Rodgers), Russ(ell Wilson) and Drew (Brees) — what have you done for me lately?