As the offseason goes on, people will wonder just what Jimmy Garoppolo can do in 2018. Sure disaster could strike or he could regress, but right now there’s no indication that he isn’t going to get any better as a passer.
Well, here’s another stat for you that he tops. Passer rating in five-step dropbacks. Seven-step dropbacks aren’t near as common for the 49ers offense, but five steps are the bread and butter of many an NFL offense. Our friends at Pro Football Focus gave us this:
I keep forgetting that Alex Smith had a good season passing last year.