SANTA CLARA — When fullback Kyle Juszczyk talks, Jimmy Garoppolo listens.
Both in games and during practice, when the 49ers finish a drive, Garoppolo finds Juszczyk and they hash it out. The television broadcast often catches them chatting on the sideline. Juszczyk speaks and Garoppolo nods with a stern expression. He looks like a golfer taking advice from a caddy.
“He’s not your average fullback,” Garoppolo said Tuesday in the 49ers auditorium. “He talks the same language as me, even if it’s just routes or how he sees the coverage and how I see the coverage. It’s good to talk that way.