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SANTA CLARA – Jimmy Garoppolo grabbed some shade under a tree after practice, flashed his George Clooney smile and took a crack at the 49ers’ Super Bowl-contender chatter.
“People always like to talk about the predictions of the season,” Garoppolo said. “Even when the season just ends, they start talking about it.”
Well, when you go 5-0 in your late-season debut as the 49ers starting quarterback, people will talk. And talk. And loudly crow about a new Niners era.