Usually when a team hires an offensive-minded head coach and pays a quarterback $137 million, the quarterback is the story. So who would have guessed the 49ers would be in the Super Bowl and the guy everyone is talking about is an undrafted running back from Purdue?
Jimmy Garoppolo, the Niners’ high-priced QB, attempted just eight passes in San Francisco NFL title game win over the Packers. (They were the first team since the 1973 Dolphins to attempt fewer than 10 passes in a playoff game.) Instead, Jimmy G handed the ball 29 times to Raheem Mostert, who rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns.