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How Jimmy Garoppolo changes everything for the 49ers

Related Topics: C. J. Beathard, Jimmy Garoppolo

Even in a year when teams like the Rams and Texans have turned into entirely different offenses overnight by virtue of swapping in a quarterback or a head coach, it has been shocking to see what's happened to the 49ers since Jimmy Garoppolo made his way into the lineup. The simplest number is four: Garoppolo took over a team that had gone 1-10 under the stewardship of C.J. Beathard and Brian Hoyer and has won each of his first four starts with the 49ers, punctuated by a 44-33 win over the Jaguars and their top-ranked pass defense last week.