Jimmy Garoppolo's passing chart shows 49ers knew exactly how to exploit Rams' defense

[theramswire.usatoday.com] Jimmy Garoppolo's passing chart shows 49ers knew exactly how to exploit Rams' defense

Cameron DaSilva
November 15, 2021 9:26 pm PT
Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers have had the Rams’ number since 2019. After Monday night’s 31-10 loss, the Rams have now lost five straight to the 49ers and have scored 20 or fewer points in four of those games.


As bad as this performance was by the Rams’ offense, it was equally bad on the defensive side of the ball. The 49ers ran the ball all over the Rams and when they did throw it, Jimmy Garoppolo targeted one specific area of the field: the middle of it.

Garoppolo didn’t attempt a single pass more than 15 yards down the field and all of his throws were inside the numbers. Sure, he completed 15 of 19 passes for 182 yards, but most of that damage was done after the catch.

Looking at his passing chart, it’s easy to see that Shanahan knew how to exploit the Rams’ defense. He was well aware of their lack of talent at linebacker, which has been a weakness all year.

Jimmy Garoppolo leaned on the quick game in the #49ers 31-10 victory over the Rams.

Garoppolo averaged the 2nd-quickest time to throw of his career (2.30 seconds).

Garoppolo on Quick Passes (<2.5s)