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5 stats where the 49ers actually performed well in 2017

By Peter Panacy

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers looks to pass during the first half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers looks to pass during the first half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers signalsto his team during their NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 24: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers signalsto his team during their NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Levi’s Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

No. 4: Passing Yards

3,925 — Ninth in the NFL

San Francisco started three quarterbacks this season, as we all might remember. Two of them, Brian Hoyer and C.J. Beathard, didn’t exactly produce the best of results.

Jimmy Garoppolo, on the other hand, did. Just check out the numbers, courtesy of SFGate.com’s Eric Branch:

And the numbers get even more exciting, as ESPN’s Nick Wagoner pointed out, when comparing Garoppolo’s totals to some of the 49ers greats:

All this led to the Niners boasting a total of 3,925 passing yards in 2017, which is good for ninth overall. That’s even higher than the Los Angeles Rams’ 3,831 passing yards and their top-scoring defense in the league this season.

Pretty impressive.

Garoppolo averaged 297 pass yards per contest over his five starts. Prior to him starting, the Niners’ other QBs only had two games in which they tossed for more than that number — Weeks 3 and 5 against the Rams and Indianapolis Colts, respectively.

While Garoppolo’s numbers alone this season may not put him into the “elite” category, it’s safe to say he’s got an early command of Kyle Shanahan’s system.