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49ers’ character equivalents on HBO’s Game of Thrones

By Peter Panacy

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 03: Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 03: Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on December 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images) /

Jimmy Garoppolo as Jaime Lannister

The 49ers’ franchise quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, doesn’t have the reputation of being a king slayer.

Although he was a chief subject of all those apparent rifts with the New England Patriots, quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick in what could be seen as the equivalent to the ruling Lannister family.

Evil empires aside, Garoppolo’s direct Game of Thrones comparison is one of those from the Lannisters, Jaime Lannister, who carried the proverbial “keys to the kingdom” as a member of the King’s Guard, only to be sent packing to make room for the houses of power at King’s Landing.

Or Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, whichever you prefer.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 19: Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Presents An Evening With “Game of Thrones” at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 19, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 19: Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau attends The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Presents An Evening With “Game of Thrones” at TCL Chinese Theatre on March 19, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

And to build on some speculation, our friends over at FanSided’s Winter Is Coming site pointed out how Lannister donned northern armor in Season 8’s previews.

Shifting allegiances, perhaps? That was the case for Garoppolo.

Like Jaime Lannister, who lost his dominant hand and was forced to undergo an epic comeback, Garoppolo will have to prove again he can be a dominant quarterback under center after suffering a debilitating ACL tear early in 2018. Both injuries figure to be pivotal storylines in both the GoT and 49ers’ sagas.

Oh, and they’re both handsome devils, aren’t they?