Goodwin Quickly Has Become a Familiar Target for Garoppolo
Marquise Goodwin has been one of the big beneficiaries since Jimmy Garoppolo became the 49ers' starting quarterback.The wide receiver, in his first season with the Niners after four seasons in Buffalo, has had back-to-back high-impact games in victories over the Bears and Texans. On Sunday in the 26-16 victory at Houston, Goodwin was targeted 12 times, caught six balls for 106 yards and averaged 17.67 yards per reception. Over the past two games he has 14 catches for 205 yards. It's the most productive pair of games for Goodwin this season.In the 11 games previous to Garoppolo's debut as starter, Goodwin had 27 total catches.Goodwin, the former track standout from the University of Texas, is giving Garoppolo a great deep threat and a receiver who can break a short reception into a long one on any play.The analytic website Pro Football Focus gave Goodwin one of the 49ers' best grades in Sunday's victory, despite the fact he had two drops.As PFF noted, Goodwin made up for it "with explosive plays in the passing game." The biggest came on a short crossing route when he made a catch between defenders and "took it for a 32-yard gain with a nice run after the catch."Until this season,...
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