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He did a special report article with Sports Illustrated and talks about how Tom's the only guy he's backed up and he wants to start so badly, that's he' so eager to start, that he's not used to backing up, blah blah blah.
I feel he wants to make some noise as he approaches Free Agency next year and there will be more interviews and articles to come as the year progresses.
Why do I feel this is going to become a distraction this year?
Jimmy Garoppolo: ‘I Want to Be a Starter’
Here's an excerpt:
One 2014 draft classmate of his, Derek Carr (47 starts), just signed a five-year, $125 million deal. Blake Bortles (45 starts) is getting a shot at winning over the new Jags’ brass after a rough 2016, and Teddy Bridgewater (28 starts) is being paced back from injury. Johnny Manziel (eight starts) and Zach Mettenberger (10 starts) got their chances, and even Tom Savage (two starts) is getting his.
Eight quarterbacks drafted that year have combined for 145 NFL starts. Three years in, just two of those belong to Garoppolo.
“I wouldn’t say frustrated is the word,” Garoppolo responded, when I brought it up. "I wouldn’t say I’m frustrated. Eager to play is probably a better way to put it. I’m just not used to being a backup. I want to be a starter, and compete to be a starter. That’s how I look at it.”"
“I tried to shut myself out from it,” Garoppolo says. “But just naturally, friends, family, would say, ‘Hey, did you hear this? Did you see this?’ It was that type of thing. I’d end up hearing about it one way or the other. A lot of it was rumor. Then it started to get serious for a while. And the whole Instagram hacking thing, that was something else. I try not to think about it much, but it’s always in the back of my mind.”
He sure wants more, and he didn’t hesitate when I asked him if he sees himself as a starter.
“Yeah,” he responded, smiling. “One day.”
That day is coming.
I feel he wants to make some noise as he approaches Free Agency next year and there will be more interviews and articles to come as the year progresses.
Why do I feel this is going to become a distraction this year?
Jimmy Garoppolo: ‘I Want to Be a Starter’
Here's an excerpt:
One 2014 draft classmate of his, Derek Carr (47 starts), just signed a five-year, $125 million deal. Blake Bortles (45 starts) is getting a shot at winning over the new Jags’ brass after a rough 2016, and Teddy Bridgewater (28 starts) is being paced back from injury. Johnny Manziel (eight starts) and Zach Mettenberger (10 starts) got their chances, and even Tom Savage (two starts) is getting his.
Eight quarterbacks drafted that year have combined for 145 NFL starts. Three years in, just two of those belong to Garoppolo.
“I wouldn’t say frustrated is the word,” Garoppolo responded, when I brought it up. "I wouldn’t say I’m frustrated. Eager to play is probably a better way to put it. I’m just not used to being a backup. I want to be a starter, and compete to be a starter. That’s how I look at it.”"
“I tried to shut myself out from it,” Garoppolo says. “But just naturally, friends, family, would say, ‘Hey, did you hear this? Did you see this?’ It was that type of thing. I’d end up hearing about it one way or the other. A lot of it was rumor. Then it started to get serious for a while. And the whole Instagram hacking thing, that was something else. I try not to think about it much, but it’s always in the back of my mind.”
He sure wants more, and he didn’t hesitate when I asked him if he sees himself as a starter.
“Yeah,” he responded, smiling. “One day.”
That day is coming.
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