Ricky Roma
The Catch
49ers lost a lot of close games where all they needed was average QB play to win. Jimmy did not single handedly turn them around. He just gave them something at the QB position that wasn’t completely awful.
Sorry....the QB play 'wasn't completely awful' logic is absolute nonsense. They lost a lot of close games, and they were also blown out in few. They were 1-10 without him and 5-0 with him. If you still don't grasp how night and day the difference was, let this sink in:
STAT BEFORE JG (WEEKS 1-12) AFTER JG (WEEKS 13-17)
Offensive yards/game 321.7 (21st in NFL) 410.0 (3rd)
Points/game 17.0 (28th) 28.8 (5th)
Yards/play 4.9 (24th) 6.1 (4th)
Passing yards/game 221.8 (17th) 297 (3rd)
Passing yards/att. 5.66 (29th) 8.44 (1st)
Completion percentage 56.6 (31st) 67 (6th)
Passer rating 72.6 (31st) 94.0 (11th)
Total QBR 32.4 (28th) 80.0 (1st)
Rushing yards/game 99.9 (23rd) 113.0 (16th)
3rd-down conversion percentage 34.1 (26th) 50.0 (3rd)
Offensive efficiency 20.88 (31st) 70.53 (4th)
First downs/game 18.5 (T-22nd) 23.4 (2nd)
Time of possession 27:36 (31st) 32:54 (3rd)
Defensive yards allowed/game 374.2 (28th) 301.8 (7th)
Defensive yards allowed/play 5.41 (18th) 4.96 (9th)
Points allowed/game 25.82 (28th) 19.8 (T-9th)