Jimmy Garoppolo lost and the 49ers are doomed once again Boys

San Francisco 49ers T-Shirt , girls, non-binaries and everything else in between, it is with a heavy heart that I must inform all of you that Jimmy Garoppolo has lost a regular season game as a starting quarterback. I realize there were other players involved in the loss, most notably a very good Minnesota Vikings defense, but seeing our late-2017 season and offseason hero go down with three interceptions has had some adverse effects on my psyche.I am thinking quite clearly when I state, matter-of-factly, that the San Francisco 49ers are well and truly doomed.Gosh, I know what you’re thinking: “James, what the heck? I thought you were feeling positive about things?” and I get what you’re saying. I’m just as bummed out as you are. In between bouts of crying into my pillow and admiring my Garoppolo phone wallpaper, I realized that it’s best to go with my gut. And my gut, while ample in size and eerily intimidating to normal-sized humans, is rarely wrong.Me? I’m doomed. We are all doomed, with absolutely nothing to suggest the opposite might be true. Pessimism is the only true course here, and I’m more than happy to be standing at the helm of this broken-down, decrepit ship of doom, steering us all right into the gaping maw of our own existential crisis. It’s not a role I asked for, but one I gladly adopted when it was clear a leader of mediocre skill, intelligence and charisma was needed.And you’re welcome.Really, there is no way to reconcile Garoppolo losing. It’s a tragedy on par with that one time Fooch left and you lot got obsessed with poop buckets, conduct that I absolutely played no part in and certainly didn’t encourage. I mean, who the heck was even running this trash fire when that happened?I don’t get to write about the 49ers as much as I’d like to with my growing responsibilities at SB Nation, and it only feels right that when I get some opportunities to do so, I should be my true self. And my true self is a nightmare garbage pile with a murky, sullen cloud of pessimism hovering just overhead. My true self also quite enjoys listening to doom metal until my ears bleed San Francisco 49ers Hats , and that may be having an impact on my outlook.So, we’re not here just to talk about MY outlook on the 49ers (as absolutely correct and infallible as it has always been and always shall be), we’re here to conduct science. We’re here to break down the walls between stats and opinion, and we’re here to do it by measuring the levels of pure, unfiltered doom currently speeding headlong toward all of us, and the 49ers.Finally, I will admit to very recently having been somewhat optimistic about the 49ers. That took a big hit when Jerick McKinnon went down for the season, and it took a bigger hit when Marquise Goodwin was banged up almost immediately. And you see, through the malaise of doom and pessimism, I can still see the connective tissue of this football team, and it looks strong. I daresay there may be a time again, very soon, where I am feeling alright about the 49ers. Three interceptions sucks, but at the same time, only one of them was particularly egregious on Garoppolo’s part, and to me that’s a huge relief. The offensive line, despite injuries, played well, and Dante Pettis looked good. On the defensive side of the ball, I saw a lot of good things, especially with Fred Warner.Keep this in mind — and don’t tell anybody, this is just between us and you don’t want to be a snitch — I really do like the position the 49ers are in. For now, I’ll be voting for the “least doomed” option but again, if you tell anybody San Francisco 49ers Hoodie , I will find you and we will fight.Essentially, the point of all of this is for YOU to tell me how doomed you think the 49ers are You can find past results for the Doom Index in this image gallery here. As you can see, people have been feeling mostly positive throughout the offseason, though after the NFL Draft, there were many who were unimpressed. If you’re reading this on a platform that doesn’t display the poll below, click here to vote.Injury-riddled 49ers will wait and see what Monday brings The San Francisco 49ers almost beat the Los Angeles Chargers, but win or lose, the game came at a cost. Joe Staley and Dante Pettis left the game with knee injuries and did not return. Marquise Goodwin went down at one point but later returned, Matt Breida went down briefly but returned with a vengeance, and C.J. Beathard had the wind knocked out of him on a scramble.After the game, head coach Kyle Shanahan could not offer an update on the severity of Pettis or Staley’s injuries. The team returns to Santa Clara tonight, and I imagine both will undergo MRIs on Monday. Shanahan will meet with the media late in the afternoon, at which point we should know what their respective statuses are for Week 5 and beyond.Shanahan was initially concerned about Beathard after the hit, but it was quickly revealed he had just had the wind knocked out of him. Nick Mullens warmed up, but since the play happened on 3rd down, he never needed to go in the game.Weston Richburg suffered an injury early in the game, but gutted it out, as did Mike McGlinchey. Both will likely show up on Wednesday’s injury report as the team just tries to get healthy for Week 5. Shanahan said it was possible the team would find some additional bodies this week to fill out practice, but we’ll wait and see. Expect some player workouts on Tuesday in advance of Wednesday’s first practice of the week.It is interesting to note that the 49ers played D.J. Reed at free safety over Adrian Colbert. While Colbert did get some special teams snaps, the coaching staff thought he missed too much practice time to play in the defensive backfield. Given that Colbert was good to go physically for special teams duties, I imagine he will be back at full-time free safety in Week 5 against Arizona.