The new 49ers offensive weapon is someone that's had an interesting 2019 season. From a two-win Denver Broncos team with a middling Joe Flacco to being on the undefeated 49ers with Jimmy Garoppolo producing at a much higher level.
And Sanders is noticeably happier to be on his new team with his new quarterback. Especially after the big game, he had for San Francisco.
“This is one of those games that Jimmy had a coming-out party for me,” Sanders said per Jeremy Bergman of NFL.com. “I'm looking forward to continuously gain chemistry with him and getting better and better. The sky is the limit.”
The Pro Bowl wideout put together a seven-catch, 112-yard game with one touchdown. It was a big performance by him that shows the chemistry between him and his new quarterback. Especially with one play in particular where the receiver broke into his route and Garoppolo had the ball already in Sanders' lap on a corner.
“It was one of those throws that you know, obviously I made the play, but I couldn't even take the credit, I couldn't pound my chest because I just had to point at Jimmy. It was just so easy. Literally I turned my head and the ball like fell in my lap. Jimmy was on fire tonight.”
The compliments weren't one-sided as Garoppolo also talked up the 32-year-old.
“He's savvy. He knows what to do, he feels space when it's zone and he beats the guy when it's man. It's a nice combination. He's so smart that he does things that as a QB you love to see and it makes it easy on you to throw the ball to him.”
The pair have already created a close-knit bond in just a few weeks. And it should only get better as the season goes along.
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