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16	August 2018

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Jimmy Garoppolo showed what he can do in coach Kyle Shanahan�s offense even before he fully understood it in an impressive five-game cameo at the end of last season.

With an entire offseason to learn the foundation of the San Francisco 49ers� scheme and build chemistry with his receivers and offensive line Cheap Customized New England Patriots Jerseys , he should only be better in his first full season as an NFL starter in 2018.

Whether that translates into even more prolific numbers is a different question.

�I don�t know how much of a jump you�re going to see,� Shanahan said Wednesday before the team�s final minicamp practice of the offseason. �When you talk about expectations, I don�t know how you�re going to live up to that. He did very good last year. If we had 400 yards a game, does that mean we need to have 600 the first five games to improve? I don�t know what the numbers will be, but we will be a better offense.�

The numbers were quite good after Garoppolo took over as the Niners won their final five games of the season after a 1-10 start under Shanahan. San Francisco scored on an NFL-best 56.6 percent of their drives after Garoppolo took over as starter and ranked in the top five in the league in scoring offense (28.8 points per game), yards per play (6.1) and yards per game (409.6).

That all came with Garoppolo being force fed a game plan each week in an offense he barely knew. This offseason he has been able to start from scratch and learn the whys behind the scheme, which should make him even better once the season starts.

�I think I�ve come a long way, especially from last season when I was just cramming everything in,� Garoppolo said. �But there�s still a long way to go developing that chemistry between me and the skill positions and the o-line. It�s a work in progress.�

That was evident Tuesday when issues with a new cadence led to several false starts or players not getting off on time early in practice. That led Garoppolo to keep a lot of the offense on the field after practice for some extra work to make sure those issues don�t come up again.

Shanahan said he was pleased to see his players take the initiative to fix those issues without any prodding from the coaches.

�It wasn�t any fun,� Garoppolo said. �When that goes wrong, it just screws up the rest of the play. First and foremost, we have to get that corrected.�

While the cadence issue was a one-time issue, a major focus this offseason for Garoppolo and the offense has been on becoming more efficient in the red zone.

San Francisco moved the ball with ease the last five weeks of the season but the offense too often had to settle for field goals. The Niners converted less than half of their chances inside the opponent�s 20-yard line into touchdowns.

The team has excelled in that area in practice this offseason and Garoppolo hopes that carries over to the games.

�Those are point plays Authentic Justin Reid Jersey ,� Garoppolo said. �Those are the ones that really matter. When you get those opportunities, it�s hard to complete a touchdown, especially in the red zone like that. The windows are tighter, there�s not as much room.�

While Garoppolo is the headliner, there has been significant change in the one-plus year since Shanahan and general manager John Lynch took over a struggling franchise.

Shanahan took over a two-win team that had gone through three coaches in the previous three years and now has it in position to be a legitimate contender in the power-packed NFC.

�We�ve put a lot of work in a year, we�ve gone through a lot of things, we�ve changed the roster over a ton,� Shanahan said. �We�ve been better as a coaching staff. We go through this every single day. What I�m happy about as I look over our players and our coaches is we�re better. We�re deeper. We�re faster. We move together, our 11 guys, better together. That should happen. We�ve done it longer. We�ve had more time to build the personnel.�

NOTES: WR Marquise Goodwin won the Pro Football Writers of America George Halas Award, given to the person who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. Goodwin caught an 83-yard touchdown pass in a Week 10 win against the Giants just hours after he and his wife, Morgan, lost their infant son due to complications which led to a premature delivery. � Third-round LB Fred Warner signed his rookie contract. � Former 49ers LB Larry Grant has been named the team�s 2018 Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellow.

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NEW YORK � When the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox get together for their next series Cheap Terrell Edmunds Jersey , both teams could feature somewhat different rosters.

After Sunday�s finale of the three-game series at Yankee Stadium, the longtime rivals will not meet again until Aug. 2 at Fenway Park � two days after the non-waiver trade deadline.

Both teams will play 25 games before the next installment of the rivalry.

The teams head into the ninth meeting with four wins apiece after Chris Sale fanned 11 in seven one-hit innings in an 11-0 rout Saturday. Rafael Devers hit a grand slam among a career-high five hits while J.D. Martinez drove in three runs as the Red Sox rebounded from opening the series with an 8-1 loss Friday.

Devers has 14 RBIs in his last 12 games while Martinez is hitting .432 with 12 of his major league-leading 67 RBIs in his last nine games.

The Yankees will be looking to rebound from getting shut out for the fourth time this season and third time since June 23.

Off the field, trade talks were a popular topic as both Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and Red Sox general manager Dave Dombrowski addressed it.

The Yankees are in the market for a starting pitcher to bolster the back end of their rotation anchored by Sunday�s starting pitcher Luis Severino (12-2, 2.10 ERA).

With the crosstown New York Mets falling to one of the worst records in the National League, talk of a possible deal for Jacob deGrom is circulating, though Toronto�s J.A. Happ or Texas Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels could be more realistic.

�If the best business decisions happened to be with a rival, that�s not a problem for me,� said Cashman on Friday, while noting he has been in touch with Omar Minaya, one of three men holding the Mets GM role in Sandy Alderson�s leave of absence. �As far as I�m concerned it match just makes sense, I don�t care who (it�s) with.

As for the Red Sox, they already filled a need by adding a right-handed hitting first baseman in Steve Pearce. Pearce was obtained Thursday night from the Toronto Blue Jays but Dombrowski said Saturday the deal could have been completed earlier and any changes would not be overly significant.

�People are calling, and you just kind of check in and make sure they know what�s taking place and vice versa Authentic Phillip Gaines Jersey ,� Dombrowski said Saturday afternoon. �The one thing with us is, we�re going to try to be the best club we can, regardless of what the Yankees do. And we all know that they have a really good team.�

Neither team is motivated to get something done now and both executives will watch Severino face David Price (9-5, 3.66) in a matchup of pitchers who are rolling of late.

Severino can become the first 13-game winner in the majors after he allowed six hits in seven scoreless innings Tuesday in Philadelphia.

�There�s no question that he�s our ace, and we know that when he gets the ball, he has a chance to dominate and we have a good chance to get it done that day,� Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday.

Severino also is 7-0 with a 1.83 ERA in nine home starts this season. He also is 10-0 with a 1.98 ERA in his last 13 regular season home starts, the longest streak at home since David Cone went 16 starts without a home loss from Aug. 17, 1997, to Aug. 27, 1998.

Severino�s home unbeaten streak matches Seattle�s Wade LeBlanc for the longest active streak in the majors.

The right-hander has turned in 14 straight starts without allowing more than three runs. It is the longest active streak in the majors and the longest by a Yankee starting pitcher since Rudy May from Aug. 2, 1980-April 20, 1981.

Besides racking up wins Cheap Customized Arizona Cardinals Jerseys , Severino also is maintaining velocity, especially late in outings. His 98th pitch Tuesday was tracked at 100.1 mph, was among 12 at least 100 mph and his 44 pitches tracked at 100 leads all starting pitchers.

Severino�s last home loss was to the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 3. He is 2-5 with a 4.61 ERA in 10 appearances (nine starts) against Boston.

Price is 7-1 with a 2.72 ERA in his last nine starts and has allowed three earned runs or fewer in each outing. He last pitched Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels and recorded his ninth win by allowing one run and five hits in six innings.

Things are going so well that he ended his press conference following his last outing by making fun of his carpal tunnel syndrome that some speculated was due to playing the video game Fortnite and kept him out of a game in New York in May.

�I don�t think I�ll be able to go, so I don�t think so,� Price said before adding �Yeah, Fortnite.�

Price is attempting to reach double-digits in wins before the All-Star break for the first time since 2012 with Tampa Bay and third time overall.

The left-hander is 15-12 with a 4.67 ERA in 39 appearances (38 starts) against the Yankees. At the current Yankee Stadium, he is 8-6 with a 4.27 ERA in 19 starts.

Since joining the Red Sox in 2016, he is 2-4 with a 7.42 ERA in eight starts against the Yankees.

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