49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo: Building chemistry with Garcon

Garoppolo has been building chemistry with a healthy Pierre Garcon (neck) throughout the offseason, Keiana Martin of the 49ers' official website reports.

Flush with cap space, the 49ers passed on the likes of Sammy Watkins and Allen Robinson this offseason, instead locking in Garoppolo on a five-year, $137.5 million contract and signing running back Jerick McKinnon and guard/center Weston Richburg. The team then used its first two draft picks on offensive players, selecting right tackle Mike McGlinchey at No. 9 overall and wideout Dante Pettis at No. 44. While not the most exciting approach for fantasy purposes, it makes perfect sense if the 49ers are confident in the continued development of Marquise Goodwin (back), Trent Taylor (back) and tight end George Kittle. Garoppolo doesn't have the most exciting weapons, but it's a diverse group that should be vastly improved from what he worked with late last season. McKinnon is a huge upgrade over the departed Carlos Hyde as a pass catcher out of the backfield and Garcon is far more reliable than any of the players that took over his snaps in the second half of last year.