Rams vs. 49ers: What we learned from Jimmy Garoppolo’s press conference Friday

SANTA CLARA — What we learned from Jimmy Garoppolo’s weekly press conference Friday in advance of the 49ers’ home game against the Los Angeles Rams:

Lip reading and his relationship with Kyle Shanahan

“I’m sure I’ve said a lot worse things on the field than that. I’m glad they caught that and not something else . . . .  Me and Kyle are cool. We really are. We’ve been through a lot of different types of seasons, this being no different. We’re still early in the season though. We’ve got to as a team find our identity, me and Kyle keep working and get on the same page more and more.”

Arm fatigue after saying vs. Denver his arm was tired

“It’s getting better. It’s one of those things, it’s tough in the season to obviously replicate things you do in the offseason. Just try to get better each and every day, get it stronger, more endurance to it, all the little things . . . I think it’s more the surgery, kind of pushed things back, didn’t get the normal OTAs, training camp. I’m not trying to make excuses by any means. I’ve got to get the job done. It’s one of those things you’re dealing with.”

On getting a better rhythm after offense struggled vs. Denver

“It’s just getting on the same page with these guys, a different group, some new coaches this year. As an offense we have to get everybody on the same page, got to get into a rhythm, all people in the same direction. That takes time. Each day you can tell it’s getting better but we’ve got a ways to go.

On whether rhythm happens in practice or just in games

“No, you can feel it in practice. I’m a strong believer in however you practice, that’s how you’re going to play. It’s tough for young guys, myself included when I was younger, to learn that. It’s tough to bring it every single day to the practice field. But the faster you get guys to do that the better off you’re going to be.”

Accountability and whether some of his postgame explanations should have gone unsaid

“I think it starts with the quarterback. It always does, it always will. I just try to call things as I see it. Keep it real. That’s how I’ve always been and that’s how I’ll always be. Rightfully so. It starts with me. Good bad or indifferent, whatever happens out there, the quarterback and the center are the two guys touching the ball on every play, so whether it’s good bad or indifferent, it’s on us. We’ve just got to get better at it. It starts with me, obviously.”

On Shanahan taking blame for play calls that led to a safety and interception

“I give Kyle a lot of credit for being man enough to do that but I do the same to him too. If I mess something up I’m willing to say it’s on me and I think that leads to a good relationship and leads to a good team. I think it starts with us two and carries its way down to the rest of the guys.”

On watching film of the safety and the Denver performance on offense

“That one was tough, but just the whole film. We had one good drive honestly. It really wasn’t too pretty. You have to swallow your medicine and take it. We put that performance out there and we have to own that. I think we have the right guys in this locker room to do that and respond in the right way.”

On if last year’s Rams games seem like a long time ago

“It does and then you watch the film and it all comes right back to you and you start replaying those things in your head and putting yourself in those situations again. It’s like riding a bike, you’re right back to it.”