SANTA CLARA — Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is all set for only his 11th career start in six NFL seasons, and, by the way, Sunday’s season opener at Tamp Bay also will serve as the officially launching point of his comeback from knee reconstruction.

Here are the top quotes Garoppolo said Wednesday in his press conference at Levi’s Stadium:

On preparing for Week 1: “There’s a lot of excitement. Been a long time coming. It’s finally here. It’s good to be back.”

On the Bucs defense: “They do couple different looks. They want to get up in your face, put pressure on the receivers to make plays, and they have talent up front.”

On his biggest hurdle since his knee injury: “I don’t know. I can’t think of one specifically. There were mental hurdeles and physical hurdles and tried to balance them but not think of them too much because you have to deal with training camp.”

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On when he stopped worrying about his knee: “Back in OTAs, I really stopped worrying about it. You put it out of your head. I have so many other things to think about you put that out of your mind.”

On the 49ers WR group: “Those guys have been through a battle. Camp was a battle and put pressure on them to perform. They’ve been through a lot and have been doing it well.”

On learning his WRs: “The trust process never ends, especially with aquarterback and whatever the skill position, tight end or receiver. Do you trust those guys? Which routes do you like?”

On Matt Breida’s receiving ability: “His hands have never really been a question. He was never asked to do that in college so it was new to him. He’s come a long way. All those backs.. Matt’s so fast and explosive that if you can get him in space, that’s dangerous.”

On left tackle Joe Staley: “He’s always just been a natural leader. Since I got here, he shows it on the field, his work ethic and stays late.”

On this offense’s identity: It’s acouple things. We’d like to run the ball, starts with that. Evyerhting starts up front. Gives us opportunities on the outside to let the skill players do what they do.