In the stands taking it all in were his former head coach at Rolling Meadows (Illinois) High School, Doug Millsaps, and Garoppolo's quarterback coach, Jeff Christensen. The two were ecstatic after the game when I ran into them on their way out of the stadium. They told me they've been waiting a while for Garoppolo to get his chance in the NFL. Christensen recalled how Millsaps called him one day and said, "Can you come out today? I have a linebacker, a sophomore, I think he might be my next quarterback. If you like what you see, I want you to work with him." They've been working together ever since.