Mina Kimes got the last laugh in the feud with Jeff Garcia after Jimmy Garoppolo imploded at the end of the 49ers loss to the Rams.
The days leading up to the NFC Championship Game between the Rams and 49ers included a controversy involving Mina Kimes and former San Francisco quarterback Jeff Garcia.
Garcia took offense to comments Kimes made about Jimmy Garoppolo and his contributions to the 49ers playoff run. His social media post about the ESPN analyst sparked discussion about sexism in sports because he belittled Kimes’ understanding of the game based on her lack of playing experience.
On Sunday, Garoppolo proved that Kimes had it right. He threw an interception to seal the loss and completed just two of his final 10 passes as the game swung in favor of the Rams.
It was precisely the kind of performance that Kimes and others have criticized as proof that he’s not a Super Bowl-caliber quarterback. Garoppolo is who she said he was.
Mina Kimes chose the perfect gif to dunk on Jeff Garcia
When the time came, Kimes chose an emoji to express her feelings on Twitter.
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 31, 2022
Fans were all about Kimes getting the last laugh.
This one was for @minakimes!pic.twitter.com/cSQM8siNs0
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) January 31, 2022
Mina Kimes is better than me. I would be quote tweeting like 5000 people right now with "Update?".
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) January 31, 2022
Hey @LauraRutledge can you suggest on #NFLLive production call tomorrow that @minakimes enters like this. 🤷🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/HbAnecrUOw
— Elle Duncan (@elleduncanESPN) January 31, 2022
I swear to God if I was Mina Kimes I would just get on air and laugh maniacally for 15 mins straight
— Mehmet Okurrrt (@Natural_OneDurr) January 31, 2022
Does @JeffGarciaJGFA have anything to say @minakimes?
— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) January 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/Lennyjacobson/status/1487982797599895552
Kimes may have had her moment of “told ya so” but she’s also not a full-blown Garoppolo hater. She proved that with her next series of tweets discussing the quarterback’s future.
He’s an upgrade for several teams. There will be a market for sure. https://t.co/xK1F9qninM
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 31, 2022
Pittsburgh makes the most sense to me, stylistically. Canada can deploy some of the concepts he’s been itching to run. https://t.co/1bdu5U10Zh
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 31, 2022
That’s how a pro transitions from a winking-nodding “I was right” gif to actual football talk. Maybe Garcia can learn something from her about handling things the right way.