The idea for San Francisco now, is to not win games. Blaine Gabbert gives them the best chance to do that.
Then they can get a top-3 pick, either trade Kaepernick if they can get a QB, or keep him if they can't, have a "QB Competition" in training camp with Kaepernick pre-determined to win, and the 49ers reset next year.
One thing's for sure though, it's tankin' time.
The Niners may want to lose to get some sort of lock on a draft pick, I really don't know. However, Gabbert does not give them the best chance to do that. At worst Gabbert will only give them an equal chance to do that.
The Niners have scored 109 points this season. The next closest are 125, 130, 133. Yea, the Niners have played 8 games while the other lowest 3 have played only 7. The Niners are currently a big outlier on offense.
5 of SF's 8 offensive points production: 3, 6, 3, 7, 18.
The Niners scored 20 in a game against Minn where Kap had 160 yards passing, an average around 5.5, and the lead RB had more rushing yards than kap passing.
The Niners scored 25 against the Ravens. Kap's passing highlights: a heave-ho TD pass for 80 yards, a 13 yard drive resulting in a FG (excellent starting position), a 20 yard drive resulting in a FG (excellent starting position), a 30 yard drive resulting in 54 yard FG (excellent starting position).
**I hate to take away from one of his few good moments against the Ravens but it is what it is. And to be fair he did have 2 good drives in that game for 10 points. But remember everyone is stacking the line and daring him/giving Kap extra room to throw.
I lived in the Bay Area for many years and still like, for some reason, to watch the Niners. I just cannot remember watching an offense as painful to watch as what it has been this year. The Niners need to try something, anything if they want to win games. Again it may not be all Kap's fault but there is almost literally no where to go but up.
