A lot depends on where Gabbert is selected. If he is available and Peterson, Miller, and Dareus are off the board...
1) we'd entertain offers
2) look at Quinn
3) look at Amukamara
4) look at Gabbert
I can see the reasoning by going and getting Gabbert to eliminate ourselves from the "trading frenzy" of the latter 1st round. Then we can sit back and wait for potential 1st round graded players to fall at #45, or even use our multiple picks to target specific players after word.
Getting a QB early on in the draft gives the Niners more flexibility throughout the remainder of the draft. If we were to select Quinn/Amukamara, then we are basically required to go after Ponder/Locker/Kaepernick/Dalton/Stanzi and potentially trade away our 2nd (and 3rd) or next years number 1st. It seems like more value to go with Gabbert who
arguably has more upside and could be a better franchise QB in the long term.
And Harbaugh has said that spread QBs are not at a disadvantage. And with Baalke letting slip "throwing talent", it wouldn't surprise me at all, and if it did happen, I would be 100% behind Gabbert as the new face of our franchise.
[ Edited by NinerBuff on Apr 25, 2011 at 11:18 AM ]