Are 49ers Determined to Draft a Quarterback With Top Pick?

Even if the 49ers retain Colin Kaepernick, many NFL analysts believe the team may still draft a quarterback with its top pick, the seventh overall.That certainly may turn out to be true if a player such as Cal's Jared Goff is available. Draft analyst Rob Rang believes the Niners' braintrust and head coach Chip Kelly may simply see too much potential in the former Golden Bear standout to pass on him if he's still available."Unless Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke are supremely confident that Kaepernick can resurrect his once promising career, adding the popular Bay Area product (who grew up a 49ers fan) seems too easy of a solution at the game's most important position," wrote Rang. "Most important to Kelly's scheme is anticipation and accuracy – two of Goff's best attributes."But if Kaepernick joins the team's offseason workout program in April and shows the 49ers he can fit into Kelly's scheme, could the Niners afford to spend their No. 1 pick on a quarterback when they have so many other glaring holes to fill? Maybe not. Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle this week wrote that it might make more sense for the 49ers to use their top pick on an impact defender...