Is Gabbert the guy to back up Kaepernick?
Generally, when things are going bad, the most popular guy on a football team is the backup quarterback.But with the San Francisco 49ers, who have been outscored by a combined 57-3 in two preseason losses, not so much. Not when Blaine Gabbert, Josh Johnson and McLeod Bethel-Thompson combined to go 16 for 25 for 128 yards and two interceptions in Sunday's 34-0 drubbing by the Denver Broncos to christen Levi's Stadium.But Gabbert is the one with the pedigree, the one who was a first-round pick, No.
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