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Long journey puts Gabbert’s return to starting in perspective

Nov 8, 2015 at 9:20 PM--


The 49ers finally found what they've been searching for — a running quarterback and a pocket quarterback, all rolled into one: After lurking in the shadows all season, Gabbert came out in the drizzle Sunday and led the 49ers to a 17-16 win over the Atlanta Falcons. [...] that's not what the reports said. Media experts came out of the woodwork last week to trash Gabbert, not only maligning his skills but questioning his manhood. Gabbert passed for both 49ers touchdowns, and his five-yard run on 3rd-and-4 late in the fourth quarter locked up the win. [...] convincing was Gabbert's performance that coach Jim Tomsula probably thought about announcing that Gabbert will start the 49ers' next game, against the Seahawks in Seattle after a bye week. Twice Tomsula went for it — second quarter, 4th and 1 at the Falcons' 9; and fourth quarter, 4th and 1 near midfield with a 17-13 lead. On the first one, Tomsula seemed to heed the pleas of several of his players on the field, urging the coach to go for it. Falcons' head coach Dan Quinn astoundingly opted for a field goal a long yard from paydirt with three minutes left, down 17-13. At the Seahawks' goal line in the Super Bowl...
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