Chip Kelly Putting His Faith in Blaine Gabbert
It wasn't that long ago that Blaine Gabbert's career appeared dead.When the 49ers traded with Jacksonville for the former first-round pick from Missouri in the spring of 2014, nobody believed he would someday be San Francisco's starter. He'd crashed and burned with the Jaguars, going from future star to bust because of a string of injuries, lack of protection and horrible turnover problems. He left the Jags with a 5-22 career record as a starter and more interceptions than touchdown passes (24 vs. 22) in 28 games.In his final season in Florida, he started just three games, threw seven interceptions – three returned for TDs – and completed only 49 percent of his passes before losing his job for good.Now, two years later, head coach Chip Kelly is putting his faith in Gabbert, who beat out Colin Kaepernick for the starting job with the 49ers.But, there are indications that the Blaine Gabbert of 2016 is far different from the Blaine Gabbert of 2013 and 2014.After surprising many with a decent performance in 2015 as Kaepernick's replacement over the second half of the season, Gabbert appears to be at home in Kelly's fast-paced spread offense. In brief exhibition outings,...
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