Blaine Gabbert

Week 3 at Seattle
Back-to-back road games against two of the league's more physical defenses is not a recipe for success, especially for an offensively challenged team such as San Francisco. Gabbert was OK last week, throwing for 243 yards and a pair of TDs while also rushing for 10 yards and a score, but don't count on that against the Seahawks, who have allowed 19 points in two games in addition to allowing a league-low 248.5 yards per game.

Week 1 vs. Los Angeles
Gabbert was officially named the starter as expected for the 49ers this week. That's the good news. The bad is that he doesn't have a lot to work with. That said, he did light the Rams up for 354 yards and a touchdown in his lone start against them in the regular season finale last season. We don't feel nearly as confident that he'll repeat that performance this time around.

Week 17 vs. St. Louis
Gabbert continues to be mildly effective, even though it's not adding up to wins - at least on the real football field. He threw for 225 yards and a pair of scores last week and now faces a defense that has given up 15 TD passes in the past seven games. That's not a huge total and the Rams' defense is tough given its pass rush, but Gabbert should have a modicum of success, certainly more than the 162 yards and no score that Colin Kaepernick had in St. Louis earlier this season. That said, there are better starting options available.