“We’ll get it looked at here at lunch”.
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After two short possessions that ended in punts, Gabbert and Carlos Hyde powered the 49ers into the end zone on a six-play, 63-yard drive early in the second quarter. Against the defending Super Bowl champions, he did nothing that significantly hurt his chances to win the quarterback job, and barring a scintillating Colin Kaepernick performance next week against the Packers, Gabbert is in line to start Week 1 against the Rams. Davis also said he didn’t expect to play guard against the Broncos, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen at some point.
This will be a three-game cameo, right? Actually, the 49ers don’t have a stable enough quarterbacks corps to dismiss any hypothetical.
Kaepernick is dealing with a dead arm, or a exhausted arm, or whatever the 49ers want to label it.
Anthony Davis -Davis figures to primarily line up as the second-string right tackle behind Trent Brown. But there’s a chance he could see snaps at right guard for the first time in his National Football League career. On Thursday, the guests at UC Health Training Center came out with a chip on their shoulder and an apparent emphasis on making some noise of their own, they had the better practice. “So as we said before, from what we understand it’s not a long-term thing, it’s about just getting him back into it …” He’s in a very good frame of mind. Leading the way on the ground was second-year, SC product, Mike Davis who tallied 72 yards on 5 carries, including a 44 yard scamper.
“I think I’m right where I want to be”, Sanchez said of the ongoing quarterback battle.
– DeAndrew White and Bryce Treggs saw a lot of action, especially as slot receivers, while Bruce Ellington remained out of team drills with a sprained ankle. If his “tired arm” responds well, he will return to full team drills next week with hopes of an exhibition debut Friday night against the Green Bay Packers. Twenty-three of those catches, 281 yards and all three touchdowns came when Gabbert took over as starter after Week 8. Armstrong’s athleticism and high motor have made coaches take notice.
Third-down woes: Arguably Gabbert’s biggest issue last season as a starter was his third-down work.
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After practice, Kaepernick, who met with Broncos general manager John Elway and Kubiak last spring about possibly coming to Denver in a trade, stopped to sign autographs for fans and even posed with one for a selfie. “Like I did in college, if I felt the pocket break down, then I wasn’t hesitant to run and try to make a play that way outside of the pocket. And he answered all those questions for me on Sunday”.
