I think Harbaugh had Baalke bring in Gabbert as a project for himself and his prestige as a QB teacher and developer. If he makes the roster Harbaugh will let him take preseason snaps and tout him as a solid backup who could be a starter on another team. You cant really be excited about it as a fan at face value, but if Gabbert does have ANYTHING, Harbaugh will get it, and if he is even half the player scouts thought he could be before he was drafted, he would be a pretty serviceable backup.
Thank the lord Niners got rid of Whitner. Barnwell even said he was probably responsible for almost every blown pass play the 49ers gave up. Not only that but he has been at the top of the league in penalties and roughness, getting flagged 5 times last year alone. His replacement, Antoine Bathea, has had 2 Uroughness penalties in the past EIGHT seasons. He is also much better in pass coverage, whilst not losing much in run stoppage.
Him and Eric Reid is solid as fuck as far as the back-end is concerned. The cornerback situation...not so much. Chris Culliver is kind of bad, and Tremaine Brock is raw and inexperienced. I kind of like the Jonathan Martin signing though. A backup RT behind Anthony Davis, still only like 25 years old. I like what the Niners have done thus far, and they still are near the top of the league with 16 draft picks.
That Eric Reid draft pick is looking even better at this point given whats happened in FA this year.
But yeah, Broncos are going to have a vastly better defense. No more shitty Champ Bailey hobbling around in coverage. Now they have Talib back there, with Von Miller and Ware rushing the edges....holy shit.
