Blaine Gabbert remains 49ers’ starter

“For us to have that part cleaned up and for us to go into a plus-two for a turnover margin and for the penalties go down, those are the things that we want to keep getting better at week after week”. No one knows what to expect when we watch the 49ers game live streaming or on TV today. Garrett Celek caught the two TD passes while Phil Dawson kicked a 44 yard FG. The Falcons lost their second straight game and fell for the third time in four weeks. Outside of Jones, Falcons receivers made five catches for 37 yards.

“I don’t think the identity of our ballclub has been identified yet”, veteran receiver Larry Fitzgerald said. “We didn’t do it today, though. They played well defensively”. On Wednesday, a few veterans will be allowed to go off and enjoy the bye week, but younger and rehabilitating players will be at the facility.

Those meetings took place Monday afternoon, after which Tomsula, with the moment completely lost, quietly disclosed that Gabbert had earned a second start.

Quarterback Blaine Gabbert isn’t going to make the Pro Bowl or lead the 49ers on an undefeated run towards the playoffs in the second half, but on Sunday, we found out that he was exactly what the 49ers needed at the helm of the offense.

Enter the 129th and 30th overall selections of the 2014 NFL Draft, Dontae Johnson and Jimmie Ward, who made back-to-back touchdown-saving plays towards the end of a 17-16 win on Sunday.

Yes, the same Blaine Gabbert who has a 5-22 career record as a starter, a 53 percent completion percentage, has thrown 23 touchdowns and 24 interceptions – oh, and he hasn’t thrown a pass in a regular season game since 2014.

The decision comes as no surprise after watching Gabbert lead the 49ers to an upset victory over the Falcons on Sunday. Kendall Gaskins rushed for 20 yards on seven carries, and former New Orleans Saint Pierre Thomas gained 12 yards on four carries in his 49ers debut. It is highly doubtful the 49ers would have been very aggressive running plays form inside the 1 yard line under the aforementioned scenario. “It was a bit of an adjustment”. Running backs Carlos Hyde and Reggie Bush missed the game through injury. Surely a fade to Julio Jones presented just as good odds as a three and out?

The Raiders’ Aldon Smith finished with three tackles and one big sack in a 38-35 loss to the Steelers.

“Blaine had to approach it free-minded so he could give it his best shot”, Bowman said. And unless York and Baalke are willing to make huge changes in that arena, I don’t see the 49ers having a winning season next year either.

Shaun Draughn was the starting RB and ran for 58 yards on 16 attempts, an impressive feat considering he literally wasn’t on a team last week and has played for eight different National Football League teams since 2011.

The start will come on the road – at CenturyLink Field, where the 49ers have not won a game since 2011.

Gabbert will get his shot to be the starter the rest of the way, and so far he’s off to a good start.