Chip Kelly reveals his QB competition plans for Kaepernick and Gabbert

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Chip Kelly reveals his QB competition plans for Kaepernick and Gabbert

Of all the quarterback situations in the NFL, there isn't one simultaneously more or least interesting than the 49ers. Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert battling things out will never be truly grip our attention, but it is fascinating to see how new Niners coach Chip Kelly handles things.Based on his initial statement in training camp, it's going to be a legit competition. "right down the middle" in terms of reps for the two players."We are Jimmy Wynn Jersey going to split it right down the middle. I think we've got 24 reps today with the ones," Kelly said Sunday. "So Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert will split it right down the middle with the ones and twos."This doesn't nece sarily mean Kelly has no idea who he's leaning towards or what his plan is for the quarterback position. He Michael Vick and Nick Foles while George Springer Jersey coaching the Eagles and was even as late as mid-August in 2013. And if anyone was expecting Kelly to have a date in mind to name a quarterback by, well, that's not happening either. "Sometimes if you put a preconceived date on it it's not fair and I've been in them before. I just think they expre s themselves in how they expre s themselves," Kelly said when asked about naming a starting QB. "Obviously you'd like to get it done sooner rather than later. But you don't want to get it done sooner and make the wrong decision. I think how we train and what we do on the practice fields and obviously the opportunity to play in preseason games will give us a real good indication; we hope as we head into Hector Rondon Jersey the regular season."What makes this battle so interesting is the differences between the quarterbacks, who are very much Marwin Gonzalez Jersey different, . Gabbert doesn't have the athleticism of Kaepernick, but he is kind of sneaky athletic (no, really!) and could than his counterpart because of his ability to read defenses, anticipate throws and be accurate on short- and medium-yard throws. It's those traits Kaepernick.On the other hand, Kaepernick was destroying the league as recently as three years ago, sending defensive coordinators scurrying to college football programs in the offseason to try and figure out the read-option offense. He was one throw away from beating the Ravens and winning a Super Bowl in his first season as starter, and nearly got back to the Super Bowl the following year. He threw for 263 yards, ran for another 181 yards and scored four touchdowns in a single playoff game against the Packers. His You can believe Chip thinks one way or another about these two quarterbacks, but there really is no telling which Preston Tucker Jersey way he's going to go in the end. His decision to split the reps evenly only makes it more difficult to figure out.
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