Blaine Gabbert: Triple Crown winner
Triple Crown winner
Blaine Gabbert has just eight wins in his 35-start career, but the 49ers quarterback has won this:
The Triple Crown of Instability.
Gabbert who is entering his sixth NFL season, has had a different head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in every year of his career.
The revolving door of coaches doesn’t completely explain why the No. 10 pick in 2011 was traded for sixth-round pick after his first three seasons and has a 71.9 career passer rating.
[...] it certainly could shed some light on the struggles of Gabbert, who made 14 starts (and took 40 sacks) as a rookie for the 5-11 Jaguars.
The Packers quarterback learned behind a legend, Brett Favre, for his first three seasons and Mike McCarthy has been his head coach and de-facto offensive coordinator since 2006.
Rodgers ranks first in NFL history in passer rating.
The Seahawks quarterback has had the same head coach (Pete Carroll), offensive coordinator (Darrell Bevell) and position coach (Carl Smith) in each of his first five seasons.
Wilson ranks second in NFL history in passer rating.
The Patriots quarterback has had the same head coach (Bill Belichick) for every season of his 16-year career.
Given his age (26), and the improvement he displayed in eight starts last year, he still has a chance to change perceptions.
[...] Gabbert wouldn’t be the only highly drafted quarterback to salvage his career with the 49ers after playing for at least six offensive coordinators in his first six seasons.
Here’s a look at the first six seasons for Gabbert (7 head coaches, 6 offensive coordinators, 6 position coaches) and Alex Smith (3 head coaches, 7 offensive coordinators, 5 position coaches):
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