In all likelihood, Blaine Gabbert will remain the 49ers starter. But Jim Tomsula still does not want to make that announcement public.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - After the San Francisco 49ers' win over the Falcons Sunday, head coach Jim Tomsula was still reluctant to name a starting quarterback for the team's next game in Seattle following the coming bye week.
"Just to clarify, I'm not going to talk to anybody here before I talk to anybody there (in 49ers headquarters)," Tomsula said. "I said last week that the decision was made for Blaine to go into the Atlanta, and then we had an open week, and we'll see where things went from there.