NFC WEST San Francisco's Donahue won't take QB in draft

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- San Francisco 49ers general manager Terry Donahue doesn't want to make any decisions about the team's future at quarterback until he gets a good look at a healthy Tim Rattay.
Donahue indicated Wednesday the 49ers might steer away from selecting a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in next year's NFL draft, a pick San Francisco is assured of by virtue of its league-worst 2-13 record.
The 49ers are struggling through one of the worst offensive seasons in team history, and the inconsistent play of Rattay and second-year backup Ken Dorsey has led to speculation the team needs an upgrade at the position to win in the future.
But as Rattay walked by in the San Francisco locker room with his throwing arm in a sling -- the result of surgery Tuesday on his right forearm -- Donahue said the 49ers really can't be sure yet what they have in the three young quarterbacks on their roster.
"You'd much rather have clear, definitive answers to our quarterback situation," Donahue said.
"But I don't think anybody could stand up on the table and say that, beyond any reasonable amount of doubt, this is where we're at -- good or bad. I don't think we can do that."
Rattay, Dorsey and rookie Cody Pickett all are seventh-round draft picks.
Rattay has played in only nine games this season because of three different injuries.
Dorsey will make his seventh start in Sunday's season finale at New England.