"We have to score. We gotta put up seven right here.''

But a 62-yard kickoff return by LaMichael James -- apparently the only Niner who doesn't promote agita in the return game -- and Kaepernick's biggest throw of the night saved the day for San Francisco midway through the fourth quarter. The Patriots had just tied it at 31, and in the huddle, before first down at the Patriots 38, Kaepernick said: "We have to score. We gotta put up seven right here.''

As in, right now. This play.

"I expected Cover Zero,'' Kaepernick told me. "And it's what we got.''

In Cover Zero, safety help vanishes, and defensive backs are in man coverage. They're the last line of defense. And or the quarterback, he just has to find a receiver fast, and make a decision fast.

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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Good stuff. I love how he made Crab his primary read even though the play was not designed to go to him. Kaep knows Crab almost always makes the first guy miss. Once he put the initial move on the DB it was all over.