New-Look Niners Face Dangerous Steelers
The 49ers posted some gaudy numbers in winning their season opener against the Vikings.They held Minnesota without a touchdown, sacked Teddy Bridgewater five times, rushed for 230 yards and averaged 5.9 yards per carry.But there was also this: Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was sacked 52 times in 2014, was sacked just once by the Vikings in the opener.In fact, Kaepernick looked like a much more efficient quarterback in Game 1, completing 17-of-26 throws for 165 yards, no interceptions and rushed for 41 yards on seven carries.As the 49ers prepare to play the Steelers in Pittsburgh Sunday (10 a.m.), the rest of the NFL is now looking at Kaepernick and wondering if he indeed has polished his techniques in the offseason, become quicker with his reads and release and will silence the doubters who surfaced in 2014 when he seemed to regress.Kevin Seifert, an analyst for ESPN, wrote this week that Kaepernick – even in the small sample size of just one game – looks like a much better passer in the pocket, and that the 49ers offense has changed to play to his strengths, with many more quick-read routes over the middle and play-action passes.Plus, Kaepernick was quicker...
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