Offseason Hopes for Kaepernick Crumbled vs. Cardinals
Colin Kaepernick went to school this offseason, hoping to raise his game to a new level. He worked on his footwork and his delivery. His spent several weeks studying with former NFL MVP Kurt Warner to refine his skills at reading defenses, standing in the pocket and improving his accuracy and quickness in delivery.And, over the first two weeks of the 2015 NFL season, it appeared he might, indeed, be a more refined quarterback.And then Sunday happened.In the 49ers' embarrassing 47-7 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Kaepernick threw four interceptions – two that were returned for touchdowns early in the game – and he looked again like the quarterback of 2014 who had seemed so out of rhythm in some of San Francisco's worst games. The Cardinals' defensive backs even told reporters they knew exactly what the 49ers and Kaepernick would do in the passing game, and called is a "simplified" offense.As he always does, Kaepernick took the blame for the defeat on himself. He didn't point fingers. And first-year head coach Jim Tomsula defended Kaepernick."Colin is our quarterback," Tomsula told a writer for the 49ers website. "I think the world of that guy. … He's a...
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