Round 2, #36, the San Francisco 49ers selects Colin Kaepernick (QB) Nevada

Originally posted by tohara3:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

One thing about Kaepernick is that A LOT of people were really high on him last year before the draft, he wowed at the Senior Bowl and everyone said his potential was tremendous, and that he was an athletic, accurate passer with a strong arm and a funny wind-up. The knock was that he would need to sit and watch for a season or two and he's been afforded exactly that with the 49ers.

This season has been a blessing to him as he's gotten to sit back and watch what it takes to win football games on this level. He's seen the plays that Alex has made at times, what has worked and what hasn't and has gotten to be around a positive, winning environment. I don't think this first year could have gone any better. If he can have another full year to sit and learn, he's going to receive tremendous benefit.

Bill Walsh used to talk(late 90s) about how he regretted the new NFL "win now, win today" atmosphere that didn't really let players develop all that much and he felt that a QB should have 2-3 years to just sit and watch and learn, this is exactly what Kaepernick is getting, so far, so good.

Agree. Great post!

Agreed as well. Kaepernick is being afford time to properly learn all the details and at a reasonable pace. Harbaugh preaches to "dominate the details" and Kaepernick has the opportunity to do that while Alex holds it down. When you're thrown right in the fire, everything's coming at you at a million miles an hour and it's MUCH, MUCH harder to catch all the little things you need to know and hone when beginning your career. They can get left out and then cause damage that continues to hamper you for the rest of your NFL career.

CK will be able to master these things and in time should get to the point where he's so fundamentally sound that his athletic instincts will seamlessly mesh with his technical prowess and in turn, make him a dangerous QB on the field.

This is what we hope for. Alex is very, very good right now. But a fully developed CK would be even more dangerous than Alex.

Well hello kid... see you in training camp!

if 49ers new that alex smith was going to play like he did this year, would they have taken kaepernick....im wondering if there might have been a reciver or other player they could have drafted in place of kaepernick that could have helped team win today

i cant wait to see him compete with alex and with a new group of wrs should be a fun competition. just hope if harbaugh thinks kaep is better than alex that he plays him and not just sticks with alex because he got us this far. im and alex supporter by the way but just want the better players on the field

Gonna be very interesting to see how Kap's 49er career plays out. Will Alex get a firm grip on the starting QB job, or will Kap take over in 2012 or 2013? Either way, I like where we are headed.

Originally posted by SofaKing:
Gonna be very interesting to see how Kap's 49er career plays out. Will Alex get a firm grip on the starting QB job, or will Kap take over in 2012 or 2013? Either way, I like where we are headed.

Alex did nothing to lose his grip on the starting spot.
What today made me think was could we have used our second round pick on a WR like Torrey Smith or Greg Little.

This
http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/niners-talk/post/Alex-Smith-Id-love-to-stay-here?blockID=636712&feedID=2800

...doesn't speculate anything about CK7 taking over but it's very intriguing with the outside chance of "Alex Smith not offered new contract with 49er." HIGHLY UNLIKELY but the what if's would spawn!

What team would pick him up? Would we draft a late draft QB to compete with Kaepernick and Tolzien? Or more realistically bringing in a cheap vet to oversee the daily work habits of the two youngsters?

Alex deserves to be back and continue to mature into Harbaugh's/Roman's West Coast offense. Get the man some weapons and allow the OLine to gell some more! Then... unleash the CK7 in a couple years

Originally posted by sf49ersx11:
This
http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/niners-talk/post/Alex-Smith-Id-love-to-stay-here?blockID=636712&feedID=2800

...doesn't speculate anything about CK7 taking over but it's very intriguing with the outside chance of "Alex Smith not offered new contract with 49er." HIGHLY UNLIKELY but the what if's would spawn!

What team would pick him up? Would we draft a late draft QB to compete with Kaepernick and Tolzien? Or more realistically bringing in a cheap vet to oversee the daily work habits of the two youngsters?

Alex deserves to be back and continue to mature into Harbaugh's/Roman's West Coast offense. Get the man some weapons and allow the OLine to gell some more! Then... unleash the CK7 in a couple years

i'm calling Seattle if (and a big IF) we don't offer alex a contract. (see long list of former 49ers that go to seattle)

Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:

Originally posted by sf49ersx11:
This
http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/niners-talk/post/Alex-Smith-Id-love-to-stay-here?blockID=636712&feedID=2800

...doesn't speculate anything about CK7 taking over but it's very intriguing with the outside chance of "Alex Smith not offered new contract with 49er." HIGHLY UNLIKELY but the what if's would spawn!

What team would pick him up? Would we draft a late draft QB to compete with Kaepernick and Tolzien? Or more realistically bringing in a cheap vet to oversee the daily work habits of the two youngsters?

Alex deserves to be back and continue to mature into Harbaugh's/Roman's West Coast offense. Get the man some weapons and allow the OLine to gell some more! Then... unleash the CK7 in a couple years

i'm calling Seattle if (and a big IF) we don't offer alex a contract. (see long list of former 49ers that go to seattle)

LOL that didn't cross my mind but that's a risk if we don't resign him I suppose. I was thinking maybe the Colts draft him to pave the way for Andrew Luck (strange huh?) but recently it seems highly drafted Quartberacks are thrown into the fire.

Originally posted by ChazBoner:
imagine if it were Dalton sitting on the bench this year for us, learning. one pick too late...

I bet the ranch on Kap's over dalton. Kap's upside is far greater. Plus we have the QB whisper(Harbaugh) who hand picked Kaps and is grooming him. We got the upper hand. Plus Harbaugh said they were trying to trade up to the late first round to snatch Kaps but New england wouldn't budge. So either way Kaps is our man

Why dont any of the beat writers talk about this guy (good or bad)? Dont they see him in practice?

Originally posted by Oakland-Niner:
Why dont any of the beat writers talk about this guy (good or bad)? Dont they see him in practice?

He's the inferior QB and gets like 5 snaps. What are they going to write about?

Colin will hold the Kaep Camp for all backups, rookies, and practice squad players the weeks leading up to TC. Thus earning Harbaugh's trust and be that much closer to unseating Alex Smith as a starter.

Originally posted by 49erfeeeever808:

Originally posted by sf49ersx11:
This
http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/niners-talk/post/Alex-Smith-Id-love-to-stay-here?blockID=636712&feedID=2800

...doesn't speculate anything about CK7 taking over but it's very intriguing with the outside chance of "Alex Smith not offered new contract with 49er." HIGHLY UNLIKELY but the what if's would spawn!

What team would pick him up? Would we draft a late draft QB to compete with Kaepernick and Tolzien? Or more realistically bringing in a cheap vet to oversee the daily work habits of the two youngsters?

Alex deserves to be back and continue to mature into Harbaugh's/Roman's West Coast offense. Get the man some weapons and allow the OLine to gell some more! Then... unleash the CK7 in a couple years

i'm calling Seattle if (and a big IF) we don't offer alex a contract. (see long list of former 49ers that go to seattle)

washington

alex would excell in shannahans offense

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Colin will hold the Kaep Camp for all backups, rookies, and practice squad players the weeks leading up to TC. Thus earning Harbaugh's trust and be that much closer to unseating Alex Smith as a starter.

Alex just led us to the NFC Championship game and you still want him gone? WTF!!!!!!!!!