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

Originally posted by PrimeTime:
Wow love this pick.. I'm from Modesto/Turlock and I have to say this pick has just rocked our central valley!!! Damn I still can't believe this.. I remember we played Colin in highschool when I was on Johansen and he lit us up! I really hope this guy pans out he proved all of us out here wrong when he lit it up in college... Amazing day for the 209.

Originally posted by 9erfanAUS:

Originally posted by Niner3030:

Originally posted by AmpLee:

Originally posted by NineFourNiner:

Originally posted by AmpLee:

Originally posted by 9erfanAUS:
I wanted Kaep or Dalton.

I'll take it.

-9fA

Kaep was the guy I wanted well before the draft and thought we'd grab him in the third round, but his stock shot up. I'm glad we got him and took no chances. He could be really special and the prospect of a guy like Harbaugh molding the QB, with arguably the highest ceiling, is very exciting.

As for Dalton, I could never bring myself to rooting for a ginner as the franchise QB (no offense to anyone). I just can't trust anyone with hair that orange.

Damn

I must amend my previous statement...

"I just can't trust anyone with hair that orange that played QB at TCU."

She's actually a natural blonde. No need to amend. Never trust real gingers.

Going to have to perform carpet-drapes verification. Plus, she's got grandma lips.

-9fA

I don't kiss THOSE lips.

Originally posted by 49ERSAM:

Originally posted by CRABTREE:
This guy runs a 4.5 and has a cannon and not only already arrived but spent the night at the 49ers facility. Dude is studying, will be easy to sign, and has Passion to play! great pick

He's got the strongest arm too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GtvDVm1YnI&feature=related

That video is lame. He's throwing from a roof. I can throw 500 yards from the top of a sky scraper.

The WAC sucks so I take his stats with a grain of salt.

That being said, in Harbaugh we trust, so for now I'm good with the pic.

Hey Kolohe, I apologize for giving people the impression that I'm attacking you. I think you're very sharp on your football prognostication and you may well be correct about Colin Kaepernick. He is raw and we've all seen college athletes with exceptional skill fail to become what we hoped they would be in the NFL. We shall see. That's the exciting part. Every year about this time, I get annoyed with all the second-guessing. I always hope for the best, but that shouldn't be confused by anyone around here with predicting the best will happen. The kid looks good to me. He seems like he's got the kind of combat-driven personality Harbaugh has. I still remember what a redass Harbaugh was as a player and even though he never played for the Niners, he was a player I liked to watch because he was such a fiery competitor. Hopefully, Harbaugh sees this in Kaepernick. I think it's mainly in the head. I think the reason Montana and Young were so great was mainly in their heads. My favorite picture of them is both of them together studying a couple of polaroids during halftime during the '88 season. We've all seen the picture. They are both just so fricking into it. It's a picture of them thinking, not playing. That's where the rubber meets the road. And, I'm not talking about regular intelligence. Alex Smith has that in spades. I'm talking about "football intelligence." Kaepernick just looks like a player to me. He looks like a badass. Let's hope he plays that way in the NFL.

Originally posted by niner4life21:

Originally posted by mayo49:
I thought Kap was a good nickname, but Kappy is starting to grow on me.

You have something growing on you thinking about Kap?

Don't like Kappy. Way to close to "Krappy".

I like the name "Colin Kaepernick." I don't like these nicknames fans make up. If there's going to be a nickname, let it be the ones the players make up and then divulge to the media. Kappy? Come on. The guy is a badass. He's covered with tatoos. Kappy sounds like a cartoon character on Nickolodeon. In my book, "Kappy" just doesn't even begin to describe a kid like Colin Kaepernick.

When I hear "Kappy" I think of an image like this:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
I absolutely LOVE this pick. And I know you guys aren't used to me being the most positive... But he has size, strength, great speed and a super strong arm. The best velocity at the combine. 6'4 1/2" 233 lbs. and near 4.5 flat. What's not to love about that? A guru like Harbaugh could turn this guy into a star. He has the best QB developer and all the athletic ability in the world. He needs to sit year one and just learn. Just learn snaps from under center, all the plays, get used to the speed of the game and get familiar with all the players around him. As a developmental guy I love the pick. We just need to manage him right this time. Not the way we did Alex.

but does he nedd the long elongated windup to generate that velocity?

Originally posted by hofer36:

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
I absolutely LOVE this pick. And I know you guys aren't used to me being the most positive... But he has size, strength, great speed and a super strong arm. The best velocity at the combine. 6'4 1/2" 233 lbs. and near 4.5 flat. What's not to love about that? A guru like Harbaugh could turn this guy into a star. He has the best QB developer and all the athletic ability in the world. He needs to sit year one and just learn. Just learn snaps from under center, all the plays, get used to the speed of the game and get familiar with all the players around him. As a developmental guy I love the pick. We just need to manage him right this time. Not the way we did Alex.

but does he nedd the long elongated windup to generate that velocity?

he throws kinda sidearm, like 3/4 sidearm but harbaugh said in the conference that he doesnt care how he throws as long as he gets results. why change the way he throws if thats what made him the QB he is? i dont think itll be such a problem in a WCO.

Apologies if this was already posted here but this article got me really fired up for Kap:

Kaepernick holds slight athletic edge over Newton, trainer says
http://tinyurl.com/44zyuts

Where did the OFFICIAL tag go?

Originally posted by GNielsen:
Hey Kolohe, I apologize for giving people the impression that I'm attacking you. I think you're very sharp on your football prognostication and you may well be correct about Colin Kaepernick. He is raw and we've all seen college athletes with exceptional skill fail to become what we hoped they would be in the NFL. We shall see. That's the exciting part. Every year about this time, I get annoyed with all the second-guessing. I always hope for the best, but that shouldn't be confused by anyone around here with predicting the best will happen. The kid looks good to me. He seems like he's got the kind of combat-driven personality Harbaugh has. I still remember what a redass Harbaugh was as a player and even though he never played for the Niners, he was a player I liked to watch because he was such a fiery competitor. Hopefully, Harbaugh sees this in Kaepernick. I think it's mainly in the head. I think the reason Montana and Young were so great was mainly in their heads. My favorite picture of them is both of them together studying a couple of polaroids during halftime during the '88 season. We've all seen the picture. They are both just so fricking into it. It's a picture of them thinking, not playing. That's where the rubber meets the road. And, I'm not talking about regular intelligence. Alex Smith has that in spades. I'm talking about "football intelligence." Kaepernick just looks like a player to me. He looks like a badass. Let's hope he plays that way in the NFL.

Its cool GNielsen, people tend to get a little emotional, but hey its football you gotta expect it and except it. I'm just trying to not get too excited about Kaepernick just yet and will remain on the fence until he plays in a meaningful game.

Kap coming up on NFL Network at 2:15.

CK coming up live on NFL network draft for an interview! zomfg

Kaepernick coming up on NFL network right now