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They're not really "ESPN" grades so much as they are Bill Williamson's grades, who is our dedicated 49ers blog writer (all 32 teams have their own writer on the team ESPN blogs). If you keep up with the blog, you'll see he's generally a little biased / optimistic with his slants. Like, for example.... Kaepernik a B+? I think that's a bit generous.

Nov 6, 2013 at 8:18 AM

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JoseCortez
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Bill Williamson is the biggest homer

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:37 AM

#1852

USArmyParatrooper
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Originally posted by theduke85:
They're not really "ESPN" grades so much as they are Bill Williamson's grades, who is our dedicated 49ers blog writer (all 32 teams have their own writer on the team ESPN blogs). If you keep up with the blog, you'll see he's generally a little biased / optimistic with his slants. Like, for example.... Kaepernik a B+? I think that's a bit generous.

Generous? Kaepernick should get in A. He's been throwing over 60% completion and getting a massive amount of yards per attempt. On top of that he is been doing damage with his legs. He managed to score against the Jags four touchdowns on the four first drives. How can you not give him an A?

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:38 AM

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m_brockalexander
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Originally posted by GEEK:

Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
Very fair and reasonable takes.

This

Agreed.

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:38 AM

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Originally posted by USArmyParatrooper:
Originally posted by theduke85:
They're not really "ESPN" grades so much as they are Bill Williamson's grades, who is our dedicated 49ers blog writer (all 32 teams have their own writer on the team ESPN blogs). If you keep up with the blog, you'll see he's generally a little biased / optimistic with his slants. Like, for example.... Kaepernik a B+? I think that's a bit generous.

Generous? Kaepernick should get in A. He's been throwing over 60% completion and getting a massive amount of yards per attempt. On top of that he is been doing damage with his legs. He managed to score against the Jags four touchdowns on the four first drives. How can you not give him an A?

Lol on the Jags. What has he done against good defenses?

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:40 AM

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Originally posted by 9erReign:
Lol on the Jags. What has he done against good defenses?

You mean like the #1 ranked Texas d?

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:45 AM

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I'd give the WR's a D+ as a group. Its basically one "A-" and a bunch of "F's".

Kap gets an A for Green Bay and F's for Seattle & Indy. The rest are somewhere in between, so B+ might be a little high but its hardly worth fighting over.

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:51 AM

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Originally posted by 9erReign:
Originally posted by USArmyParatrooper:
Originally posted by theduke85:
They're not really "ESPN" grades so much as they are Bill Williamson's grades, who is our dedicated 49ers blog writer (all 32 teams have their own writer on the team ESPN blogs). If you keep up with the blog, you'll see he's generally a little biased / optimistic with his slants. Like, for example.... Kaepernik a B+? I think that's a bit generous.

Generous? Kaepernick should get in A. He's been throwing over 60% completion and getting a massive amount of yards per attempt. On top of that he is been doing damage with his legs. He managed to score against the Jags four touchdowns on the four first drives. How can you not give him an A?

Lol on the Jags. What has he done against good defenses?

You mean vs HOU ARI STL?

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:52 AM

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I would give the WR a D as well.

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:55 AM

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fryet
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As for QB, that is a little high. His passing yards are the lowest in the NFL. His running is a nice addition, but to be a top 10 QB in the league (which is what I would consider a B+ grade), you need to be carrying the team more via the passing offense.

Nov 6, 2013 at 9:58 AM

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Why do you need to carry the team if it doesn't need to be carried? A QB should be judged on if he's doing what needs to be done to win.