Originally posted by Irish40Niner:
Lol. The old double standard aye? We only count Kaep's early years which are now, but Alex's early years are off limits though.
Yeah, because those early years, pre-Harbaugh, are garbage. Kaep would've floundered TERRIBLY with those pathetic excuses for head coaches in Nolan and Singletary. It's reasonable, if you want to compare Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick, to compare them when they have the same coaching staffs.
To be fair to both though, Alex Smith was a veteran in the league, and last year, in his second year in the system, he was in year 2. Meanwhile, Kaepernick has barely played one year in the NFL, and this is the first year that we've catered the system to his skillset. There's bound to be some growing pains.
When we traded Alex Smith to the Chiefs, it wasn't just because we only had room for one starting quarterback... it was because we wanted to give Kaepernick the reins for not only this year... but possibly the next 10 years. And I can say with confidence that, for the next 5-10 years, Kaepernick is a better choice than Alex Smith.
But obviously, we want to win now because our current roster will only be at its peak for the next year or two before we have to lose key veterans like Gore, Justin Smith, Carlos Rogers, etc. etc. I can NOT say with confidence who would've been the better quarterback for this team. All we needed today was another field goal, or possibly a touchdown on one of our early drives. I think Alex could've gotten that... but really.. who knows?