Why is Colin Kaepernick the QB again? Last week the loss was squarely on his shoulders (sure, if Walker catches the ball, they win. But if he doesn't pitch that ball, they win sooner), and now this week I don't think he did anything Alex Smith couldn't have done, save for that admittedly exciting run when the game was already decided.
I believe that Kaepernick is a more talented QB than Smith- there's not a lot of question about that- but if you allegedly made this switch to "add another dimension" to your offense, where is that extra dimension? Kapernick is putting up Alex Smith performances. Nothing wrong with that, it gets results. But why are we doing this right now? What's the point? I really hope they have something else in store for New England and Seattle because this offensive game plan will not work against good teams. This is getting ridiculous. You have the ability to drive your Ferrari of an offense on the autobahn, yet you're going 55 and everyone else is screaming past you on all sides. THROW THE BALL TO VERNON DAVIS GOD FRIGGEN DAGGIT.
All that said, if Randy Moss catches the pass thrown right to his hands, or if the referees aren't completely incompetent and call the BLATANT PI on that play, the game looks different. I realize that. I realize it's stupid to nitpick and complain after a 2 TD win, but that game did not feel like a blowout- it felt like a lucky victory at home against a middling team with nothing to play for who traveled 1500 miles. In 2007, I'd be ecstatic after a win like that, but this season more is expected and more is required. When I saw the final score before watching the game, I was expecting a performance that was a lot different from what actually transpired.
Maybe that's too harsh, but this team does not look like a championship caliber squad at the moment. Too many stupid penalties, too many dropped passes, too few passes going to your best (or maybe 2nd best) receiving option, too many handcuffs on the offensive playcalling.
One other nice thing: good to see Crabtree turning into a consistent threat on the outside. Maybe that's the biggest positive from the change to Kaepernick, and maybe it will get better with time. Right now, though, I'm unimpressed with what they're running out there on a weekly basis. Next week's game is huge, and they can't afford to be stupid and undisciplined.
