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The stats say Kaep has had a better season than I thought he was having. I guess thats a good sign.
 
thethe said:
The stats say Kaep has had a better season than I thought he was having. I guess thats a good sign.
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Aside from Seattle who have they played that's tough though? I guess you can excuse him for Indy since he didn't have Davis. But 2 bad games shouldn't have someone who you think is top 5 talent that far out. He's not been having a good season considering what he's got to work with.
 
zitothebrave said:
Aside from Seattle who have they played that's tough though? I guess you can excuse him for Indy since he didn't have Davis. But 2 bad games shouldn't have someone who you think is top 5 talent that far out. He's not been having a good season considering what he's got to work with.
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He played well against Arizona who has a tough defense and Houston is still considered a solid defense. Seattle was a buzz saw that he wasn't ready for sadly. Indy, Davis was hurt and it has taken him a couple of games to get healthy. As long as he has something out there Kaep has been good. Boldin even said this year that he has seen the most double teams of his career. Thats basically teams saying, "We know Davis is hurt right now and the 49ers have nothing else on the outside that warrants more than normal attention". Not easy to post stats with those circumstances. Now that Davis is close to 100% that will change and especially if Manningham comes back.
 
thethe said:
He played well against Arizona who has a tough defense and Houston is still considered a solid defense. Seattle was a buzz saw that he wasn't ready for sadly. Indy, Davis was hurt and it has taken him a couple of games to get healthy. As long as he has something out there Kaep has been good. Boldin even said this year that he has seen the most double teams of his career. Thats basically teams saying, "We know Davis is hurt right now and the 49ers have nothing else on the outside that warrants more than normal attention". Not easy to post stats with those circumstances. Now that Davis is close to 100% that will change and especially if Manningham comes back.
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Pretty sad that after Boldin, and VD, Bruce Millier is next with receptions at 11.
 
thethe said:
Thankfully that is about to change. The team is starting to become more explosive on offense and that should continue.
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Yes, slowly Kaep isn't being coddled by the offensive play calling. He is such a better quarterback when he is able to use his legs. I feel like him and Griffin are in the same boat, but Kaep is a slightly better pocket passer.
 
NinersSBChamps said:
Yes, slowly Kaep isn't being coddled by the offensive play calling. He is such a better quarterback when he is able to use his legs. I feel like him and Griffin are in the same boat, but Kaep is a slightly better pocket passer.
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Who knows, maybe this undisclosed foot injury was hampering him more than anyone thinks. But, I think like you that they are being too conservative with him.
 
thethe said:
Who knows, maybe this undisclosed foot injury was hampering him more than anyone thinks. But, I think like you that they are being too conservative with him.
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I do think that against lesser teams the offense was being held back. Slowly the game planning is getting better each week in my opinion. With the whole rule change of the read option and quarterback being hit, Harbaugh made it very clear he did not like it. I believe they want Kaep as fresh as possible come January and they there are all in and Kaep can be that amazing talent we saw last season.
 
thethe said:
He played well against Arizona who has a tough defense and Houston is still considered a solid defense. Seattle was a buzz saw that he wasn't ready for sadly. Indy, Davis was hurt and it has taken him a couple of games to get healthy. As long as he has something out there Kaep has been good. Boldin even said this year that he has seen the most double teams of his career. Thats basically teams saying, "We know Davis is hurt right now and the 49ers have nothing else on the outside that warrants more than normal attention". Not easy to post stats with those circumstances. Now that Davis is close to 100% that will change and especially if Manningham comes back.
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I don't that being a viable excuse for not putting up good numbers. If Ryan can throw like he did against Tampa with Harry Douglas as his number 1, then I can't see why Kaepernick can't throw against anyone but Green Bay and whichever bad team they played last week.
 
zitothebrave said:
I don't that being a viable excuse for not putting up good numbers. If Ryan can throw like he did against Tampa with Harry Douglas as his number 1, then I can't see why Kaepernick can't throw against anyone but Green Bay and whichever bad team they played last week.
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Because Ryan is a much more polished QB than Kaep. Who has said otherwise. However, the upside iwth guys like Kaep is much higher than Ryan.
 
zitothebrave said:
I don't that being a viable excuse for not putting up good numbers. If Ryan can throw like he did against Tampa with Harry Douglas as his number 1, then I can't see why Kaepernick can't throw against anyone but Green Bay and whichever bad team they played last week.
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They are completely different offenses. Ryan is in an offense where he passes the ball a lot and Kaep is in a run first offense. Ryan has played one less game and has 9 less pass completions than Kaepernick does attempts.
 
They were tough the second half of the year last year. Cam has gotten a lot better. I'm impressed.
 
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