2012-11-21, 08:38 | Link #5741 |
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I'd say the only way Kaepernick plays this week is if Smith still has concussion symptoms, even minor ones. Smith might be sat as a "precaution" to get another sample of Kaepernick. However, if he's healthy, I definitely expect him to be starting, for the reason FDW stated.
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2012-11-21, 08:58 | Link #5742 | |
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2012-11-22, 00:00 | Link #5743 | |
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2012-11-22, 00:25 | Link #5744 |
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As much as I like and respect Alex Smith, I think the writing is on the wall for him. Kaepernick is the future. Alex is incredible for his loyalty with this team when the upper management and fans kept calling for his head. And under Harbaugh he was able to finally see his potential. But in many ways its too little too late. Alex is not getting any younger and Kaepernick was preforming like a pro. He still has things to learn like knowing when to get rid of the ball, but he is mobile, accurate under pressure and as much as I don't like QB controversies, if you don't start him now, when? I would like to see Alex take it and get to the Super Bowl, win and finally end all the naysayers. But looks like he wont get that chance...
On that note, I know there is talk about switching up quarterbacks. I say that's a train wreck waiting to happen. The team has to establish a rhythm with each leader. Although taught under similar coaching and Kaepernick has probably been learning from Alex, each ones style is different. If the team was versatile enough to adapt, to each one, then that could throw opposing teams for a loop, trying to predict who to play against. I know Harbaugh has a thing for the unconventional, but you cant keep changing thing or getting too cute. Last edited by YF19EX; 2012-11-22 at 00:38. |
2012-11-22, 00:41 | Link #5745 | |
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2012-11-22, 05:13 | Link #5746 | |
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Kaepernick is apparently the starter against the Saints this weekend and it's apparently not health related. I completely disagree with what Harbaugh is doing, and it's not because I'm an Alex Smith fan. It just seems illogical. The team is currently 7-2-1 and in prime position to secure a #2 seed if they can hold on to it in the NFC. Smith has played well. He hasn't lost games for the 49ers and did what they asked him to do. Over the last season and a half he's also brought the team back a few times and not just against bad defenses. He hasn't done anything to lose his job and is coming off a pretty good couple of outings before he got hurt. Harbaugh barely deserves the benefit of the doubt on this one. It was merely one game. I would have thought Harbaugh out of anyone would be able to recognize what Smith has done to be the starter and how well he's played (considering the career Harbaugh had himself as a journeyman). Sure Kaepernick is his guy he traded up to get in the draft, but there is literally no reason to make a change up at QB right now based on one game. Didn't Chad Henne just have a fantastic game against the Texans the other day? Honestly this comes off as a bitch move, but whatever. I just hope the season doesn't go down the drain, the locker room gets divided, and some dumbass stunt like using two quarterbacks in games happens. They tried that shit earlier and it didn't really work and screwed up momentum at times. This isn't college, this is the NFL. We'll see if Kaepernick can perform in a hostile environment against a team that is hungry for revenge. As long as we win I'm good.
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2012-11-22, 05:48 | Link #5747 | |
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2012-11-22, 09:55 | Link #5748 |
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Even though he says it's not health related, I'm still inclined to believe it is. If you have a very viable backup like Kaepernick, and your starter is still showing signs of being a bit wonked by a concussion, give him an extra week to get to 100%. Why put him in at 80% and get smacked around more, keeping him around that level of health the rest of the season, when you can go to your viable backup and let your starter reach 100%?
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2012-11-22, 14:33 | Link #5749 |
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You know, I'm not a big fan of Suh, but those CBS commentators at halftime are just flat out idiotic. Last time I checked Suh is a football player, not a Shaolin monk that can kung fu kick someone behind him in the balls while tripping and falling with his face practically in the ground
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2012-11-22, 14:39 | Link #5750 | |
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2012-11-22, 16:42 | Link #5752 | |
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Now for week 12: HOU @ DET: No call (As of the moment I'm writing this (12:57 PM Pacific Time), the game is almost over, though it looks to be heading into overtime. EDIT: And The Texans have won in overtime) WSH @ DAL: Washington (Go SuperQuarterback!) NE @ NYJ: New England (Go Boring Invincible heroes!) MIN @ CHI: Tossup (Defensive battle with LOL HUEG implications in the NFC North? Should be interesting.) OAK @ CIN: Cincinnati (The Raiders have finally proved that they suck enough for me to decisively pick against them again) PIT @ CLE: Cleveland (Again, Because yeah) BUF @ IND: Indianapolis (Though who knows what will happen) DEN @ KC: Denver (Another Boring win) SEA @ MIA: Tossup (I'm not confident enough in either team to call decisively here) ATL @ TB: Tampa Bay (Bucs have shown some major improvement throughout the season) TEN @ JAX: Tennessee (There was once a time when the games between these teams actually mattered) BAL @ SD: Baltimore (Another easy win for the Ravens) STL @ ARI: Tossup (So we enter the " who wants to be second-worst in the NFC West" cup) SF @ NO: San Francisco (Oddly enough, I'd think that Alex would do better than Kaep in this situation, but that the D makes the difference pointless) GB @ NYG: Green Bay (Because the Packers have momentum) CAR @ PHI: Carolina (It's a disaster) |
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2012-11-22, 22:02 | Link #5754 |
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The Jets and Patriots game is pretty much over. Well it feels like it to fans.
The Jets have played badly in all 3 phases of game in the 1st half. They played little better in the 2nd half, but it was not enough to win the game or bring them back. Final score, Jets 19 and Patriots 49.(30 points) The fans made it known, they want Rex gone.
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2012-11-23, 02:48 | Link #5755 |
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So let's get this straight...uncontested waltz down the sideline, run into your own linesman and concede a fumble six, then run a kickoff into another fumble six...in 53 seconds...And then claim a BS lie that Tebow has broken ribs....
Are the Jets trying to trigger a bigger cull than the Eagles? Far out....This is beyond sad. Heads have to freaking roll at the Jets. And that 2nd quarter Dallas copped from Washington was nearly as painful...Dallas's biggest enemy really is Dallas at the moment. When Romo and co. makes mistakes, they're way too costly.
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Head? Nutsack? Whatever. It was a freakin' kick.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...r-in-nfl-probe Repeat offenders = Bad reputation. He brought this crap onto himself.
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