The Upside: Colin Kaepernick
I don’t care what Colin Kaepernick has done in the last two seasons; at the end of the day, we’re talking about a quarterback who was within a first-and-goal of winning the Super Bowl and a Richard Sherman tipped pass from playing in consecutive championship games.
The guy can win.
Now, maybe he was buoyed by a great offensive line and a fantastic defense, but he was a legitimate star in his own right. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a playoff performance as dominant as his divisional round beatdown of the Green Bay Packers — 263 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 181 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns.
It’s been an ugly two years, but Kaepernick was the least of San Francisco’s problems; between Harbaugh, the retirements and the confusion up top, the 49ers were about as big of a mess as any franchise in the NFL.
Maybe a change of scenery will do him good?
He’s still under contract, but with overhaul being the name of the game in San Francisco, they may be very willing to move on from their former second-round pick — they did bench him for Blaine Gabbert. Not to mention, Kaepernick has already let slip that he wants out of the Bay Area.
