Super Bowl 2013: Colin Kaepernick’s Success Will Confirm New Era in NFL

January 27, 2013   ·   Michael Moraitis   ·   Jump to comments

For as long as any NFL fan can remember, the way to win in this league has been with a solid pocket passer. However, if Colin Kaepernick succeeds in Super Bowl XLVII and brings home the Lombardi Trophy for the San Francisco 49ers, everything will change.
This year has easily been the year of the dual-threat quarterback thanks to the successes of Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and, to a lesser extent, Cam Newton.
Newton was truly the first of his kind, but a lackluster second season has pushed him to the middle of the pack.
All of those quarterbacks have proven they can make plays with their feet, but most importantly, they are all accurate throwers who can make plays with their arms. In the past, speedy quarterbacks have mostly been runners first and throwers second.
The most recent example of this is Michael Vick, who is one of the most talented athletes the game has ever seen. Sadly for Vick, his pocket-passing abilities have never become elit...

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