Colin Kaepernick at His Best When Finding Middle Ground Between Calm and Chaos

October 14, 2014   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

In many ways we saw a familiar Colin Kaepernick Monday night. But there was also a San Francisco 49ers quarterback who wasn’t quite so familiar, at least early this season.
During a win over the St. Louis Rams that required a 14-point comeback and had a stench to the first half for the visiting 49ers, Kaepernick showed the sort of pocket comfort and ease which had made only sporadic appearances so far this season.
Kaepernick hasn’t able to stand and fire as often as he’d like to, partly due to an offensive line that's both injured and struggling in pass protection.
He was forced to do that Monday night when the Rams stacked the box and keyed on the run, stripping the San Francisco offense of its core identity while holding running back Frank Gore to only 38 rushing yards on 16 carries (2.4 yards per carry).
The game and the comeback was on Kaepernick’s arm then and his ability to move the offense while making smart decisions. What followed wa...

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