Colin Kaepernick Comments on Being Benched as 49ers Starting QB

November 7, 2015   ·   Alec Nathan   ·   Jump to comments

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was benched prior to the team's Week 9 showdown with the Atlanta Falcons, and the fifth-year signal-caller doesn't appear to be pleased with head coach Jim Tomsula's rationale.
When Tomsula announced Blaine Gabbert would take over for Kaepernick on Wednesday, the Niners boss told reporters he was affording Kaepernick an opportunity to "step back and breathe and look at things through a different lens," according to NFL.com's Kevin Patra. 
Kaepernick, though, viewed things differently. 
"I'm not out of breath, so I don't understand that reference," the quarterback said, per ESPN.com's Paul Gutierrez.
Through San Francisco's first eight games, Kaepernick completed just 59.3 percent of his passes for 1,615 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions as the 49ers posted a 2-6 record. 
However, the shaky start evidently didn't faze him. 
"I don't believe in pressure," Kaepernick said, pe...

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