Short Passes Will Be Key to Getting Colin Kaepernick Back on Track

December 9, 2014   ·   Peter Panacy   ·   Jump to comments

Long, downfield passes have been the Achilles' heel for quarterback Colin Kaepernick over the 49ers' recent four-game stretch.
It's a compound problem that has a myriad of influences. The offensive line has not blocked well in 2014, which has given Kaepernick less time to wait for receivers to get open. But then those receivers lack the speed necessary to create separation. Without any speed on offense, opposing safeties can cheat forward without having to worry about giving up the big play.
Then there is Kaepernick.
His accuracy, decision-making and the ability to read through his progressions have all been weak spots on the season, which leads some—like CBS Sports' Pete Prisco—to question whether or not Kaepernick has progressed at all in 2014.
At 7-6, and with a seemingly impossible task to knock off the Seattle Seahawks on the road, the 49ers' prospects for a playoff berth are all but nonexistent. Add that to the widespread consternation within ...

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