(well, maybe he IS Drew Brees last night)

You’ve watched two games.

Let me give you an analogy: in San Diego Drew Brees was consider a bust…”average arm, too small, couldn’t lead the team to a championship–nothing special,” etc. So the Chargers went after Philip Rivers and everybody loved the move–the kid was big, very strong, even cocky, and had a canon for an arm; he looked really good early on. Drew Brees became a throw-away player and left.

The parallels are eerie. And remember, Brees, then in his mid-20s, had none of the success Alex Smith has had in the last two seasons.

So if you think you “know” Kaepernick after two games, you’re kidding yourself.

Harbaugh may be right, we’ll see, but don’t pretend this isn’t the biggest gamble in the NFL in decades. Two games. I’ve followed this team since Kezar–can’t remember anything like it in the entire league. Those who point to Bledsoe-Brady? Sorry, Bledsoe was hurt and couldn’t play in the Super Bowl. Belichick had no choice.

This situation is Jim Harbaugh’s gamble and nothing else.

Can we just cut to the chase here, CK is a better QB than Alex period. Alex got beat out for the Job. He actually did do things to lose his job, I should say lack of things. It’s clear to me when I watch the tape that CK is frankly better.

I don’t really understand the arguments here, it’s a big boy league, Alex made alot of money, but he is not as good as CK, best guy plays.

You’re right on one point. Now Kaepernick is the choice, Harbaugh has made his call, and they have to win. If they do, you’re right about the gamble and it’s a remarkable decision by Harbaugh; he’ll be on a level with Walsh around here, and Kaepernick is going to be very famous. But if they lose, especially if they don’t make the NFC Championship game, then it’s 1987 or 1991, a blown opportunity and a wasted season, with perhaps their two best players on either side of the ball–Justin Smith & Frank Gore–34 and 31, respectively, and headed down hill.

So let’s see if Harbaugh’s right, as you believe, or unnecessarily ahead of himself (and Kaepernick’s career, because the pressure now on the kid not to blow their chances this year is unbelievable…at least Brady stepped in for an injured Bledsoe at the Super Bowl–Belichick had no other choice).

Really an amazing gamble by Harbaugh here. Who says NFL head coaches are conservative?

You know what happened when Matt Flynn, backup to elite QB Aaron Rodgers, finally got in a game, and threw for 500+ yards and 6 TDs? He got traded. You know what happened when elite QB Tom Brady lost a season to injury and his replacement, Matt Cassel, performed well? Cassel got traded.

If you actually think a QB is elite, you will not bench him. Even the second tier QBs – Cam Newton, Josh Freeman, Tony Romo – have completely safe jobs, regardless of how their backups play.

For the first time, I find myself disliking this Harbaugh character that you often take to task. I’m very disappointed.

second Lowell, if some on this thread overrate Alex, you vastly underrate him. In a recent post or column you stated Kaep makes plays Smith can only dream about.

Well aside from winning a helluva a lot of games, Smith had the kind of game any QB dreams about against New Orleans in the playoffs last year.

As good as Kaep has looked in his two games, his stats are modest and against New Orleans the offense put an underwhelming 17 points on the board.

He’s inexperienced, and while he will make some throws Alex couldn’t make, he’s also going to throw some picks Alex woudln’t. and that will cost this team.

I think when something seems too good to be true it almost always is. a second year QB taking over at this point in the season for a QB having the kind of year Alex was having and winning the super bowl is too good to be true.

Kaep’s time might come, but now was not that time. if Harbaugh is right he needs to at least get to the super bowl. big, unnecessary gamble IMO.

As for the rest of your post, go look in the mirror and ask yourself those same questions. You are the one writing this stuff. I am just responding with my opinion about what you wrote. I like Harbaugh as a coach and personality, you don’t. I like Alex Smith as a quarterback, you don’t. I am a 49er fan, you aren’t. I don’t think I am the one with the issues here.