Report: Kaepernick to start over Smith

The Alex Smith era could be over in San Francisco. According to Jim Trotter of SI.com, Niners coach Jim Harbaugh has informed Alex Smith that he will be going with Colin Kaepernick on Sunday versus the Saints. This comes as no surprise after the performance that Kaepernick put on during last Monday?s dismantling of the Chicago Bears. Smith, who missed Monday night?s game due to a concussion, is not being benched due to his health reasons, but rather his lack of ability to throw the ball down the field. This inability was indeed apparent 2 weeks ago in a tie, that felt more like a loss, to a mediocre St. Louis Rams team. Fans booed around the stadium as they continued to run the ball on 3rd downs, playing not to lose instead of to win. They have seen it all before too many times from the former #1 overall pick in the 2005 draft. Kaepernick quickly erased the memories of that inept offensive display on Monday night, throwing the ball down field from the moment the game started, pepper...

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