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San Francisco 49ers – More Difficult Than it Should Have Been
The jury might still be out on whether Colin Kaepernick is a great quarterback or not, but it doesn’t really matter. The San Francisco 49ers displayed the complete package in their 23-20 win over the Green Bay Packers, yet still needed a field goal with time expiring from Phil Dawson to find themselves in the divisional playoffs.
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San Francisco 49ers – Not Sure if Relieved or Worried
On one hand, the San Francisco 49ers clinched a playoff spot and still have a chance to win the division and even get a number one seed in the NFC if things go their way in the final week. But there’s also the negative side to their win over the Atlanta Falcons, as they barely made it through against a much weaker team until the final minute of the game.
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San Francisco 49ers – The NFC West Isn’t Over Yet
Barely scraping a 19-17 win at home against the Seattle Seahawks probably won’t be enough for the San Francisco 49ers to win the division, but it certainly keeps them in prime position to win one of the wild card playoff spots, avoiding a loss that would have made things very complicated.
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49ers vs Redskins – Colin Kaepernick is Good When It’s Easy
There is no crisis crippling the San Francisco 49ers. It’s only the simple fact that they’re not as good of a football team when compared with last year. When they’re playing better opponents, like they have four times this season, they lose. When they face a team like the Washington Redskins, they win quite comfortably, and Colin Kaepernick has a chance to look like a superstar quarterback.
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San Francisco 49ers – Colin Kaepernick Keeps Getting Worse
From almost being a Super Bowl hero, to a quarterback who becomes a liability to his team. The San Francisco 49ers found themselves on strange ground after losing to the Carolina Panthers, being unable to trust the passing ability of their heralded quarterback, who might have allowed all of the compliments from the first game of the season get to his head.
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Panthers vs 49ers – How to Win Ugly
The Carolina Panthers needed a big win to show they’re for real this year; genuine contenders in the NFC. Picking up their fifth in a row, over the San Francisco 49ers, in Candlestick Park, it’s hard to argue about their credentials anymore after the 10-9 victory.
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San Francisco 49ers – Turning Kaepernick Into Alex Smith
The San Francisco 49ers have won four consecutive games thanks to one big change they’ve made, which is stop relying on Colin Kaepernick and his overrated passing skills. Instead, they’ve turned him into a more athletic version of Alex Smith, while returning to basics: An excellent and patient defense against the run, while giving Frank Gore the ball as much as possible.
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Alex Smith Has More Rushing Yards Than Colin Kaepernick
The San Francisco 49ers replaced Alex Smith with Colin Kaepernick, never looking back to regret it. However, the Kansas City Chiefs are quite happy with the quarterback they’ve acquired, who is surprisingly quite solid on his new job, and even more shockingly, doing a better job at running the ball than Kaepernick, who has been disappointing, to be gentle, so far this season.
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San Francisco 49ers – Colin Kaepernick Nothing But a Cog in the Machine
As we go deeper into the 2013 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick looks less and less special, while the San Francisco 49ers are getting back to their dominant and their impressive ways by going back to basics: An incredibly strong and smothering defense, accompanied by the power running game that has been the biggest part of their success since Jim Harbaugh took over.
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San Francisco 49ers – Frank Gore Makes Colin Kaepernick Look Good
The answer to the question of whether Colin Kaepernick is or isn’t a good quarterback wasn’t answered as the San Francisco 49ers found their groove again thanks to establishing their power running game through Frank Gore, while their defense has looked impregnable for the first time this season.